I don't remember Aegis Amulets causing that effect.
Green Sun, Black Shadows (CG/Exalted)
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Huh, I coulda sworn they caused a lot of unpleasant side-effects.
Maybe that was just the early models or something and the Twilights fixed all that later on.
I read it recently and I don't recall seeing it do that either. They just cause you to age twice as fast if you're not Exalted.
Gefjun-disturbers would probably be far too high-tech to mass-produce easily.
The things I can think of in regards to things that would be effective against KFs and also fairly easy to implement and/or mass-produce would be;
- a sort of upgrade for the tracking and targeting software and mechanisms in AA-vehicles, IFVs, and other vehicles with lighter, fast-firing weapons, to deal with the KFs' speed and agility
- specialized anti-KF munitions for MBT main weapons (proximity fuses with shrapnel? KF armor should be pretty light...), and possibly artillery and the like as well
- something like man-portable anti-KF missile launchers or heavy rifles (the former can track the target, the latter could be useful from ambush; not easy to dodge when you don't see the attack coming)
- some sort of simple defensive works; small trenches or the like that the KFs can't "skate" over, forcing them to "walk" through the area and reducing/eliminating their agility/speed advantage?
The things I can think of in regards to things that would be effective against KFs and also fairly easy to implement and/or mass-produce would be;
- a sort of upgrade for the tracking and targeting software and mechanisms in AA-vehicles, IFVs, and other vehicles with lighter, fast-firing weapons, to deal with the KFs' speed and agility
- specialized anti-KF munitions for MBT main weapons (proximity fuses with shrapnel? KF armor should be pretty light...), and possibly artillery and the like as well
- something like man-portable anti-KF missile launchers or heavy rifles (the former can track the target, the latter could be useful from ambush; not easy to dodge when you don't see the attack coming)
- some sort of simple defensive works; small trenches or the like that the KFs can't "skate" over, forcing them to "walk" through the area and reducing/eliminating their agility/speed advantage?
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Enlightened mortals can use them just fine.
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Just commenting that this is a bit debatable. Knightmare Frames didn't come on the scene until around when they attacked Japan and by that time they had already held all of the Americas. Yes, it's enabling them to make an actual go at world conquest but they were still clearly the #1 global power without it.
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[X] Lelouch Vi Britannia
You internally sigh. 'I...don't really want to do this. Milly is a friend, Kaguya can't be helped, but the others...no, at this point secrets are pointless. At least secrets of this kind.'
You slowly raise your right hand up to chest level, before quickly putting it above your heart while bowing, your left arm spreading open your cape. "The eldest son of the late Empress Marianne and 17th in line to the imperial throne. Lelouch Vi Britannia, Eleventh Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire." You look up and smile. "At your service."
The reactions are mixed: Rakshata's mouth hangs open and her pipe tilts down; Akito just raises an eyebrow, as if just mildly interested; and Leila openly gapes, eyes widening as she stares at your features. Meanwhile Milly is surprised but also happy, probably at you being honest, and Kaguya's happy expression hasn't changed.
Akito turns to Rakshata. "Is he telling the truth?"
"He's telling the fucking truth." She says flatly before catching herself. She coughs before giving you a roguish smile. "Who would have thought I would one day meet royalty? Nice to meet you, Your Highness."
"Y-You!" Leila points at you. "You're the Exiled Prince!"
You snort. "Yes, I was called that too, wasn't I? How quaint."
"But! They said you-"
"Died?" You interrupt her in a monotone. "Executed by the Japanese government as retaliation mere days after the War's start, despite the rescue teams' best efforts to save me? Yes, yes they did."
Your lips curl into a feral smile. "Except the only thing even remotely resembling those fabled 'rescue teams' I saw was the lone jet that bombed the house I was staying at hours before Britannia started the invasion. Luckily for me I was outside at the time. Even if navigating through a war-torn Japan for the following two weeks before being rescued by old friends of my mother was tough for my ten years old self."
"Wow. And here I thought I have family issues." Akito states bluntly, even if his words lack the sarcastic edge of before. The others' faces are full of horror, and Milly is looking at you with sadness.
"But...then..." Leila begins, but you raise a hand to interrupt her again.
"Make no mistake Miss Malcal. I was sent to Japan as a political hostage, just as a tool to catch Japan by surprise. And then, once my usefulness was over, they tried to make me into a martyr. Lelouch Vi Britannia is dead, and it's better he stays that way."
"Laying it a little thick Boss."
'I know, but it needed to be said.' But with that done you can try to raise the mood. "As such, nowadays I go by the name Lelouch Lamperouge, Miss Ashford's ever-so-helpful Student Council Vice-President ." You bow to her, to which she replies with a grin and a wave of her hand. Then you turn to the others. "I also go by the moniker Zero, a mysterious masked leader currently creating a revolutionary army in order to challenge Britannia."
"Aah!!" Kaguya lets out a cute yelp of excitement before running in front of you and looking up at your face in blatant adoration, fingers folded together. "But of course! It could have been no one else! Such an amazing victory, and your bold actions!"
You step back. She steps forward. You look at her in confusion before it clicks. "Are you talking about Shinjuku? How do you know about that?"
"The cell of brave Japanese warriors you guided so marvelously is in contact with the agents of an ally of mine, Lelouch-sama. They even provided him with a video of when you helped defeat Britannia's new model." She tilts her head cutely. "You didn't know?"
Your eyebrow twitches. "No, I didn't." 'Ohgi will have a lot of explaining to do when I come back.'
"I see you are getting along. That is good." a new voice says suddenly.
No, to just call it a mere voice would be doing it a disservice: humans have voices, demons have voices, and Lelouch is almost sure ghosts and gods have voices too.
This?
This was pure power used for the not-really fitting but still necessary act of communication.
Your head turns to the source, causing every fight-or-flight instinct in your body to scream in alarm.
The handsome, green-skinned young nobleman has auburn hairs spread like a halo, and his green eyes are blazing with power and authority, like twin suns looking down at the earth from atop the sky. His smile could be said to be supremely confident or supremely arrogant, but in the deep recesses of your mind you know there isn't really any difference. His clothes are fitting for a king of old, of those times immemorial when humanity was young and the heavens infinite.
"BOW DOWN BOW DOWN BOW DOWN-"
Seyrun screams, but you have already kneeled down and bowed your head, your iron-clad force of will commanding your body to obey. The others did the same, though in Leila's case Akito had to gently but firmly push down the paralyzed girl. He has probably saved her life.
"It is good to meet you again, Lord Ligier." Rakshata and Akito say at the same time with a respectful tone, confirming exactly who you are dealing with.
"Akito. Rakshata." the Fetich of the Demon City acknowledge the two Infernals before looking at the others. "New faces have joined us today."
"Sumeragi Kaguya." Kaguya quickly replies to the unspoken question. "It is a great honor to be in your presence, Lord Ligier. I eagerly waited for such a chance, though I feared I was still unworthy to do so."
"Milly Ashford." The blonde replies. "It is a pleasure. Forgive me if my words may happen to lack proper reverence, for I was taught only to address mortal kings and those lessons are, obviously, wholly inadequate to address one such as you."
"Sumeragi Kaguya and Milly Ashford. I shall remember your names." The Green Sun of Malfeas says, apparently pleased. Then he turns to look at you, and his smile widens by a fraction. "And, of course, we have Lelouch Vi Britannia. The Ebon Dragon spoke much of you, such that even I grew curious. When Wise Oramus broke his long seclusion and joined the Reclamation just to claim you as his champion, that curiosity only grew."
"You honor me with your words Great Ligier." You say, forcing out and applying every notion of etiquette you have ever learned. "Especially since I believe myself unworthy of them. I am but an hatchling, having joined the ranks of the Peers only a few days ago. I have done nothing yet worth praising of."
"That is a correct assessment: you have done nothing yet. But you will." Ligier presses his palms together. "Results are important, are they not?"
"Indeed, Great Ligier." You answer, having understood the hidden message: 'there are expectations about you, and you better meet them.' "I will do my utmost to not betray the trust granted to me."
The Unquestionable nods before glancing at Leila, almost as if just noticing her. "Leila Malcal, was it? Right. You are here today as an ally of Slayer Akito, and will be treated as such. You don't possess voting rights...but of course helpful suggestions are always welcome."
