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The Scarlet Empress has gone missing.

With the disappearance of the Scarlet Empress and the return of the Solar Exalted, or otherwise known as Anathema by their Terrestrial usurpers, has sent the Realm into chaos. The throne lies empty with various contenders from the great Dynast houses, each hoping to claim the throne for themselves. Petty squabbling and betrayal lurks every corner, even while Creation continues on its path of destruction. Wars are fought, empires are forged and crumbled, and the shadowlands and the fae dominions seem to continuously expand.

Yet it is not the Realm our story takes place in, rather, a place of many different civilizations and societies. A place where a king might rule his kingdom next to a republic. A place where tiger warriors might do battle against janissaries. This is the Hundred Kingdoms--a land of many countries that coexist next to each other. However, with Fair Folk to the north and shadowlands all around, the Hundred Kingdoms seem destined to fall to one or another... or even to their neighbors. Will they be able to unite to save their people, or are they destined to fall into the history books?

The fate has been weaved, yet only time will tell.




Evident by the title, this will be an Exalted roleplay--without the dice mechanics. That being said, with Exalted more or less playing by the rules of "if you're a mortal, you're--in all likelihood--screwed" due to the power any type of Exalted wields, I'm looking for a smaller group than I normally GM for. This is simply to reduce the chances for "godmod-esque" situations, seeing, for example, as one Exalted can cut through thousands with a few strokes of their sword, and city-destroying weapons are quite possible (provided one can get it working).

If you're interested, I do have a few rules I use in every roleplay I GM, located directly below.


  • As with any RP, all guild rules apply to the RP and those partaking as roleplayers.
  • GM(s)' word is law. Issues may arise, but do not keep arguing after a decision has been made.
  • No godmodding, no overpowered characters, etc. We're all capable roleplayers to know this.
  • Romance is allowed, but remember to fade to black and take it to the PMs if it starts to be 18+.
  • Please be active for the sake of the RP. If you must leave or decide to, please say something beforehand.
  • One character per player. NPCs created should be made with the same detail as a PC.
  • Format the CS as much as you want, but do not post it in the character tab until it has been accepted.
  • Sheets are to be in spoilers/hiders, or else they will not be accepted until the issue has been fixed.
  • Lax post expectations. A post is expected at least once a week to avoid rushed and hastily written posts.
  • Quality over quantity. Exalted encourages descriptive writing, but don't post straight fluff.

Currently, player characters are limited to solely to four types: Solars, Lunars, Dragonblooded, and mortals. I may open other types of Exalted open for players in the future, but not now. However, Sidereals will be off the table completely unless I happen to change my mind. Sidereals, while fun, can be stupidly broken in a forum roleplay, and therefore I wish to avoid them all together except for possible NPCs.

Whilst the world of Creation is vast, with multiple real-life cultures having influenced it, I wish to focus on a specific location--for now. This location happens to be the Hundred Kingdoms, which--true to its name--is a bunch of kingdoms, each with their own little quirks and traits. Additionally, there also happens to be a few shadowlands and the Fair Folk nearby, which may or may not play a part in the future of this roleplay should it get going and on its way.

If anyone has any questions, please let me know.








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@Sola
Did someone say stalking? I'm actually interested, though I haven't really done anything with Exalted before. If there's still room and you're willing to tolerate the know-nothing I'd be happy to jump in.
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@Tominas We've already got several people who aren't super familiar with Exalted, so more the merrier.
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Hmmm... I am thinking either a soldier type or a crafter kind of guy.

Character Picture ideas and they both fit the setting.




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@Avanhelsing From what I was told, @Lord Orgasmo was going to play a crafter-esque Dragonblood. Maybe you two could work something out together.
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It does occur to me that a general sound-off of character concepts could help people make decisions about what they want to play. Frame of reference, I'm currently considering a Lunar Full-Moon caste as an Old Man(tm) based on Snakes, particularly larger pythons and vipers.
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I'm currently working on the (completely wacky) idea of a newly Exalted, and subsequently Casteless, Lunar who was born in the city of Mahalanka (or Sperimin) but was spirited away by his parents rather than being eaten by Raksi and who essentially got raised by Great Apes and Emerald Monkeys in a giant rip-off of homage to Journey to the West.

Alternatively, I could opt into being a Dragon-Blood or something marginally less zany.

Where's my Solar who Exalted via sailing through a hurricane to escape the Lintha.
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I am making a dawn Solar who is all about that being a good Solar while not exactly getting the whole "Most of Creation wants him dead". He's all bout using his fists more than his words.

Or

A Solar Sorcerer who uses his powers to right the wrongs around him. I know the martial side of Exalted better.

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I'm going Dynast mortal who decided he'd rather live a life of adventure and glory than simply due his "duty" and settle for pampered obscurity. New to Exalted so i need to study the settinh more before i settle on his skill set.
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I was originally going to create a psychotic character but am currently thinking on a stable and peaceful wood aspect dragon-blooded with a paladin thing going on.
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YO! I love exaulted. Is there room for me? I have my "I'm a botanist I swear" Solar that I would love to see more action.
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@Kirah No one has given me a sheet yet, so I think we can squeeze in one more person.
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Subscribed.
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@Sola I left my character sheet for Gwen at home, but I can do most if it by memory (I did just glance over it). So I'll be working on that today.
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I've still got a couple of things to finish in this thing, but hey, the most important bits are sort of done, and somebody's got to get this show started, right?


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@Sloth high five for soul bound!
Also I exclusively know 2nd ed and only played it a few times before our game dissolved. But I play a ton of WoD it's my favorite system
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Forgive me for using dots as terms here, but it is easier for me to make sense of her skill level that way. I tried to describe it without using dots in most places and just clarified with that. Let me know if you'd like to change anything. @sola

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disgusted noise "Filthy Anathema savages."

Heroic mortal Dynast goil will be up l8r tonight.
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@Raijinslayer I mean Gwyn had the same opinion till about like 6 months ago... then she was like weeeeelll FML
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