Exalted 2.5 - Infernal focus: Seeking submissive studs for deadly harem. (TSxM)

[PaleEnchantress]

Seeking men to be part of a warrior harem

Laconic: A champion of the Yozi's wants to bring about the reclamation in whatever method ensures she and her chosen are the greatest power of all.

I play the said green sun prince you play one of her circle of studs. You can play any type of exalt (and many non exalts) you want. You could be loyal, you could be trying to twist her actions a certain way, you could be a spy, you could be a former antagonist to her turned loyal and now working against your master.  You have many options for your character. We will be actively adventuring but the focus will be our character interactions and relationship.  There will be BDSM themes to our characters repoire.  There are a ton of interesting dynamics you could come up with.

I plan on opening with a basic printed adventure from a different perspective than the one intended. Then go into sandbox mode for a little bit before going into return of the scarlet empress and maybe under the rose. If you have other ideas or requests I'm willing to hear them.



- Character Creation is much like the errata rules for making a new first age solar:
 

3 Essence, Default Attributes, 28 Abilities, 15 backgrounds, 15 Charms (+ 1 free excellency), standard virtues, 5 Willpower, 20 bonus points.  Hero traits and flaws are allowed

You get 4 free specialties, and can start with willpower + compassion intimacies.

As per 2.5 rules virtues and willpower are 1 bonus point each. Raising virtues won't increase willpower. You buy them separate.

Assume if your Lunar tier you have +10 bonus points. If Dragonblood tier + 20

         
         Despite me calling it a "Warrior Harem" you're not limited to fighter types. I welcome exotic characters like Alchemicals or Abyssals. If you cant think of why your character is helping an infernal. I have ideas. I'm also willing to entertain different campaign plots if you have any.


Here is my backstory for my character in case it inspires you. I think it adds an extra layer to have her having once been male bodied. I actually prefer playing pretty boys but I notice there is very little MxM interest in tabletop gaming. So character is female bodied and will still be awesome.

Biography

"Come honored guests and see the greedy dwarf dig through filth to get his gold!" The poor man in the cage had been born with dwarfism. He had always been treated poorly but the torments of his hometown were memories of a distant paradise since he was kidnapped by the Circus. Now he was forced to dive head first into liquified refuse and mud to fish out some hunk of pyrite for the pleasure of sadistic aristocrats. It was part of the Cirque De Moribund freakshow performances. The end result was to make the audience apathetic to atrocity and suffering or drive them into depression with the realization of their own inner sadism.

"My Lords and Ladies, watch the giant eat his own penis. The rituals of his primitive culture are odd indeed." Most of the "exhibits" in the show were normal humans mutated by the wild, diseases, or birth defects. They were taken from their homes, put in chains, and tortured until they had little will left. With the Circus the exhibits were given some fanciful background and made to do horrid things to themselves while the audience watched.

"Esteemed dignitaries, look at the little rat girl scurry for the cheese and sequel when she springs the trap." The announcer was the son of the man who owned the show. They called him the Siren, seeing his beautiful form and listening to his enthralling voice was as much part of the show as the cruel exhibits. At the end of the show he would always sing, his great beauty made everything else seem even more horrific. His lamentful arias shined a lasting gloom upon the audience as much as any other attraction created by The Fool in Red. The high notes and power of his voice would have made the greatest diva's of the opera green with envy.

One particular night during his mournful song one of the exhibits, a primordial dwarf girl no older than 8, wouldn't stop crying. Her tearful screaming for her mother was loud enough to drown out some of The Siren's more subtle technique. He stopped singing to do to her what he did to anyone who made an unwanted scene during the show; beat her to the point of crippling her further while humiliating her in front of the audience. During the horrid beating the wyld barbarian, who was called the giant, interposed himself between the Siren's lash and the little girl. Now the Siren had to make them both suffer.