The girl just nods, probably too overwhelmed to do anything else.
"Follow me." Ligier turns around begins to walk away, all six of you instantly following him. "It's time to begin."
The heart of the amphitheater resembles those found on earth: a debate chamber with fifty wide platforms, each with at least three comfortable chairs of brass and red leather surrounding an arena of greenish sand. The sky is covered by a canopy lattice of brass filaments.
In the center of the sandy floor is a revolving rostrum large enough for a single person to stand behind an ornate podium. Once you are all seated on adjacent platforms, with only Akito and Leila sharing one, Ligier appears in a flash of green light on the podium. A light touch upon the controls and the rostrum rises in the air, manipulated by a mechanical arm, until it's slightly above the position of everyone. Another touch, and a holographic image of Earth appears in the empty space before the roof.
"It is my great pleasure to announce the first meeting of the ruling body of the Green Sun Princes, created for the purpose of debate, coordination of efforts, and deliberations: the Althing Infernal!" Ligier announces grandiosely, before his smile falls and is replaced by annoyance. "It was, of course, supposed to happen with all fifty Green Sun Princes present, but current circumstances made that impossible. This is one of the points that will be addressed today. In the meantime a member of each of the Five Castes is present, and this will have to do."
Eight marked points appear on the map: one, you note, is in Britannia while another is in Japan. "The Reclamation started seven years ago, when the barrier to seal the Underworld, powered by eight great magical foci erected by the Gods and the Sidereals, was finally breached, allowing Shadowlands to manifest again. It does still prevent most powerful undead beings like the Deathlords to cross into Creation, and that is good. The Ebon Dragon saw the opportunity and, aided by Oramus, conspired with the Lords of the Abyss to breach open the long-forgotten Jade Prison and retrieve the Solar Exaltations. Only 150 of them could be captured and 100 went to the servants of Oblivion, but 50 Exaltations still remained and were priceless."
He spreads his arm, indicating the five of you. "By mine and many other Unquestionable's efforts were the pieces of the traitorous Sol's power reforged in the semblance of the True Masters of Creation, so that they could spread their glory to a world that has since long forgotten its creators. Mightier than any of the Akuma of old, were the Green Sun Princes born. True Infernal Exalts, free to leave Malfeas as they please and operate in Creation.
The problems, however, started soon afterward. While the process of Infernal Exaltation proved to be without flaws, almost all the chosen Exalts proved themselves to either be completely without restraints," He frowns, and the ambient temperature raises to just short of uncomfortable. "so much so that they needed to be harshly 'dealt' with, or were just prone to die astonishing quickly, either by entering battles they couldn't win or mistaken for Solars and slain by kill-teams sent by the Sidereals."
"Kill-teams? Lord Ligier, could you please elaborate on that?" Kaguya requests.
"The Chosen of the Stars are aware of the breaking of the Jade Prison, but lacking the means to trap the Solar Exaltations again they seek to kill their hosts before they can become a threat." He explains. "For that purpose they, through their spies in the Dragonblooded community, deploy Wyld Hunts: teams of the most martially adept Dragons, trained in the most effective tactics against Celestial Exalts. Using their divinatory powers the Sidereals find the general locations of Exalts and direct those teams against them. This is how they have dealt with the Lunars since the Usurpation, even if the Chosen of Luna have became extremely good as escaping notice, and now they are used against the reborn Solars. Infernals are immune to their methods thanks to them existing outside the Loom of Fate, but the forming of the Chrysalis Grotesque is still something that can catch their attention, though I know with absolute certainty they are still unaware of a Green Sun Prince's true nature, thinking of them a new breed of Demonblooded. Fools." He smiles in pleased condescension.
"Of those first Chosen only two remain. Akito, who demonstrated great skills in mastering the powers of Mighty Isidoros and my Master Malfeas."
"Master Ferand is a harsh teacher." The bluenette shrugs. "He eagerly awaits the time I can, I quote, 'punch mountains and use them as projectiles like a proper Celestial Exalt should'."
'....Okay, is that a real thing that happened?'
"I learned to not by shocked by what Exalt can or cannot do Boss."
"And yet you thrive." Ligier says in in apparent praise before switching to Rakshata. "The second is Rakshata, first Chosen of Blessed Cytherea and who has since then incessantly worked to adapt Malfeas' technology to the modern world's conflicts."
"I aim to please." The Indian scientist replies with a satisfied smirk.
"These two have for a long time been the only two reliable Infernals on hand, even after shortening the required time in the Chrysalis Grotesque. Many in the Reclamation Conclave, the assembly of all the Third Circle Souls of those Yozis who joined the Reclamation, of which I am the Head,-" he says proudly. "-began to display doubts about the project. Until three new entries and their choosing a Champion each rekindled those hopes."
He gestures at Kaguya. "The first happened when Great Szoreny chose you, Sumeragi Kaguya."
"Yes, Lord Ligier." She bows in deference. "Using the blessings of both Great Szoreny and Great Cecelyne I have begun gathering followers, converting people to the True Religion, and organizing the existing cults into a formalized structure, to maximize efforts while making it impossible for future enemies to deliver truly crippling blows to them. I am also halfway to gaining leadership of the Six Houses of Kyoto, after which I will be able to fully dedicate their resources to the Reclamation."
"Is Kirihara Taizo still alive?" You ask, inwardly marveling at Kaguya's accomplishments: she may still be young, but she is already an excellent politician...and a worthy ally.
"He is." Kaguya frowns. "He was the one who provided the Shinjuku cell with information about the poison gas, without even informing the other Heads."
"Did he?" You muse. "Still, it granted me a real chance to accomplish my goals. So we can say it ended well."
"Extremely well if what I heard is true." Ligier continues by gesturing at Milly. "You know, there was an uproar when Hegra joined the Reclamation, and chose a Champion from the Caste of Adorjan at that. Many feared that any such Chosen would be a walking disaster."
"Eeeh, I am not quite on that level, I'm afraid." Milly muses, a finger on her lips. "I mean yes, I only Exalted two months ago and since then I only managed to...one moment." She quickly counts off her fingers. "Fourteen. Yes, it should be. I managed to involve fourteen Britannian nobles into huge scandals, ranging from infidelity to appearing on TV naked and drunk."
You don't fall from your chair. You definitely do not.
"Chaos in the enemy's chair of command is always useful." Thankfully Ligier chooses to not comment on that. Instead he turns to you. "And, finally, we have you, Lelouch. I must confess your appointment as a Green Sun Prince was...let's say irregular. While the task to chose a worthy mortal is left to the inbuilt mechanisms of the Exaltations, the Ebon Dragon has made known to the Conclave that there was one specific human who could not only resolve the issue of the missing Infernals, but also be an ideal leader capable of focusing all the Green Sun Princes into a force on equal footing with Britannia, Heaven and the Underworld."
"Ah. To hear such praise, I am honored." You quickly bow, partially in respect and partially to hide the emotions currently passing on your face. To know that the Primordial Titan that embody Darkness and Opposition has such faith in you and your abilities...is honestly unsettling.
"Now you see why I didn't dare speak his name before merging with you."
"That's why it was honestly amusing when the messengers of Wise Oramus came and, calling upon a debt Ebon Dragon owed to him, declared you as his Champion." Why he finds it amusing, you don't ask. "But also intriguing. The Dragon Beyond the World has never acted before, even as many of his souls worked fervently to end his ignoble imprisonment. To choose a Champion, many feel this event may be just what is needed to settle the Reclamation on a successful road. Even then, the plans of Oramus are much more trustworthy than the Ebon Dragon's."
"I owe my Master and all of Malfeas a debt I believe will require much to repay." You bow again. "Thanks to their blessings I was able, during the battle of Shinjuku, to steal many Knightmare Frames and give them to the almost routed rebels. Under my orders they turned the battle around and crushed Britannia's army. If not for the intervention of Britannia's new Knightmare it would have been a total victory, but even then I used the blessings of both Ebon Dragon and Oramus to convince Clovis La Britannia it was the Pureblood Faction's fault, leading to a witch hunt that will severely destabilize Area 11. Taking advantage of that, I am currently training the members of the Shinjuku cell to become the core of a future army capable of standing against Britannia."
