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Horse-Friend

I dream a dream of the First Age.

A manse.
Dire and foreboding.
Tendrils of deceit and hate.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

A Mage.
Prideful and cunning.
Horse Avatar Lord as bait.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

“You are too late, Nilus, Fool of the Deliberative, my work is complete!”

I dream a dream of the First Age.

I run.
Much faster than thought.
No sound as I run the maze.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

Pitch black.
Horse Avatar caught.
A Yozi enjoys the neighs.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

“Little man, won’t you join in my feast?”

I dream a dream of the First Age.

I leap.
Deflecting it’s claw.
Gold essence fighting the dark.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

It breathes.
Plague-wind from it’s maw.
Turned by a swift golden spark.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

“I have braved Malfeas to know your weakness, I am Nilus the Hidden Sun and you cannot win.”

I dream a dream of the First Age.

I thrust.
Sharp teeth held agape.
Dive to malevolent heart.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

A fiend.
Essence losing shape.
Body rent, falling apart.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

“Golden Exalt, I give you thanks and a gift, to aid in your travels through dark places and times.”

I dream a dream of the First Age.

A god.
Beneficent eyes.
“Horse Friend” re-named for all time.

I dream a dream of the First Age.

The Sun.
Unconquered and wise.
Cleanses the shadows and slime.

I dream a dream of the First Age.
@NIK.2003

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Beasts

The powerful black wings carried the Beast of Seven Lamentations over the vast eastern forest. His face was twisted into a feral snarl as the sorceries of the wings enhanced his perception to such a degree that the scurrying Barbarians among the trees were clearly visible. He could nearly smell their fear as he passed high overhead.

He wanted to land among them, to feel their flesh beneath his claws, to hear their screams, to taste their blood, to cleanse their existence from creation.

But he refrained. He was on a mission for his Mistress, his Lady, his twisted Love.

“There is a Lunar to the East, my pet. It is newly exalted, but already seeks to raise the barbarians against Dathnor. Seek it out, my beast. Seek it out and bring it surcease from the agonies of life. Flay the skin from it’s bones. Bring me it’s defiled head. Fail me and you will know such torments as you cannot imagine, yet. But I know you will please me. For I know you know I love you…”

And so Beast flew east. For three days he knew nothing but the open skies, wind and meals of birds snatched from the air.

Then he found it. A tribe of barbarians marching through the trees, geared for war. Wyld twisted mutants herded amongst them, given crude weapons, and cruder armour.

Beast slowly circled the tribe. Maybe three hundred fighting men, half as many again mutants. He could see the poison coating their weapons with his sorcerous perceptions. He grunted and flexed his muscles, calling upon the strength of Oblivion to strengthen him.

Then he dived. Faster than any natural bird, his face was grinning with a lust for destruction and his top-knot writhed like a snake in the wind.

His soulsteel gauntlets started moaning in anticipation of blood, as bony claws sprouted from his fingers. A scant hundred yards above the trees Beast began a blood curdling scream, and then penetrated the forest canopy. Before the large, tattooed man leading the horde could react, Beast had punched into his chest, separating his torso from his legs. The last sight of the man’s life was Beast’s jaws closing around his mouth and tearing his lips apart in glee. Gore sprayed across the tribesmen and as Beast flew above the canopy again, the torso fell amongst them, faceless and bloody.

A great cry rose from the horde and arrows began flying intermittently through the canopy. Beast began to laugh, and licked his lips in joy. These mortals were no threat to Dathnor. He began to circle higher, looking for another target. It was going to be a satisfying afternoon.

Then he saw it. Towering above even the largest mutants strode a sleek furred beast-man. It looked up where the tribesmen were pointing and bellowed a challenge at the flying Abyssal. Within seconds a small tree flew into the sky and crashed into Beast, knocking him backwards into a slow somersault. His eyes blazing in anger, Beast of Seven Lamentations released a howl of anger in answer and spun into another dive.