The little rat girl wasn't as dumb as dumb and broken as the Siren believed. She picked the locked latch on the giants manacles. The Siren summoned the his guardsmen, but the Barbarian had seen more battles than they. The Siren realized he was in danger when he saw his guards overpowered and the Barbarian take their weapons. He stepped up with his whip determined to beat the barbarian down and cow him back into submission. It was a dramatic standoff, but not an epic one. The Siren had no real combat training and was pinned underneath the barbarian in moments.

The ratgirl had let the other prisoners out. The dwarf wasted no time in running over and cutting the Siren's clothes off. The dwarf's filthy hands stained the siren's smooth legs we he forced them to spread. While many prisoners ran as soon as they had the chance the giant wasn't done. "Now everyone! Watch as I make The Siren one of us!" He shouted as he slashed a knife across his former captors face.

The audience agreed that the rape and mutilation of The Siren was the most arousing performance they had ever seen. The sound of his screams were truly magnificent.


A feminine caring voice called to him. She said he was magnificent and that he was ruined through the jealousy of those who were his inferiors. She offered to make him perfect so he could not be toppled again.

[RSGAlex]

I'll put my hat in. Just going to wait and see what I may do.

[Saint Celestine]

I’m very interested

[PaleEnchantress]

I'm thrilled to see some interest. What sort of ideas were you guys thinking?

[RSGAlex]

I'm still paring things down some, but I have a basic concept. Mortal artisan sought to transcend his limits in artistry (and also make an artifact tattoo, because what a raksha godling wants, they're probably willing to take some non-essential limbs off people for), makes some deals best not made for survival (of his legs), and then manages to escape the worse of those leonine deals either by becoming one of the Chosen or as catalyst for the choosing.

[PaleEnchantress]

Has interest in this faded out?

[RSGAlex]

I can put up the background (and then some time Monday a sheet) for what I have and see if there's any other interest, should you want.

[PaleEnchantress]

I didnt get much follow up so im trying again.

[Zaer Darkwail]

Hmmm, I think I go with a dragon-blood concept. With dark origins in regarding his birth, a strictly virtuous sort who was a hardcore follower of Immaculate Order, but once shown many truths, including his own dark origin and truth of the past along how false is Immaculate Order, he went full paladin => Blackguard conversion. Still virtuous but now turned upon the mortal realm intending tear (or burn, as he's fire aspect) out all lies with the righteous fury of one who was once exploited by lies (cast by Immaculate Order).

Going with below pic for his appearance;

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[Zaer Darkwail]

(done)