"Wait a moment." Rakshata interrupts you. "Britannia has a new type of Knightmare?"
"Yes. And one which use Jade in its structures. I have reasons to believe the one who build it is a Dragonblooded."
"Jade?" Rakshata's mouth hangs open before she grins. "Lloyd. It could be no one else. What could it do?"
"Besides being more agile and faster than any five meters tall metal giant has any right to be? I saw it doing a flying kick!" You scoff. "It was white, more humanoid than a Sutherland, and even had energy shields."
"I knew it." She leans on her chair and puts the pipe in her mouth. "He had an head-start so I shouldn't be surprised, but to think Britannia already managed to produce a Seventh Generation Knightmare Frame..."
"Seventh Generation?!" Leila jumps to her feet. "Are you sure?"
"It certainly seems that way. I saw the footage myself, and that thing is way above currently existing frames. But Japan also has its own Seventh Frame: the Guren MK-II." Kaguya looks to Rakshata. "Which, if I am not wrong, was made by you?"
"Correct: it's my precious baby. Made combining the best of Earth and Malfeas' technology." She says proudly. "I needed to find a pilot who can't use Essence but is still capable of fully using it in order to gather data for the future mass-production models, so knowing the resistance was very active in Area Eleven I sent it there."
"Is that so? Then we have an ideal candidate." Kaguya smiles. "The pilot who managed to stand against the Seventh Generation using only a Sutherland."
"Her name is Kallen." You tell them. "And I can say proudly she is the best among my soldiers."
"Really? You make me want to come there and see her myself."
"Seventh Generation, huh?" Akito muses before turning to Leila. "Do you think the Alexanders stand a chance?"
"How should I know?" She replies before noticing everyone is staring at her. "Sorry, but this is secre-"
"Me and the Major are part of a secret special Knightmare unit called W-0, with the officers being EU military and the pilots being recruited among the refugee Japanese that escaped the war in exchange for giving full citizen status to their families." Akito suddenly says. At Leila's scandalized face he just puts a finger over her lips and continues. "The Alexander is a prototype Sixth Generation frame developed by a friend of the Major. They're hard to control, but provides great mobility even when other Knightmares would have troubles. Armor isn't that great though."
'Members recruited among formally non-recognized citizens and use of prototypes?' You frown. 'Why does it make me think the EU is going to use them for suicide missions?'
"Maybe they are?"
'Then they are no different from Britannia.'
"As refreshing as it is to finally see this chamber being used for its original function-" Ligier's words cause everyone to sit ramrod straight and give him their full attention. "There are still some things I must speak of, which happen to be the most important ones. Namely, what is expected from you Infernals."
He raises a hand, and the image of Earth turns into that of Ligier's sun-self. "The ultimate goal of the Reclamation is to open the gates of Hell! To sunder the accursed surrender oaths and to liberate our King and his siblings from their unjust imprisonment! For that I personally promise you the support, resources, and military might of Malfeas. It will obviously take a long time for you to reach the might necessary to realistically pursue such a great task, but time is something we all have plenty of.
A secondary but more immediate goal is to spread Malfeas' influence across the modern Creation. In this case Britannia is the greatest obstacle, because a world fully dominated by it would surely cripple our already meager efforts. Therefore, fighting against it by any means available is the current highest priority. Of course you must still follow the orders of your own Masters: in case they interfere with the above two goals you can discuss among yourself the best way to achieve both, or in the case of truly irreconcilable conflicts you can bring your concerns to the Conclave.
Another point of great importance is to keep an eye out for...unusual Exalts. 100 of the stolen Exaltations went to the Underworld, and I have no doubts those abominations will use them to create servants to do what they cannot: bring death to all of Creation." He frowns. "That is, of course, unacceptable. If you meet Exalts that use arts of clear Underworld origin they must be killed or taken prisoner, with them and any information you can gather sent to Malfeas. Temporary alliances are...acceptable, but you must be ready to turn on them at the first opportunity."
""Yes Lord Ligier."" You all bow.
"Finally, we can address the topic of the missing Infernals. During the most recent Conclave it was suggested that a more successful method to make sure future Exalts are loyal and last longer could be by having already accomplished Chosen train the new ones before sending them here. The proposal was found promising and approved. As the first full Coven, it will be your duty to instill others of your Caste with...healthy survival instincts." He presses his hands together. "That also require retrieving them in case we can't spare agents. In return you will maintain a status of seniority until all seats are filled, which grants you the right to give orders to your junior Peers...provided they don't interfere with their respective Masters' orders and the other major goals of the Reclamation, of course."
Well then, this is interesting. This concession means you could virtually have the whole Althing follow your directives without the need to convince the others in a debate, at least for a limited time. Not to mention you can gain the trust of other Peers, allies more likely to support you.
To do that, you need to bring the other four to your side. Milly is already a solid ally, and Kaguya for some reason seems to hold you to in high regard despite not having met for seven years. Rakshata, you could give her Kallen as a pilot for this 'Guren' in exchange for her collaboration. Akito is a more complicated matter: maybe you could have Ligier order him to assist you, but you also want Leila: as Seyrun said, Dragonblooded minions are valuable. Since her unit is top-secret and made of Japanese, you and Kaguya may convince whoever is in charge of it to support your rebellion in exchange for weakening Britannia and other concessions like more Sakuradite.
But to do all that, you need to persuade the others that assisting your rebellion is the best thing to do, for the Althing and Malfeas in general. And the reasons need to be logical and appealing, because you can't be sure of a one hundred percent chance of success even with your powers. They're Exalted after all.
Also, you're 100% sure nothing you can do would affect Ligier. That is a truth you can't deny.
"You could, I don't know, offer Japan to the Yozi or something?" Seyrun offers.
You blink. 'Actually, you may be onto something.' Creating an empire is also Oramus' desire, so why not start with Japan? Converting and unifying the whole population under the worship of the Yozi as the world's saviors, basically making Japan a subordinate kingdom of Hell.
If that doesn't make Heaven shit their pants, you don't know what could.
You just need to sell the idea to those presents.
[] Plan Get The Gang Together
[] Write-in.
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Here you have it: Hell is lacking in competent Exalts, and the Big Bosses want you to kick your juniors' butts into shape. Sorry if I don't offer options, but honestly here you just need a very good stunt. Rolling successes is not important, but making sense is: you need to also convince Ligier after all.
For the other 45 GSPs, like I said they can be the subjects of small Arcs, or just OCs that operate in the background, showing up once or twice before going to do their own things. On that end, you can submit your own OCs: the rewards for doing it are obviously Xp and having them feature in the story. One thing to note is that GSP OCs generally provide more Xp than Omakes, the quantity depending on how well their sheet and story are made.
You internally sigh. 'I...don't really want to do this. Milly is a friend, Kaguya can't be helped, but the others...no, at this point secrets are pointless. At least secrets of this kind.'
You slowly raise your right hand up to chest level, before quickly putting it above your heart while bowing, your left arm spreading open your cape. "The eldest son of the late Empress Marianne and 17th in line to the imperial throne. Lelouch Vi Britannia, Eleventh Prince of the Holy Britannian Empire." You look up and smile. "At your service."
The reactions are mixed: Rakshata's mouth hangs open and her pipe tilts down; Akito just raises an eyebrow, as if just mildly interested; and Leila openly gapes, eyes widening as she stares at your features. Meanwhile Milly is surprised but also happy, probably at you being honest, and Kaguya's happy expression hasn't changed.
Akito turns to Rakshata. "Is he telling the truth?"
"He's telling the fucking truth." She says flatly before catching herself. She coughs before giving you a roguish smile. "Who would have thought I would one day meet royalty? Nice to meet you, Your Highness."
"Y-You!" Leila points at you. "You're the Exiled Prince!"
You snort. "Yes, I was called that too, wasn't I? How quaint."
"But! They said you-"
"Died?" You interrupt her in a monotone. "Executed by the Japanese government as retaliation mere days after the War's start, despite the rescue teams' best efforts to save me? Yes, yes they did."