The Lunar leapt into the forest canopy and stood casually upon a branch. It reached to it’s waist and clutched at a silvery tattoo which fluidly unwrapped itself to become a long moonsilver lash, writhing from the Lunar’s hand. As Beast flew at it with unholy speed, the Lunar snarled and flicked the whip towards him. The whip caught around Beast’s throat before he could react, and with a smooth jump the Lunar had the silver cord wrapped around another branch. As Beast tried to claw at the strand, the Lunar’s eyes gleamed, and it jumped to the forest floor, pulling hard on the lash. A glimmer of shock crossed Beast’s face as he was pulled off course at phenomenal speed, whipping around the branch to smash through another tree. As he rose among the splintered remains, he glared with hatred at the dusky man-beast before him. The Lunar roared again and pulled the whip, bringing Beast to his knees.

Beast could feel his lungs burn for air, but knew the ministrations of his Lady would be far worse than anything this creature could do. He leapt into the branches of the tree above the Lunar, as it began to drag him closer. His claws dug into the living wood and halted the Lunar’s efforts. With a mighty lunge, Beast threw himself over a branch and swung himself into the creature’s face, wrapping his own claws around the Lunar’s throat and glaring into it’s feral eyes.

Beast and the beast gazed unmitigating fury at each other. The Lunar’s jaws opened to reveal silver fangs longer than Beast’s fingers as it roared in anger. A bleeding sun appeared on Beast’s brow as needle sharp fangs extended and he bellowed hatred in reply. With a sudden lunge Beast closed his mouth around the Lunar’s muzzle, drawing forth blood and essence. With a start the creature kicked up, knocking Beast away and releasing the silver whip.

The two Exalts circled warily through the underbrush. Tribesmen and Mutants stood back in fear and awe. Already forming tales and legends of this battle between their god and a demon. The whip lashed out again and missed as Beast called forth his tainted essence to appear on the other side of a tree. Blood dripped down his snarling face. The whip snapped again, and Beast appeared right before Luna’s Chosen, a circle of oblivion appearing within the bloodied sun. The Lunar’s other clawed hand shot out to rake the Abyssal, and with a devious grin and a rush of tainted essence Beast appeared behind the creature in a cloud of swirling black Raitons. With a ragged laugh Beast of Seven Lamentations tore great chunks of flesh from the Lunar’s hide as a scream erupted from it’s jaws.

The Lunar spun swiftly to grab the mocking Abyssal, and again was confounded as a cloud of Raitons appeared above it’s head. In the setting of the sunlight every shadow became a gateway into oblivion. The moonsilver whip snapped into the space above the Lunar, severing a tree branch but missing it’s mark. With a howl, the creature leapt into the undergrowth, but it was too late. The Abyssal punched into it’s back and grasped the Lunar’s spine. The Man-beast writhed in agony as Beast of Seven Lamentations held it up by the gruesome handle and repeatedly kicked into it’s stomach and ribs, laughing all the while. Beast swung the pitiful exalt’s head into a tree trunk, and sprayed it’s blood across the trembling tribesmen who remained.

With a final crack, the Lunar fell silent.

A hush fell over the forest, before a gradual sound of panicking barbarians fleeing through the trees could be heard. Screams and woeful cries softly echoed in the evening air.

Beast laughed again. Triumph was a good feeling. With a practised skill, he skinned the creature and separated the head. Then, clutching his gory trophies, he took to the skies and returned to Dathnor, injured but victorious. Surely his Lady would be pleased!

“My pet, you bring me such fine gifts! But what’s this? The head is not defiled! The skin was not flayed! How dare you insult me with such carelessness! Am I not your Lady? Am I not your love? You must be punished, my beast. It’s the only way you will learn.”

And another rent scream echoed across Dathnor adding a baritone harmony to the noisome air.

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So, it seems that Tave is a verb-form (?)* in Lithuanian, as in "Tave myliu" (I love you), "Kad tave velniai nujotu!" (Let devils ride you away!) and even "Kad tave shikanti sutrauktu" (May your muscles constrict while you shit) - I kid you not. So that's a rather unlikely origin.

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These strategies are copied from the CombatStrategies page (which gives credit where credit is due), but this page is for my own use - please only change the comments section, leave the rest for me to update. ^_^

Solar Strategies

1. Master Ping, Melee specialist

Attacks

Multilpe times in Melee, with

Fire and Stones Strike (for one damage autosuccess)

Defends with

Fivefold Bulwark Stance or Steel Devil Style (and full dodge if needed) turn one, then

Flow Like Blood

Dragon-Blooded Strategies

1. Fire Master in our Midst

Attacks with

Fire Aspect Anima ability

Defends with

Fire Dragon Form (MA sux to Dodge rolls), and

Safety among Enemies (Dodge roll to redirect attack)

2. Ever-Present Wind-Master, Air Aspected DB

Attacks

From range, with Thrown weapon

Defends with

Windhands Gemstone (parry or dodge a ranged attack with full pool)

Anima Power (faster movement?)