Cathak Ayrarth

Name: Cathak Ayrarth

Caste: Fire

Concept: Fake Ultimate Dragon-Blood Hero

Anima: Infinity spiralling firestorm (he in center) Urge (Ophidian): Defile Immaculate monasteries and temples, including disciples Attributes Strength:        2 Charisma:        3 Intelligence:    2  Dexterity:        5 Manipulation:  3 Wits:              3 Stamina:        3 Appearance:    5 Perception:      2 Abilities FArchery:        1 FMartial Arts:        5  CMelee:    1  Thrown:    0  FWar:    5  Craft:Elements        0 Investigation:        3  FLore:    3  Medicine:    0  Occult:    1  CAthletics:        3 Awareness:        3  CDodge:    5  Larceny:    0  Stealth:    0  --- FIntegrity:        3 Performance:      1  CPresence:    3  Resistance:    3  Survival:    0  Bureaucracy:        0 Linguistics:        1  Ride:    1  Sail:    0  CSocialize:    3  Specialties:        # Martial Arts        In Form Stance3  Dodge        One vs One1  Essence, Willpower, Limit Essence: 4 Willpower: (10)10 Limit Track: (0)10 Personal:  20/20 Peripheral:  47/23 Committed:  24 Plethora of Essence (yasal crystal):  20/20 Virtues Valor 5 Compassion 5 Conviction 5 Temperance 5 Health -0 ( ) -1 ( )( )( ) -2 ( )( )( ) -4 ( ) inc ( )  Dying ( )( )( ) Background: 34pts Total Artifact(s):Champion's Arsenal (Fangs of Hesiesh, Perfect Kata Jade Bracers, Hearthstone Jade Amulet) 5 Artifact(s): Champion's Armory (Mirror Mask, Armado's Pride, Yasal Crystal 5 Ally: Mara, the shadow lover 3 Ally: demon-blood maid 1 Backing: House Cathak 4 Breeding: Legendary +5 Demonic inheritance (TED) 3 Demonic Patron (TED) 3 Reputation: Blessed Isle 1 Cult: Malfean cultists and some monks from Immaculate order 3 Manse(s): Cold Iron Bauble (2), Gemstone of Spoken Language (3), Firebird Gem (5), Kata Sculpting Gem (2), Stone of Resilient Bamboo (3) 5 Fangs of Hesiesh (custom 5 dot artifact) These pair of red jade short daiklaves with curved single-edged blades are made from red jade and some orihalcum in handles and crossguard. Besides the standard qualities of the short daiklaves (+3 to dmg rolls from MM from using red jade), the blades have each socket for hearthstone in the pommel of each blade and they are attuned as pair with 6m. They are ideally perfect tools to practice fire dragon style and thus considered style weapons for it. However, blades bear overwhelming power of greater elemental dragon of fire in their core which allows enhancing fire aspect dragon-bloods anima to great heights of heat. Only fire aspect dragon-blood (or someone who can artificially generate similar anima) can benefit from the blades enchantment. Blazing Inferno: Blade's wielder's anima dmg will cause aggravated damage anyone harmed by the anima. The wearer is immune besides fire affinity attacks is now immune to water/ice-based attacks. Also, any non-artifact weapons, when they strike blades wielder, are destroyed by the flames surrounding the wearer. The same applies to projectiles that aren't made from magical materials or made from pure energy/essence. Mirror Mask (custom 5 dot artifact) This simple mask with no eye nor mouth sockets which appears made from perfectly polished silver to create unmatched reflective surface can be donned by the user and attuned to it with just 5m. The user can see through the mask but besides concealing face the mask does not mask identity of the user. It's not made from any magic materials, in truth it was never made but those familiar with fair folk magic and artifacts can closer study on essence pattern recognize what it is; its heart grace of a raksha made into a form of mirror mask. Long ago (or perhaps not so long ago) Ayrarth faced a raksha far in east, who took artistry of recording and writing novels of conflicts to point she created conflicts even when there were none. He faced her and her minions, devastating them and in a desperate act of self-preservation she changed her aspects; turning from a curious poet writing of wars into ultimate spoils of war; she offered her everything to the victor. Her very existence. Ayrarth then claimed her and then said to her; 'Rip your heart and reforge it into a perfect shield against those less virtuous than I'. Raksha, elated to the poetry of the deed literally tore her own heart grace, reforged it anew like artist and then cast it down to Ayrarth's feet, in such deed raksha ceased to exist in form but in spirit in the mask. A spirit that only Ayrarth can see who inspires him greater heroic acts. The mask has following qualities; The raksha in mask provides +1 extra dice to any action