Your lips curl into a feral smile. "Except the only thing even remotely resembling those fabled 'rescue teams' I saw was the lone jet that bombed the house I was staying at hours before Britannia started the invasion. Luckily for me I was outside at the time. Even if navigating through a war-torn Japan for the following two weeks before being rescued by old friends of my mother was tough for my ten years old self."
"Wow. And here I thought I have family issues." Akito states bluntly, even if his words lack the sarcastic edge of before. The others' faces are full of horror, and Milly is looking at you with sadness.
"But...then..." Leila begins, but you raise a hand to interrupt her again.
"Make no mistake Miss Malcal. I was sent to Japan as a political hostage, just as a tool to catch Japan by surprise. And then, once my usefulness was over, they tried to make me into a martyr. Lelouch Vi Britannia is dead, and it's better he stays that way."
"Laying it a little thick Boss."
'I know, but it needed to be said.' But with that done you can try to raise the mood. "As such, nowadays I go by the name Lelouch Lamperouge, Miss Ashford's ever-so-helpful Student Council Vice-President ." You bow to her, to which she replies with a grin and a wave of her hand. Then you turn to the others. "I also go by the moniker Zero, a mysterious masked leader currently creating a revolutionary army in order to challenge Britannia."
"Aah!!" Kaguya lets out a cute yelp of excitement before running in front of you and looking up at your face in blatant adoration, fingers folded together. "But of course! It could have been no one else! Such an amazing victory, and your bold actions!"
You step back. She steps forward. You look at her in confusion before it clicks. "Are you talking about Shinjuku? How do you know about that?"
"The cell of brave Japanese warriors you guided so marvelously is in contact with the agents of an ally of mine, Lelouch-sama. They even provided him with a video of when you helped defeat Britannia's new model." She tilts her head cutely. "You didn't know?"
Your eyebrow twitches. "No, I didn't." 'Ohgi will have a lot of explaining to do when I come back.'
"I see you are getting along. That is good." a new voice says suddenly.
No, to just call it a mere voice would be doing it a disservice: humans have voices, demons have voices, and Lelouch is almost sure ghosts and gods have voices too.
This?
This was pure power used for the not-really fitting but still necessary act of communication.
Your head turns to the source, causing every fight-or-flight instinct in your body to scream in alarm.
The handsome, green-skinned young nobleman has auburn hairs spread like a halo, and his green eyes are blazing with power and authority, like twin suns looking down at the earth from atop the sky. His smile could be said to be supremely confident or supremely arrogant, but in the deep recesses of your mind you know there isn't really any difference. His clothes are fitting for a king of old, of those times immemorial when humanity was young and the heavens infinite.
"BOW DOWN BOW DOWN BOW DOWN-"
Seyrun screams, but you have already kneeled down and bowed your head, your iron-clad force of will commanding your body to obey. The others did the same, though in Leila's case Akito had to gently but firmly push down the paralyzed girl. He has probably saved her life.
"It is good to meet you again, Lord Ligier." Rakshata and Akito say at the same time with a respectful tone, confirming exactly who you are dealing with.
"Akito. Rakshata." the Fetich of the Demon City acknowledge the two Infernals before looking at the others. "New faces have joined us today."
"Sumeragi Kaguya." Kaguya quickly replies to the unspoken question. "It is a great honor to be in your presence, Lord Ligier. I eagerly waited for such a chance, though I feared I was still unworthy to do so."
"Milly Ashford." The blonde replies. "It is a pleasure. Forgive me if my words may happen to lack proper reverence, for I was taught only to address mortal kings and those lessons are, obviously, wholly inadequate to address one such as you."
"Sumeragi Kaguya and Milly Ashford. I shall remember your names." The Green Sun of Malfeas says, apparently pleased. Then he turns to look at you, and his smile widens by a fraction. "And, of course, we have Lelouch Vi Britannia. The Ebon Dragon spoke much of you, such that even I grew curious. When Wise Oramus broke his long seclusion and joined the Reclamation just to claim you as his champion, that curiosity only grew."
"You honor me with your words Great Ligier." You say, forcing out and applying every notion of etiquette you have ever learned. "Especially since I believe myself unworthy of them. I am but an hatchling, having joined the ranks of the Peers only a few days ago. I have done nothing yet worth praising of."
"That is a correct assessment: you have done nothing yet. But you will." Ligier presses his palms together. "Results are important, are they not?"
"Indeed, Great Ligier." You answer, having understood the hidden message: 'there are expectations about you, and you better meet them.' "I will do my utmost to not betray the trust granted to me."
The Unquestionable nods before glancing at Leila, almost as if just noticing her. "Leila Malcal, was it? Right. You are here today as an ally of Slayer Akito, and will be treated as such. You don't possess voting rights...but of course helpful suggestions are always welcome."
The girl just nods, probably too overwhelmed to do anything else.
"Follow me." Ligier turns around begins to walk away, all six of you instantly following him. "It's time to begin."
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The heart of the amphitheater resembles those found on earth: a debate chamber with fifty wide platforms, each with at least three comfortable chairs of brass and red leather surrounding an arena of greenish sand. The sky is covered by a canopy lattice of brass filaments.
In the center of the sandy floor is a revolving rostrum large enough for a single person to stand behind an ornate podium. Once you are all seated on adjacent platforms, with only Akito and Leila sharing one, Ligier appears in a flash of green light on the podium. A light touch upon the controls and the rostrum rises in the air, manipulated by a mechanical arm, until it's slightly above the position of everyone. Another touch, and a holographic image of Earth appears in the empty space before the roof.
"It is my great pleasure to announce the first meeting of the ruling body of the Green Sun Princes, created for the purpose of debate, coordination of efforts, and deliberations: the Althing Infernal!" Ligier announces grandiosely, before his smile falls and is replaced by annoyance. "It was, of course, supposed to happen with all fifty Green Sun Princes present, but current circumstances made that impossible. This is one of the points that will be addressed today. In the meantime a member of each of the Five Castes is present, and this will have to do."
Eight marked points appear on the map: one, you note, is in Britannia while another is in Japan. "The Reclamation started seven years ago, when the barrier to seal the Underworld, powered by eight great magical foci erected by the Gods and the Sidereals, was finally breached, allowing Shadowlands to manifest again. It does still prevent most powerful undead beings like the Deathlords to cross into Creation, and that is good. The Ebon Dragon saw the opportunity and, aided by Oramus, conspired with the Lords of the Abyss to breach open the long-forgotten Jade Prison and retrieve the Solar Exaltations. Only 150 of them could be captured and 100 went to the servants of Oblivion, but 50 Exaltations still remained and were priceless."
He spreads his arm, indicating the five of you. "By mine and many other Unquestionable's efforts were the pieces of the traitorous Sol's power reforged in the semblance of the True Masters of Creation, so that they could spread their glory to a world that has since long forgotten its creators. Mightier than any of the Akuma of old, were the Green Sun Princes born. True Infernal Exalts, free to leave Malfeas as they please and operate in Creation.
The problems, however, started soon afterward. While the process of Infernal Exaltation proved to be without flaws, almost all the chosen Exalts proved themselves to either be completely without restraints," He frowns, and the ambient temperature raises to just short of uncomfortable. "so much so that they needed to be harshly 'dealt' with, or were just prone to die astonishing quickly, either by entering battles they couldn't win or mistaken for Solars and slain by kill-teams sent by the Sidereals."
"Kill-teams? Lord Ligier, could you please elaborate on that?" Kaguya requests.
"The Chosen of the Stars are aware of the breaking of the Jade Prison, but lacking the means to trap the Solar Exaltations again they seek to kill their hosts before they can become a threat." He explains. "For that purpose they, through their spies in the Dragonblooded community, deploy Wyld Hunts: teams of the most martially adept Dragons, trained in the most effective tactics against Celestial Exalts. Using their divinatory powers the Sidereals find the general locations of Exalts and direct those teams against them. This is how they have dealt with the Lunars since the Usurpation, even if the Chosen of Luna have became extremely good as escaping notice, and now they are used against the reborn Solars. Infernals are immune to their methods thanks to them existing outside the Loom of Fate, but the forming of the Chrysalis Grotesque is still something that can catch their attention, though I know with absolute certainty they are still unaware of a Green Sun Prince's true nature, thinking of them a new breed of Demonblooded. Fools." He smiles in pleased condescension.