Five-Dragon Blocking Technique (free parry with Essence, and add this to normal parries),

Five-Dragon Form (soak L with B, faster movement), and

Whirlwind Shield Method (add Essence to difficulty of ranged attacks to hit you)

Counterattacks with

Vengeful Gust Counterattack (throw vs ranged attack (use up dodge or parry), counter with extra sux)

3. (Advanced) Breezy Trees, Air + Wood Immaculates

Air attacks

From range with Thrown, using

Air Dragon Form (adds MA to ranged attacks)

Shrouding the Body and Mind (invisible; if spotted, parries against you are at +2 difficulty)

Air defends with

Whirlwind Shield Method (subtract Essence successes from ranged attacks to hit target)

Seven Year Swarm Volley from Wood aspect (adds Archery attack successes to difficulty)

Shrouding the Body and Mind (invisible; if spotted, attacks against you are at +2 difficulty)

Windhands Gemstone (dodge (or parry) a ranged attack with full pool)

Air Dragon Form (add MA to dodges; reflexively dodge with MA rating)

Anima Power (faster movement?)

Air counterattacks with

Vengeful Gust Counterattack (throw vs ranged attack (use up parry (or dodge)), counter with extra sux)

Wood attacks

Does not attack, uses Seven Year Swarm Volley (if did attack, it would be from range with Archery)

Wood defends with

Hides in trees

Whirlwind Shield Method (add Essence to difficulty of ranged attacks to hit you)

Seven Year Swarm Volley (roll Archery attack, add sux to difficulty for all ranged attacks on group)

4. Four With One Mind, three armored mortals with a (four Essence) Air aspected DB

DB attacks with

Long spear, using

With One Mind (adds own Abil to Wts Per and Melee)

Defends with

Mortals parrying attacks on him

Parries using

With One Mind (adds own Abil to Wts Per and Melee, allows to parry attacks on others in group)

Mortals always parry

With One Mind (adds own Abil to Wts Per and Melee, allows to parry attacks on others in group)

5. Avalanche Assualt, Earth Immaculate

Activates Shattering Fist Strike (doubles raw damage to destroy objects)

Then uses Mountain Toppling Method (Strength increases by 5 with or vs objects of stone)

Drops a portion of the scenery onto the enemy

This has been used to great effect in battles over moutain passes, when enemies of the realm had the entire mountainside crush their armies due to the work of a few heroes.

6. Goremaul Storm, Air DB

Attacks by

Tossing a Goremaul, or preferably multiples

Using Loyal Weapon (to have it spin back)

Seeking Throw Technique (adds two dice to Thrown attack per mote)

Persistant Hornet Attack (possibly ... attacks same target for Essence turns)

7. Fire and Ice, Fire Immaculate and an elusive ranged type (Air Immaculate or Wind-Master work great)

Fire Immaculate attacks with

Consuming Might of the Fire Dragon (triples fire damage from Anima power)

Dodging among opponents

Fire Immaculate defends with

Fire Dragon Form (add MA successes to dodge rolls, can't use reflexively)

Consuming Might of the Fire Dragon (reduce attacks on you by MA rating, half that for allies in Ess yards)

Full dodge

Safety Among Enemies where required (redirects attacks)

Air Immaculate attacks with

Ranged attacks, as in the above attack templates

Herds opponents closer to Fire Immaculate

If the opponents attack the Fire Immaculate, they hit each other. If they concentrate their efforts on the Air Aspect, the Fire Immaculate attacks them, doing both weapon and anima damage.