which is influenced by user's virtue (not a virtue channel) or can be considered heroic act (of course with narrative sense any deed performed by mask wearer is heroic as every villain is hero in their own tale). Those who face mask wearer and seek attempt to attack him (social or physical combat), they suffer an external penalty to their action difference between their lowest virtue against the same virtue user has. Those who lack virtues altogether (Ebon Dragon) or those with alternative ones (constructs) do not suffer a penalty as are those who wear or use cold iron weapons. Anyone who channels virtue against mask user, the mask user recovers virtue channel of same virtue and gains WP. The raksha hunger for emotions helps feed the mask's user when faced with opponents who try be virtuous. Cold iron weapon or armor wards off from this effect. When mask user virtue channels, the dice added from virtue become automatic successes. If action which was supported by virtue channel succeeds, the user gains double the stunt rewards. Those who fail action against the user of the mask which used a virtue channel, the action turns from mere failure into a botch. Wearing or using cold iron weapons wards off from this effect. Mask wearer can use any virtue to recover willpower while resting. Armado's Pride (custom 3th dot reinforced breastplate) This breastplate made from deep black jade along with some orihalcum highlights is similar to regular jade reinforced breastplates expect three differences; one it's built so lightweight it provides no mobility penalty to the wearer. Second, it has hearthstone socket in chest area and lastly, the armor is built so it appears wearer wears nothing in the torso for protection. But it's a simple illusion meant to fool attackers to strike the strongest point of the armor as the chest plates in armor are invisible when worn by the attuned user, when armor is undressed the transparent plating becomes visible. Merits: -14pts Total Legendary Breeding -3ptspts Enchanced Features -4ptspts 2xExtra Favored Ability -4ptspts Tactical Instincts -3ptspts Flaws: +22pts Total Code of Honor (never refuse a duel from fellow exalted martial artist, unless doing so is unwise) +1pts Creature of Darkness (mutation) +4pts Walking Blasphemy (mutation) +4pts Dark Secret (son of The Ebon Dragon) +5pts Oathbound (never disobey TED nor Scarlet Empress, never harm either directly) +8pts Intimacies: Dispel lies told by Immaculate Order (Motivation) Immaculate Order (hate/negative) The Ebon Dragon (hate/negative) Scarlet Empress (hate/negative) Heroes (mocked/naive ideal/negative) Demons (fellow children of yozis/positive) Martial Arts (desire to perfect/positive) Celestial Exalted (old and future tyrants/negative) Mara, the shadow lover (greatest comfort I have since fall/positive) Common Folk (weaklings needed protected/positive) Dynasts (misguided fools/negative) Yu-Shan/Gods (most spineless cowards/negative) Combat Join Battle:  6    Dodge:  7    Parry: 5    Soak:  15B/14L    Hardness:  8B/8L Mobility Penalty: -0 MDD:  8    MDP:  3    --- Attacks Punch Spd 5    Acc +1  Dmg/Overwhelming: 2B    Defense: +2  Rate: 3    Range: Melee  Tags: Natural Kick Spd 5    Acc +0  Dmg/Overwhelming: 5B    Defense: -2  Rate: 2    Range: Melee  Tags: Natural Clinch Spd 6    Acc +0  Dmg/Overwhelming: 2B    Defense: --  Rate: 1    Range: Melee  Tags: Natural, Clinch, Piercing Fangs of Hesiesh Spd 4    Acc +2  Dmg/Overwhelming: 6L/2    Defense: +1  Rate: 2    Range: Melee  Tags: Red Jade, Artifact CHARMS Excellencies; Second Martial Arts Excelency, Martial Arts Speciality Focus, First Excelency of Ebon Dragon Ebon Dragon Charms Witness to Darkness, permanent (able see through any darkness, see even blinded, essence added as MDV vs manipulation, internal penalty to charisma social rolls equal essence) Loom-Snarling Deception, 6m (creates perfect disguises) Resistance; Ox-Body Technique, permanent (added health boxes) Integrity; Oath of Ten Thousand Dragons, permanent (Adds integrity to MDV when facing social attacks which intent harm/betray tied intimacy) Ten Thousand Dragons Fight As One, 4m (create instant positive or negative intimacy to someone with emotional context) Inviolate Dragon-Spirit, 10m+1wp+1hl (instant break of any addictions/UMI affecting DB at the moment, perfect social parry vs UMI, even vs unblockable attacks) Chaos-Warding Prana, 5m+1wp (immune to shaping effects expect by celestials which got essence greater than a breeding score, protects also essence yards people/objects around user) Investigation; Scent-of-Crime-Method, 