"Of those first Chosen only two remain. Akito, who demonstrated great skills in mastering the powers of Mighty Isidoros and my Master Malfeas."
"Master Ferand is a harsh teacher." The bluenette shrugs. "He eagerly awaits the time I can, I quote, 'punch mountains and use them as projectiles like a proper Celestial Exalt should'."
'....Okay, is that a real thing that happened?'
"I learned to not by shocked by what Exalt can or cannot do Boss."
"And yet you thrive." Ligier says in in apparent praise before switching to Rakshata. "The second is Rakshata, first Chosen of Blessed Cytherea and who has since then incessantly worked to adapt Malfeas' technology to the modern world's conflicts."
"I aim to please." The Indian scientist replies with a satisfied smirk.
"These two have for a long time been the only two reliable Infernals on hand, even after shortening the required time in the Chrysalis Grotesque. Many in the Reclamation Conclave, the assembly of all the Third Circle Souls of those Yozis who joined the Reclamation, of which I am the Head,-" he says proudly. "-began to display doubts about the project. Until three new entries and their choosing a Champion each rekindled those hopes."
He gestures at Kaguya. "The first happened when Great Szoreny chose you, Sumeragi Kaguya."
"Yes, Lord Ligier." She bows in deference. "Using the blessings of both Great Szoreny and Great Cecelyne I have begun gathering followers, converting people to the True Religion, and organizing the existing cults into a formalized structure, to maximize efforts while making it impossible for future enemies to deliver truly crippling blows to them. I am also halfway to gaining leadership of the Six Houses of Kyoto, after which I will be able to fully dedicate their resources to the Reclamation."
"Is Kirihara Taizo still alive?" You ask, inwardly marveling at Kaguya's accomplishments: she may still be young, but she is already an excellent politician...and a worthy ally.
"He is." Kaguya frowns. "He was the one who provided the Shinjuku cell with information about the poison gas, without even informing the other Heads."
"Did he?" You muse. "Still, it granted me a real chance to accomplish my goals. So we can say it ended well."
"Extremely well if what I heard is true." Ligier continues by gesturing at Milly. "You know, there was an uproar when Hegra joined the Reclamation, and chose a Champion from the Caste of Adorjan at that. Many feared that any such Chosen would be a walking disaster."
"Eeeh, I am not quite on that level, I'm afraid." Milly muses, a finger on her lips. "I mean yes, I only Exalted two months ago and since then I only managed to...one moment." She quickly counts off her fingers. "Fourteen. Yes, it should be. I managed to involve fourteen Britannian nobles into huge scandals, ranging from infidelity to appearing on TV naked and drunk."
You don't fall from your chair. You definitely do not.
"Chaos in the enemy's chair of command is always useful." Thankfully Ligier chooses to not comment on that. Instead he turns to you. "And, finally, we have you, Lelouch. I must confess your appointment as a Green Sun Prince was...let's say irregular. While the task to chose a worthy mortal is left to the inbuilt mechanisms of the Exaltations, the Ebon Dragon has made known to the Conclave that there was one specific human who could not only resolve the issue of the missing Infernals, but also be an ideal leader capable of focusing all the Green Sun Princes into a force on equal footing with Britannia, Heaven and the Underworld."
"Ah. To hear such praise, I am honored." You quickly bow, partially in respect and partially to hide the emotions currently passing on your face. To know that the Primordial Titan that embody Darkness and Opposition has such faith in you and your abilities...is honestly unsettling.
"Now you see why I didn't dare speak his name before merging with you."
"That's why it was honestly amusing when the messengers of Wise Oramus came and, calling upon a debt Ebon Dragon owed to him, declared you as his Champion." Why he finds it amusing, you don't ask. "But also intriguing. The Dragon Beyond the World has never acted before, even as many of his souls worked fervently to end his ignoble imprisonment. To choose a Champion, many feel this event may be just what is needed to settle the Reclamation on a successful road. Even then, the plans of Oramus are much more trustworthy than the Ebon Dragon's."
"I owe my Master and all of Malfeas a debt I believe will require much to repay." You bow again. "Thanks to their blessings I was able, during the battle of Shinjuku, to steal many Knightmare Frames and give them to the almost routed rebels. Under my orders they turned the battle around and crushed Britannia's army. If not for the intervention of Britannia's new Knightmare it would have been a total victory, but even then I used the blessings of both Ebon Dragon and Oramus to convince Clovis La Britannia it was the Pureblood Faction's fault, leading to a witch hunt that will severely destabilize Area 11. Taking advantage of that, I am currently training the members of the Shinjuku cell to become the core of a future army capable of standing against Britannia."
"Wait a moment." Rakshata interrupts you. "Britannia has a new type of Knightmare?"
"Yes. And one which use Jade in its structures. I have reasons to believe the one who build it is a Dragonblooded."
"Jade?" Rakshata's mouth hangs open before she grins. "Lloyd. It could be no one else. What could it do?"
"Besides being more agile and faster than any five meters tall metal giant has any right to be? I saw it doing a flying kick!" You scoff. "It was white, more humanoid than a Sutherland, and even had energy shields."
"I knew it." She leans on her chair and puts the pipe in her mouth. "He had an head-start so I shouldn't be surprised, but to think Britannia already managed to produce a Seventh Generation Knightmare Frame..."
"Seventh Generation?!" Leila jumps to her feet. "Are you sure?"
"It certainly seems that way. I saw the footage myself, and that thing is way above currently existing frames. But Japan also has its own Seventh Frame: the Guren MK-II." Kaguya looks to Rakshata. "Which, if I am not wrong, was made by you?"
"Correct: it's my precious baby. Made combining the best of Earth and Malfeas' technology." She says proudly. "I needed to find a pilot who can't use Essence but is still capable of fully using it in order to gather data for the future mass-production models, so knowing the resistance was very active in Area Eleven I sent it there."
"Is that so? Then we have an ideal candidate." Kaguya smiles. "The pilot who managed to stand against the Seventh Generation using only a Sutherland."
"Her name is Kallen." You tell them. "And I can say proudly she is the best among my soldiers."
"Really? You make me want to come there and see her myself."
"Seventh Generation, huh?" Akito muses before turning to Leila. "Do you think the Alexanders stand a chance?"
"How should I know?" She replies before noticing everyone is staring at her. "Sorry, but this is secre-"
"Me and the Major are part of a secret special Knightmare unit called W-0, with the officers being EU military and the pilots being recruited among the refugee Japanese that escaped the war in exchange for giving full citizen status to their families." Akito suddenly says. At Leila's scandalized face he just puts a finger over her lips and continues. "The Alexander is a prototype Sixth Generation frame developed by a friend of the Major. They're hard to control, but provides great mobility even when other Knightmares would have troubles. Armor isn't that great though."
'Members recruited among formally non-recognized citizens and use of prototypes?' You frown. 'Why does it make me think the EU is going to use them for suicide missions?'
"Maybe they are?"
'Then they are no different from Britannia.'
"As refreshing as it is to finally see this chamber being used for its original function-" Ligier's words cause everyone to sit ramrod straight and give him their full attention. "There are still some things I must speak of, which happen to be the most important ones. Namely, what is expected from you Infernals."
He raises a hand, and the image of Earth turns into that of Ligier's sun-self. "The ultimate goal of the Reclamation is to open the gates of Hell! To sunder the accursed surrender oaths and to liberate our King and his siblings from their unjust imprisonment! For that I personally promise you the support, resources, and military might of Malfeas. It will obviously take a long time for you to reach the might necessary to realistically pursue such a great task, but time is something we all have plenty of.
A secondary but more immediate goal is to spread Malfeas' influence across the modern Creation. In this case Britannia is the greatest obstacle, because a world fully dominated by it would surely cripple our already meager efforts. Therefore, fighting against it by any means available is the current highest priority. Of course you must still follow the orders of your own Masters: in case they interfere with the above two goals you can discuss among yourself the best way to achieve both, or in the case of truly irreconcilable conflicts you can bring your concerns to the Conclave.