8. Water Dragon Suffers, Water Immaculate

Attacks with

Water Dragon Form (MA increases by Essence)

Theft-of-Essence Method (if hit, roll Ess + MA ... each sux steals 3 motes)

Defends with

Water Dragon From (adds MA to B and L soak, can soak L with full Sta; can reflexively add 2 soak per mote)

9. Blades of Fire, Fire Immaculate

Attacks with

Flash-Fire Technique (allows you to reroll initiative)

Multiple attacks

Defends with

Flame-Flicker Stance (increase difficulty to hit you by (up to) Essence, for turn)

Parries

10. Howling Wolves, multiple Sorcerors

Each attacks with

Thunder Wolf's Howl (undodgeable and unblockable attack on one opponent), or

Level 3 Sorcery Capturing Cords could help if only a single caster were available

11. Use a big, honkin, first age device

Who cares if another Mourning Field in the Scavenger Lands is created if it means taking out an Anathama

12. Flurry of Swords, Air DBs

They all attack with

Multiple attacks at high initiative, using

With One Mind (adds own Abil to Wts Per and Melee)

They all defend with

Five-Dragon Blocking Technique

13. Misty Metal Storm, Air DBs

They all attack with

Multiple attacks at high initiative, using

With One Mind (adds own Abil to Wts Per and Melee)

Strength of Stone Technique (adds one Str)

They all defend with

Five-Dragon Blocking Technique

Smoke Obsucring Effect (adds own Abil to Dodge for group)

Strength of Stone Technique (adds one Sta)

Dodge where attacks are too accurate

14. Swirling Prismatic Typhoon, Air DBs

They all attack with

Multiple attacks at high initiative, using

Deadly Wildfire Legion (adds own Abil to Melee)

Dragon Vortex Attack (area of 10 feet x Ess, those in area take Ess L each turn)

They all defend with

Five-Dragon Blocking Technique

15. Air Force Strike, Air Immaculates in Most Terrifying Armor of the Air dragon

Attack by

Plummeting down on their opponenets

Use their 5 chakram trick (immaculate weapon ability), with

Wrathful Winds Maneuver (perfect att for Str + Ess L soak Sta only, roll Str + Ath diff MA or stunned)

Defend by

Ending each turn by leaping straight up into the air

16. Wrath of the Five Dragons, 1 DB of each aspect

Water DB attacks with

Flow Past Defences (on successful hold attack, extra successes reduce L + B soak)

Eath DB attacks with

A big jade weapon with

Force of the Mountain (add Ess to damage of attack)

Air Immaculate attacks with

Invisibly Hidden Chakram Method (hide up to Ess x2 thrown weapons)

Loyal Weapon (can throw Melee weapons, and weapon returns)

Fire DB attacks with

Ringing Anvil Assault (up to Melee extra attacks)

Dragon Graced Weapon (if hit, soak additional 4L on next action)

Wood DB attacks with

Swallows Defend the Nest (fire Ess arrows)

Lunar Strategies

1. Soak Monster

Defends with

Heavy Armour

Five-Dragon Blocking Technique (add Ess to parries, relexively parry with Ess)

Wound-Knitting (heals 1 L per turn)

2. Even More Aggravating Lunar

Attacks with

Multiple Archery attacks

Defends with

Lightning Speed and the Flight Gifts (DBT)

Running faster than opponenets can keep up

3. Master MA Lunar

Attacks with

Charcoal March of Spiders (independant actions which can be split)

Savage Moonsilver Talons (nasty claws)

Hurricane Combat Method (add MA to init, Ess extra MA or ranged attacks per turn)

Fast movement

Defends with

Hurricane Combat Method (add MA to dodge rolls, or reflexively dodge with MA)

4. Snake dodge Lunar

Attacks with

Stratospheric Dexterity

Defends with

Stratospheric Dexterity

Triple-specialized and maxed-out Dodge

Snake Body Technique (reflexively dodge attack)

Counterattacks with

Snake Body Technique (reflexively dodge attack, extra successes redirect attack)

Abyssal Strategies

1. Dance of the Draining Death

Attacks with

Owl Seizes Mouse (can't block or dodge clinch), followed by

Rapacious Lamprey Technique (Drink Ess health levels in a turn)

Defends with

Persistent dodge

2. Cold Hyper-Drain

Attacks with

Unnatural Shambling Deftness (Ess extra attacks)

Breath Draining Prana (targetted at the essence pool, roll Will for motes drained)

Defends with Charms paid for via drain

Fivefold Shadow Form (Reduce attack pool by Dex + Ess)