2m (detect guilt from other people with manipulation+investigation roll, guilt measured when compared against subject's virtues) Falsehood Unearthing Attitude, 5m+1wp (duration of scene automatically detect any lies done by single person who's essence is less than user's) Martial Arts; Pasiap's Humility, 4m (see dematerialized spirits) Moment of Daana'd, 3m+1wp (able physically interact with spirits) Fire Dragon Style Charms (celestial) Flash-Fire Technique, 1m (add MA dice to JB) Flame-Flicker Stance, varies (raises DV 1m + 1 DV until next action, spending capped by essence) Searing Fist Attack, 3m (on hit inflict -1 internal penalty on the foe, rest of scene and stacks cumulatively) Perfect Blazing Blow, 3m (automatic hit on foes which DV is less than the user's essence) Fire Dragon Form, 5m (Add 1/2 MA ability to DV and bashing attacks causes lethal dmg) Fiery Hand Attack, 4m (Add MA ability to dmg and it's lethal and target needs MA action amount to endure environmental hazard of standing in a bonfire, expect dmg cannot be doused non-magical means) Breath of Fire Dragon, varies (Up to essence yards, rolling perception+MA + essence auto successes on hit, doing dmg equal 1m spend x essence lethal dmg dice, capped by MA ability, spending willpower allows breath hit spirits and material objects as well) Essence-Igniting Nerve Strike, 5m+1wp (replaces normal raw dmg with using target's personal essence pool to do levels of lethal health dmg, capped at 2xessence, which ignores armor) Overwhelming Fire Majesty Stance, 4m (removes users MA amount from foes attack dice pool, 1/2 vs allies who are essence yards away from martial artist, doing anything more than 1/2 movement or using non-reflexive charm or taking dmg or attacking cancels the stance) Smoldering Wound Attack, 4m (makes foe suffer post-soak dmg twice, triggering on martial artist following action, second instance dmg is not soaked again) Consuming Might of Fire Dragon, 6m+1wp (Anima banner dmg tripled, also benefits Overwhelming Fire Majesty Stance without any limitations to actions) THAUMTURGY&SORCERY Degrees: BONUS POINTS 80/80 (8pts) Increase Attributes: Manipulate 1>3 (7pts) Increase Abilities: Dodge 3>5, War 3>5, Resistance 1>3, Integrity 2>3 (7pts) Increase Essence: 3>4 (5pts) Increase Willpower: 5>10 (11pts) Increase Virtues: Compassion 2>5, Conviction 3>5, Temperance 2>5, Valor 2>5 (14pts) Purchase Merits: Legendary Breeding (3pts), Enchanced Features (4pts), 2xExtra Favored Ability (4pts), Tactical Instincts (3pts) (25pts) Increase/Purchase Backgrounds: 3>5 Artifact: Champion's Arsenal, 3>5 Artifact: Champion's Armory, 3>5 Manse, 3>5 Breeding, Reputation 0>1 (Blessed Isle), Backing (House Cathak) 0>4, Ally (Mara, the shadow lover) 0>3 (3pts) Purchase Charms Witness to Darkness GM provided bonuses Freebie bonus; Loom-Snarling Deception, 1 demon-blood maid Specific set; Ox Body Technique, (Integrity) Oath of Ten Thousand Dragons, Ten thousand dragons fight as one, Involitile Dragon Spirit, Chaos Warding Prana, - (Investigate) Scent of Crime Method, Falsehood Unearthing Attitude. Investigate +3 Background Those who know of stories of Cathak Ayrarth gladly tell them. Cathak Ayrarth was born to Cathak house, to Cacek line. In his childhood he spends playing gateway with the rest of the family, displaying cunning wit and mind for strategy. So many assumed he goes to House of Bells academy once he graduates from school. He was a handsome young man who charmed his way through school as a social child, making friends and few enemies he got feared his intense stare and hard right hook. He exalted in summer day in school, defending fellow classmates from a bully who had been graced by dragons far too early to able maturely use their powers. However, once graduation, he instead went to Cloister of Wisdom. Shocking many and he integrated into teachings of Immaculate Order entirely and his body rapidly developed both physically and in essence; rapidly learning sacred Fire Dragon Style. However his zeal and sense of duty to the world made most monks predict he will shave his head and take oaths, but perhaps divine intervention Scarlet Empress told he had other duties so he headed out to threshold....become Scarlet Dynasty's distantly sung hero across it. One most renowned event was defeating a raksha who had terrorized one Cathak satrapy for years with constant pointless, near suicidal, rebellions by mortal population and he restored order and faith to Immaculate order. But once news of Scarlet Empress disappearance reached his