Another point of great importance is to keep an eye out for...unusual Exalts. 100 of the stolen Exaltations went to the Underworld, and I have no doubts those abominations will use them to create servants to do what they cannot: bring death to all of Creation." He frowns. "That is, of course, unacceptable. If you meet Exalts that use arts of clear Underworld origin they must be killed or taken prisoner, with them and any information you can gather sent to Malfeas. Temporary alliances are...acceptable, but you must be ready to turn on them at the first opportunity."
""Yes Lord Ligier."" You all bow.
"Finally, we can address the topic of the missing Infernals. During the most recent Conclave it was suggested that a more successful method to make sure future Exalts are loyal and last longer could be by having already accomplished Chosen train the new ones before sending them here. The proposal was found promising and approved. As the first full Coven, it will be your duty to instill others of your Caste with...healthy survival instincts." He presses his hands together. "That also require retrieving them in case we can't spare agents. In return you will maintain a status of seniority until all seats are filled, which grants you the right to give orders to your junior Peers...provided they don't interfere with their respective Masters' orders and the other major goals of the Reclamation, of course."
Well then, this is interesting. This concession means you could virtually have the whole Althing follow your directives without the need to convince the others in a debate, at least for a limited time. Not to mention you can gain the trust of other Peers, allies more likely to support you.
To do that, you need to bring the other four to your side. Milly is already a solid ally, and Kaguya for some reason seems to hold you to in high regard despite not having met for seven years. Rakshata, you could give her Kallen as a pilot for this 'Guren' in exchange for her collaboration. Akito is a more complicated matter: maybe you could have Ligier order him to assist you, but you also want Leila: as Seyrun said, Dragonblooded minions are valuable. Since her unit is top-secret and made of Japanese, you and Kaguya may convince whoever is in charge of it to support your rebellion in exchange for weakening Britannia and other concessions like more Sakuradite.
But to do all that, you need to persuade the others that assisting your rebellion is the best thing to do, for the Althing and Malfeas in general. And the reasons need to be logical and appealing, because you can't be sure of a one hundred percent chance of success even with your powers. They're Exalted after all.
Also, you're 100% sure nothing you can do would affect Ligier. That is a truth you can't deny.
"You could, I don't know, offer Japan to the Yozi or something?" Seyrun offers.
You blink. 'Actually, you may be onto something.' Creating an empire is also Oramus' desire, so why not start with Japan? Converting and unifying the whole population under the worship of the Yozi as the world's saviors, basically making Japan a subordinate kingdom of Hell.
If that doesn't make Heaven shit their pants, you don't know what could.
You just need to sell the idea to those presents.
[] Plan Get The Gang Together
[] Write-in.
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Here you have it: Hell is lacking in competent Exalts, and the Big Bosses want you to kick your juniors' butts into shape. Sorry if I don't offer options, but honestly here you just need a very good stunt. Rolling successes is not important, but making sense is: you need to also convince Ligier after all.
For the other 45 GSPs, like I said they can be the subjects of small Arcs, or just OCs that operate in the background, showing up once or twice before going to do their own things. On that end, you can submit your own OCs: the rewards for doing it are obviously Xp and having them feature in the story. One thing to note is that GSP OCs generally provide more Xp than Omakes, the quantity depending on how well their sheet and story are made.
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Hm, might take you up on that...
Maybe a Fiend saboteur in the EU...
No pressure, eh?
Uhhhh, that's probably not a good thing.
"threat".
TED: " Ohohohoho. I'm on-board with this idea."
Spectrum
Tell me a secret~
- Location
- Behind you~
Kaguya is the best~
Great update. A lot of mistakes in the grammar and whatnot that need to be corrected, so I'll send that to you later when I have time, @Alexander89.
I'll get to work on a plan after I get some lunch.
I'll get to work on a plan after I get some lunch.
- Location
- madison
i'd argue if it's something that changes them from strongest single power, to having a serious shot at world domination then it's probably their primary advantage.
Spectrum
Tell me a secret~
- Location
- Behind you~
They could probably have done it without it, it'd just have taken longer. Once schizo tech starts hitting and they get flying battleships that's also gg
It's more that Knightmares are representative of the insane tech advantage that Britannia has finally rather than just being the sole reason.
- Location
- Quezon City, Philippines
Looks like I'll be thinking of a GSP in Area 10, and adding in some choice political commentary against my home country as well.
Clarification though. Do the OC GSPs Exalt before or after the first Althing Infernal?
i love the idea of Xingke Solar!
Alexander89
Pet the pretty kitty? Y/N
- Location
- Italy
Ah, thanks.
Of course you are
Thanks. The fact is that my PC was slowing down and I decided to post it out of fear it could delete it or something.
Both are okay to use. But no GSP exalted more than two weeks before the Althing.
Oh, I have plans for China
NSMS
Probably evil, unfortunately.
- Location
- A rapidly widening tear in the fabric of reality
Hmm... I have an idea for an omake of a rather-ineffective-Infernal (no military background, and his Coadjutor was weakened so much it's effectively 'dead') in Japan running into an Abyssal. Would that violate any quest canon?
Alexander89
Pet the pretty kitty? Y/N
- Location
- Italy
Is that so? Good to know.
I don't see why not. It is a very good charmset after all.
Nice
. Do you want to post all three of them before receiving Xp, or you want some now?Or being fueled by Calchanth.
No pain, it only shorten lifespan.
It may or may not. It may inspire me to make the Abyssal's threat more close than I anticipated: this it can do
- Location
- madison
Nice
barring an attack of writer's block i'll try and get all three of them out first.
ReaperofInterest
Herald of Disaster
All right, here's a few things we should mention when we try to convince everyone to help us liberate Japan from Britannia. First, focus on how Britannia is effected. Liberating Japan removes its Sakuradite reserves from Britannia's control. Next, liberating an Area shows that Brittania can be successfully fought against, which can lead to other Areas starting their own rebellions, which Britannia would have to spend time and energy crushing, or risk losing even more of their empire. Other details could be added.
Then, go into details about how Japan could be of use to us. The large Sakuradite reserves, for one. It has a large population that would be of use to us, in the form of money, materials, and cultists. Add in the fact that Japan could be used as a staging ground for future conquests.
Anything else we should mention?
Then, go into details about how Japan could be of use to us. The large Sakuradite reserves, for one. It has a large population that would be of use to us, in the form of money, materials, and cultists. Add in the fact that Japan could be used as a staging ground for future conquests.
Anything else we should mention?
Dragonblooded: Leila Malcal
Alexander89
Pet the pretty kitty? Y/N
- Location
- Italy
Name: Leila Malcal
True Name: Leila von Breisgau
Motivation: Follow her father's beliefs that all human beings must be afforded dignity and justice
Exaltation: Dragonblooded
Elemental Aspect: Water
Anima Banner: Crystal-blue and white waves spread from her like a winter lake in which someone tossed a rock
Attributes: Strength 2, Dexterity 3, Stamina 2; Charisma 3; Manipulation 3; Appearance 4; Perception 3; Intelligence 3; Wits 3
Virtues: Compassion 3, Conviction 2, Temperance 2, Valor 3
Abilities: Bureaucracy 3, Investigation 1, Martial Arts 3 (Subduing Opponents +1), Sail 1, War 2, Presence 2, Lore 3, Athletics 2, Awareness 2, Archery 2, Dodge 1, Linguistics 2 (Native: English. French, Japanese), Ride 2, Socialize 2
Backgrounds: Breeding 3 (+3 to Personal Essence pool; +5 to Peripheral Essence pool), Arsenal (E.U.) 1, Command (E.U.) 1, Connections (E.U.) 1, Backing (Malcal family) 2
Essence: 2
Willpower: 6
Anima Power:
At the cost of five motes of Essence the child of Daana'd suffuses her being with the power of Water. For the duration of a single day, the Exalt has complete water freedom. She can breathe water as easily as air and is incapable of drowning. She also suffers no environmental penalty for any actions she takes underwater, including such improbable actions as firing a bow or throwing a chakram. As a final bonus, the Exalt can walk across the surface of a body of water as easily as dry land.
Charms:
First War Excellency
Cost: 1m per 2 dice; Mins: War 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blooded can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Charm adds two dice to the roll for each mote spent. The maximum number of dice that can be added to any one roll, however, is equal to the Dragon-Blood's Ability rating plus any applicable specialty. The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. The player rolls one die for every mote spent, up to a maximum number of dice equal to the relevant Ability plus any applicable specialties. Each success on the roll increases the applicable DV by one.
Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or dice-adding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. Yet a character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: the Charm can be used to add dice to any Ability on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood acts. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can only be used to enhance unrolled uses of the Ability to increase an applicable DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase Melee dice between actions to be used for extra attacks.
Cost: 1m per 2 dice; Mins: War 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blooded can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Charm adds two dice to the roll for each mote spent. The maximum number of dice that can be added to any one roll, however, is equal to the Dragon-Blood's Ability rating plus any applicable specialty. The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. The player rolls one die for every mote spent, up to a maximum number of dice equal to the relevant Ability plus any applicable specialties. Each success on the roll increases the applicable DV by one.
Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or dice-adding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. Yet a character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: the Charm can be used to add dice to any Ability on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood acts. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can only be used to enhance unrolled uses of the Ability to increase an applicable DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase Melee dice between actions to be used for extra attacks.
First Awareness Excellency
Cost: 1m per 2 dice; Mins: Awareness 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blooded can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Charm adds two dice to the roll for each mote spent. The maximum number of dice that can be added to any one roll, however, is equal to the Dragon-Blood's Ability rating plus any applicable specialty. The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. The player rolls one die for every mote spent, up to a maximum number of dice equal to the relevant Ability plus any applicable specialties. Each success on the roll increases the applicable DV by one.
Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or dice-adding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. Yet a character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: the Charm can be used to add dice to any Ability on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood acts. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can only be used to enhance unrolled uses of the Ability to increase an applicable DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase Melee dice between actions to be used for extra attacks.
Cost: 1m per 2 dice; Mins: Awareness 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blooded can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Charm adds two dice to the roll for each mote spent. The maximum number of dice that can be added to any one roll, however, is equal to the Dragon-Blood's Ability rating plus any applicable specialty. The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. The player rolls one die for every mote spent, up to a maximum number of dice equal to the relevant Ability plus any applicable specialties. Each success on the roll increases the applicable DV by one.
Characters cannot use this or other Excellencies or dice-adding Charms to "create" actions. For example, if a character attacks on tick 3 and will attack again on tick 8, she cannot buy dice for an attack on tick 4 that only exists because she used the Excellency to conjure dice for it. Yet a character who uses this or other reflexive Charms to add to an attack can also use it to enhance her defense until the next tick when she acts, but she must spend Essence for each separate roll she wishes to modify.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: the Charm can be used to add dice to any Ability on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood acts. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can only be used to enhance unrolled uses of the Ability to increase an applicable DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase Melee dice between actions to be used for extra attacks.
Second Martial Arts Excellency
Cost: 2m per success; Mins: Martial Arts 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blood can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Exalt can spend up to (Ability + applicable specialties) in motes. The Charm adds one automatic success to the roll for every two motes spent. If the Dragon-Blood uses Essence Triumphant in combination with Charms that add dice, each success purchased with Essence Triumphant reduces by two the maximum number of dice that she can add.
The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. For every two motes spent, the Dragon-Blood can increase the applicable DV by one, up to a maximum improvement equal to her Ability trait plus any applicable specialties.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: The Charm can be used to purchases automatic success on any action made on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood takes a normal action. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can be used only to enhance an unrolled use of the relevant Ability to improve a DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase automatic successes between actions to be used for extra attacks.
Cost: 2m per success; Mins: Martial Arts 1, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender)
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Dragon-Blood can invoke this Charm when making a roll based on the relevant Ability. The Exalt can spend up to (Ability + applicable specialties) in motes. The Charm adds one automatic success to the roll for every two motes spent. If the Dragon-Blood uses Essence Triumphant in combination with Charms that add dice, each success purchased with Essence Triumphant reduces by two the maximum number of dice that she can add.
The Exalt can also use this Charm to enhance unrolled uses of the relevant Ability. For every two motes spent, the Dragon-Blood can increase the applicable DV by one, up to a maximum improvement equal to her Ability trait plus any applicable specialties.
This is a reflexive Charm that can be used freely without the need for a Combo. The Dragon-Blood, however, is limited in using the Charm as follows: The Charm can be used to purchases automatic success on any action made on the tick in which the Dragon-Blood takes a normal action. On the ticks between actions, this Charm can be used only to enhance an unrolled use of the relevant Ability to improve a DV or to add dice to an Ability used in a Counterattack Charm. This Charm can not, for example, be used to purchase automatic successes between actions to be used for extra attacks.
Leading From Below
Cost: 2m; Mins: War 2, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Combo-OK, Cooperative, War
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisite Charms: None
Dragon-Blooded can lead, but they are more powerful when they serve. Any special character in a complementary unit who knows this Charm may activate it to enhance the unit. If the Terrestrial is the unit leader, he may choose any other special character in the unit as the target. If the Exalt is another kind of special character, he targets himself. Either way, the unit leader's War rating increases to the target character's War rating and the unit gains +1 Drill and +1 Morale from superior tactical coordination (to a maximum Drill and Morale of the unit leader's current War rating, or [War + Essence] if the leader is a Terrestrial with Breeding 5 or a Celestial Exalt). A unit may benefit from multiple activations of this Charm by separate special characters to improve its Drill and Morale, but the unit leader's War does not improve beyond the highest rating among contributing characters. This Charm remains active as long as the unit remains together.
Cost: 2m; Mins: War 2, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Combo-OK, Cooperative, War
Duration: Indefinite
Prerequisite Charms: None
Dragon-Blooded can lead, but they are more powerful when they serve. Any special character in a complementary unit who knows this Charm may activate it to enhance the unit. If the Terrestrial is the unit leader, he may choose any other special character in the unit as the target. If the Exalt is another kind of special character, he targets himself. Either way, the unit leader's War rating increases to the target character's War rating and the unit gains +1 Drill and +1 Morale from superior tactical coordination (to a maximum Drill and Morale of the unit leader's current War rating, or [War + Essence] if the leader is a Terrestrial with Breeding 5 or a Celestial Exalt). A unit may benefit from multiple activations of this Charm by separate special characters to improve its Drill and Morale, but the unit leader's War does not improve beyond the highest rating among contributing characters. This Charm remains active as long as the unit remains together.
All-Encompassing Earth Sense
Cost: 2m; Mins: Awareness 2, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Leader
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Any Awareness Excellency
The Earth whispers to its children and warns them of the footsteps of those who approach with hostile intent. While the Charm is in effect, the Dragon-Blood cannot be surprised by any means. The Charm draws upon the intimate connection between the Earth Aspect and the ground beneath his feet, making them as one. Consequently, in order to use this Charm, the Exalt's feet must rest on the ground. "The ground" includes earth, grass or the lowest floor of a building, but if the Dragon-Blood is at sea, up in a tree, on an upper level of a building or simply resting with his feet propped up on a table, the Charm confers no benefits. The Dragon-Blood may extend this benefit to companions at a cost of two extra motes per person, affecting a maximum number of people equal to his Essence.
Cost: 2m; Mins: Awareness 2, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: Leader
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Any Awareness Excellency
The Earth whispers to its children and warns them of the footsteps of those who approach with hostile intent. While the Charm is in effect, the Dragon-Blood cannot be surprised by any means. The Charm draws upon the intimate connection between the Earth Aspect and the ground beneath his feet, making them as one. Consequently, in order to use this Charm, the Exalt's feet must rest on the ground. "The ground" includes earth, grass or the lowest floor of a building, but if the Dragon-Blood is at sea, up in a tree, on an upper level of a building or simply resting with his feet propped up on a table, the Charm confers no benefits. The Dragon-Blood may extend this benefit to companions at a cost of two extra motes per person, affecting a maximum number of people equal to his Essence.