ears, he entirely focused on investigating and looking for Scarlet Empress, follow any tracks he found. Even ignoring summons by his house as well and eventually house stopped, seeing he is in zeal went to journey which he may not return from. All that in beginning was the truth so far as Ayrarth knew it, he found hints of Scarlet Empress having visited Malfeas several times so he went there. Literally place infested with demons. He then investigated there, found some demons lying to him and he tracked to second circle demon whom he then defeated in combat and forced spill the beans! Then demon told where to find Scarlet Empress....at Ebon Dragon's domain. Then boldly, unhidden, Ayrarth stormed to Ebon Dragon domain, bolting left and right and shouting for Empress....and then find her and Ebon Dragon who held her in his clutches! In that moment most artist would likely depict epic tale of him challenging the dragon for releasing Scarlet Empress, duel the dragon, then either defeat or be defeated and be the lesson of either hero's triumph or tragedy. But neither happened; Ayrarth attempted the challenge, defy, Ebon Dragon....but could not. The dragon laughed and said; "My son, why you would raise blades against me and your mother?" At first Ayrarth denied it, but then Scarlet Empress confirmed it and shared the horrible details of the experiment they started four years ago; five years ago Scarlet Empress was not kidnapped but taken by Ebon Dragon as his guest and she had carnal affair with yozi, as an experiment, to see able birth 'perfect dragon-blood' with yozi essence. Then a child was born, it was perfect but life is purgatory and neither one wanted to wait years for results. So they threw child into Ebon Dragon shadowy domain where time-warped and everything else what Ayrarth experienced as child, young adult and so on; were all illusionary lies! Even years of heroics in threshold are merely lies; which like unseen disease spread on his wake as Ebon Dragon 'blessed' him with his power to disguise his nature and through him EBon Dragon conjured magnificent heroics and lies fit to a true hero....albeit none the deeds are real anyway and gives false hope to mortals hoping for his return or for better tomorrow which never comes! His brief stays in Blessed Isle spread the same lies as well, rooting to minds of mortals and exalts alike and even mouth of peace was affected. Making monks give prayers and offerings to him as divine holy champion blessed by Hesiesh and even house Cathak fooled, making one man and woman believe he is their child when in truth he is the bastard child of Ebon Dragon and Scarlet Empress! So what purpose he serves now? Nothing, as besides the result of the experiment (which was a success), neither had need nor use of him. Ebon Dragon slapped burning hatred on Ayrarth towards his much-beloved order, urge defile everything it presents and combined with lies order taught him! As his eyes were opened to ancient truths, horrible truths, what dragon-bloods once had been; willing slaves to anathema! Most of all, in his virtuous perfection; he hated himself, his own forever tainted heritage. No longer a hero.....only fitting villain, but neither Ebon Dragon nor Scarlet Empress had use for him. So to drown in his sorrows of glories which never was, mourning his own fake existence, he enters Malfeas as new gladiator to the bloody arenas. Becoming a beloved icon to demons, whom he started share kinship of sort; twisted children of yozis. Not even akuma who sold soul for power. His only respect he gained from power he had and he more than gladly displayed it. Weird reasons Ebon Dragon keeps him in good graces and comfortable, despite he insults and hates him but more he hates him, more he seems to love him! The same applying to Scarlet Empress who is a yozi-whore! XP 000/000 -xx Raise Attribute; XXX 1>2

[ReijiTabibito]

Question here.  Is there any overarching plot that deals with the Reclamation?  Or is this more just a 'Life and Times of the Exalted' campaign?  I've got an idea for a character, but they would be actively working against the Reclamation and ultimately want the ED's attempt to break the bindings to fail...

[PaleEnchantress]

Question here.  Is there any overarching plot that deals with the Reclamation?  Or is this more just a 'Life and Times of the Exalted' campaign?  I've got an idea for a character, but they would be actively working against the Reclamation and ultimately want the ED's attempt to break the bindings to fail...

So far its looking pro reclimation anti TED