Elemental Concentration Trance
Cost: 5m, 1wp; Mins: Lore 2, Essence 1; Type: Simple
Keywords: None
Duration: One day
Prerequisite Charms: None
The simplest of Lore techniques exercised by the savants of Air, this Charm allows a character to meditate on her aligned element to temporarily augment her capacity to absorb knowledge. Provided that the Exalt has all the necessary research material handy, she can absorb a week's worth of study in a single day. She can continue to use this Charm on subsequent days, but if she uses it more days in a row than a number equal to her Lore trait, she suffers one level of unsoakable lethal damage for each extra day. The Exalt cannot heal this damage while under the effects of this Charm. This Charm can accelerate training times for any Charm that shares the Terrestrial's aspect or non-magical trait. Charms to learn sorcery or necromancy are never eligible, regardless of aspect. The Charm may also be used to speed research or other actions to gain information from available sources.
Cost: 5m, 1wp; Mins: Lore 2, Essence 1; Type: Simple
Keywords: None
Duration: One day
Prerequisite Charms: None
The simplest of Lore techniques exercised by the savants of Air, this Charm allows a character to meditate on her aligned element to temporarily augment her capacity to absorb knowledge. Provided that the Exalt has all the necessary research material handy, she can absorb a week's worth of study in a single day. She can continue to use this Charm on subsequent days, but if she uses it more days in a row than a number equal to her Lore trait, she suffers one level of unsoakable lethal damage for each extra day. The Exalt cannot heal this damage while under the effects of this Charm. This Charm can accelerate training times for any Charm that shares the Terrestrial's aspect or non-magical trait. Charms to learn sorcery or necromancy are never eligible, regardless of aspect. The Charm may also be used to speed research or other actions to gain information from available sources.
Confluence of Savant Thought
Cost: 2m; Mins: Bureaucracy 3, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: None
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None
To the Children of Daana'd all bureaucracies are the same, differing only in surface details that result from the personalities of differing managers and staff. Once the Dragon-Blood grasps the essential character of the bureaucratic milieu, she can insinuate herself into almost any specific bureaucratic setting with ease. By activating this Charm, the Exalt may instantly understand the inner workings of the bureaucracy with which she is confronted, knowing such details as who is in charge of specific tasks and where equipment (including secret information) is kept. She may also substitute her Bureaucracy for her Socialize Ability for bureaucracy-related purposes. The Charm does not go so far as to grant unfettered access to locked or guarded areas, but it may aid the Exalt in finding someone else capable of securing such access. This Charm provides information, not access. The targeted organization does not regard the Exalt as a member or give her the privileges of such, but she does understand who within the organization has the power to bestow such privilege and may then lobby, bully or otherwise compel cooperation from those individuals. The Charm does not reveal any secrets that a rankand-file member of the organization could not learn with successful mundane inquiry, so insinuating into the All-Seeing Eye does not reveal the identities of secret operatives.
Cost: 2m; Mins: Bureaucracy 3, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: None
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None
To the Children of Daana'd all bureaucracies are the same, differing only in surface details that result from the personalities of differing managers and staff. Once the Dragon-Blood grasps the essential character of the bureaucratic milieu, she can insinuate herself into almost any specific bureaucratic setting with ease. By activating this Charm, the Exalt may instantly understand the inner workings of the bureaucracy with which she is confronted, knowing such details as who is in charge of specific tasks and where equipment (including secret information) is kept. She may also substitute her Bureaucracy for her Socialize Ability for bureaucracy-related purposes. The Charm does not go so far as to grant unfettered access to locked or guarded areas, but it may aid the Exalt in finding someone else capable of securing such access. This Charm provides information, not access. The targeted organization does not regard the Exalt as a member or give her the privileges of such, but she does understand who within the organization has the power to bestow such privilege and may then lobby, bully or otherwise compel cooperation from those individuals. The Charm does not reveal any secrets that a rankand-file member of the organization could not learn with successful mundane inquiry, so insinuating into the All-Seeing Eye does not reveal the identities of secret operatives.
Martial Arts Charms:
All-Consuming Dragon Style
The All-Consuming Dragon Form is a style developed during the early days following the Shogunate's Fall. This terrestrial style was designed to intimidate one's foes into backing down and not entering combat, or to make combat impractical against the users of this form. This served two purposes: the first is that it keep the practitioners alive longer since the best way to survive combat is to not enter it, and secondly it makes the capturing of prisoners more plausible, so further information could be gathered. This style was designed to not kill one's opponent, but the practitioners have no problems wounding their enemies, and even then strive to not even draw blood. While all of the techniques taught by this style have been purposely named as if it worships or pays homage the Ebon Dragon, it very much does not. The names are purely for intimidation. The fact that today this Style is taught in many dojo of Malfeas, all of them under the guide of a demon descending from the Shadow of All Things, makes most people think this is an obvious lie.
Favored Weapons: Large, slow weapons such as Naganata, two-handed Swords, and Goremaul. This fighting art is incompatible with the use of armor. To use this Martial Art practitioners must also possess at least 2 dots in Presence.
The All-Consuming Dragon Form is a style developed during the early days following the Shogunate's Fall. This terrestrial style was designed to intimidate one's foes into backing down and not entering combat, or to make combat impractical against the users of this form. This served two purposes: the first is that it keep the practitioners alive longer since the best way to survive combat is to not enter it, and secondly it makes the capturing of prisoners more plausible, so further information could be gathered. This style was designed to not kill one's opponent, but the practitioners have no problems wounding their enemies, and even then strive to not even draw blood. While all of the techniques taught by this style have been purposely named as if it worships or pays homage the Ebon Dragon, it very much does not. The names are purely for intimidation. The fact that today this Style is taught in many dojo of Malfeas, all of them under the guide of a demon descending from the Shadow of All Things, makes most people think this is an obvious lie.
Favored Weapons: Large, slow weapons such as Naganata, two-handed Swords, and Goremaul. This fighting art is incompatible with the use of armor. To use this Martial Art practitioners must also possess at least 2 dots in Presence.
Death's Favorite Prey
Cost: 4m; Mins: Presence 2, Martial Arts 2, Essence 1; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Basic
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None
One of the first things a young student of All-Consuming dragon must learn, is to choose a single opponent and focus your attention on them. With their eyes focused on a single opponent, they can unsettle even the sturdiest of men into hesitating or stumbling, offering any kind of weakness in combat. The user targets a single attacker when activating this charm and adds her Presence to his Dexterity + (ability) pool for purposes of determining DV against that attacker. The effects of this charm end if that opponent is killed or removed from combat. As a reflexive action, once per DV refresh, she may change her target to another appropriate one before the charm ends.
Cost: 4m; Mins: Presence 2, Martial Arts 2, Essence 1; Type: Simple
Keywords: Combo-Basic
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None
One of the first things a young student of All-Consuming dragon must learn, is to choose a single opponent and focus your attention on them. With their eyes focused on a single opponent, they can unsettle even the sturdiest of men into hesitating or stumbling, offering any kind of weakness in combat. The user targets a single attacker when activating this charm and adds her Presence to his Dexterity + (ability) pool for purposes of determining DV against that attacker. The effects of this charm end if that opponent is killed or removed from combat. As a reflexive action, once per DV refresh, she may change her target to another appropriate one before the charm ends.
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Hmmm, that's interesting.
We don't really need money...
Cultists, though, that should at least interest Ligier, who is, to be blunt, incredibly proud of himself.
Anyway, beyond that... if we start sowing chaos within their system (by starting to tear off areas), that'd also be something that'd distract sidereals since they suddenly have to choose to either run around fixing shit instead of counting on the whole empire to be a boon to them.
If they have to spend effort fixing shit, they can't send out kill-teams against further Infernals.
Personally I like that Sidereals would have to be the ones mostly dealing with Abyssals.It may or may not. It may inspire me to make the Abyssal's threat more close than I anticipated: this it can do
Sounds very karmic to me.
- Location
- madison
puts us in a good position to act as a rally point of the nations of the world against britannia. right now it's probably starting to sink in for a lot of governments that britannia truly does mean to conquer the world. if we rallied the world to our side and fought in the name of freedom from britannia tyranny it would have the majority of the world's population seeing us as righteous heroes. not only would that make it much easier for us to spread yozi worship, and give us a truly staggering pool of heroic mortal to recruit more green sun princes from, but it makes it far more likely that the freshly exalted solars will willing side with us in the name of freedom for their peopel.
solar heros unknowingly fighting under the banner of reclamation would be both deliciously ironic, and a significant strategic advantage.
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