Flowing Evasion Assault (dodge without a roll)

Incomparable Sentinel Stance (perfect, applicable parry)

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Important Fives in Exalted...

||Dawn|| - Bronze Tiger|| ||Zenith ||- Golden Bull|| ||Twilight ||- Copper Spider|| ||Night ||- Iron Wolf|| ||Eclipse ||- Quicksilver Falcon||

Full Moon - ? Waxing Moon - ? Half Moon - ? Waning Moon - ? No Moon - ?

||Journeys ||- Heaven's Messengers - ||Harbringers ||- Yellow ||- Air ||- Golden Barque|| ||Secrets ||- Heaven's Eyes ||- Oracles ||- Green ||- Water ||- Forbidding Manse|| ||Serenity ||- Heaven's Coutesans ||- Joybringers ||- blue ||- Wood ||- Cerulean Lute|| ||Battles ||- Heaven's Soldiers ||- Shieldbearers ||- scarlet ||- Fire ||- Crimson Panoply|| ||Endings ||- Heaven's Gardeners ||- Reckoners ||- violet ||- Earth ||- Violet Bier ||

||Air ||- Blue ||- Serenity ||- Air ||- North ||- Mela ||- Tempestuous Knives ||- Azure Dragons|| ||Earth ||- White || Battle || Earth || Centre || Pasiap || Stone Fists || Ivory Dragons || ||Fire ||- Red ||Journeys || Fire || South || Hesiesh || Burning Swords || Crimson Dragons || ||Water ||- Black || Secrets || Water || West || Daana'd || Drowning Hands || Ebon Dragons || ||Wood ||- Green || Endings || Wood || East || Sextes Jylis || Ashen Bows || Emerald Dragons ||

Mineral - Plant - Animal - Human - Spirit

Mind - Soul - Body - Shard - Blood

Sense - Sight - Hearing - Taste - Touch - Smell

How Many? - None - A - Some - Many - All

1 - 2 - 3 - 4- 5

10 - 100 - 1000 - 10000 - 100000/limitless/uncountable

In - On - Under - Above - Beside - Around

Where? - Here - There - Nowhere - Everywhere - Elsewhere

When? - Beginning - Then/Past - Now - Soon/Future - Ending

Who? - Him/Her - Them - Me - Us - You

What? - This - That - Something - Nothing - Everything

Why? - Because - Chance - Fate - Decree - Decision

Baby - Youth - Adult - Elder - Aged/Dying

Wise - Assured - Brave - Kind - Centred

Places - Wyld - Creation - Heaven - Area - Space

State of being - Blessed - Exalted - Mortal - Divine - Primordial

Known Stuff - Technique - Method - Style - Kata - Movement

Practice - Meditation - Trance - Mantra - Approach - Prana

Oath - Bind - Procedure - Persuade - Proposal

Advance - Motion - Concentration - Attitude - Mode

magical stuff - Charm - Shaping/Sorcery - Mote - Anima - Essence - Prayer - Weaving - Ritual - Elemental - Karma

Pattern - Path - Ordeal - Perfection - Decision

Eye - Nose - Mouth - Ear - Face

Finger - Hand - Elbow - Shoulder - Arm

Silence - Whisper - Speech - Shout - Voice - Tongue - Language - Song - Words

Hit/Strike/Blow - Attack - Victory - Battle/Conflict - Maneuver - Prowess - Onslaught

Not - Bad - Negative - Dangerous - Against - Opposed

Truth - Knowledge - Savant - Analysis - Law

Physical - Mental - Spiritual - Social - Virtuous

Up - Down - Rise - Fall

Grace - Strength - Intelligence - Beauty - Wisdom

Forget - Remember - Hide - Reveal - Guess

Auspicious - Marvellous - Efficient - Decorous - Honorable - Loyal - Benevolent

||||||||||Station:|| ||Slave||Servant||Autonomous||Master||King||

Desire - Fear - Anger - Hate - Apathy

Shape - Thing - Exist - Weight -

Of - Because - Like - And - Or

Swim - Walk/Stride - Climb - Fly - Wait

With - Against - Shroud - Seek -

Weapon - Armor - Shield - Arrow

||||||||||Relations ->|| ||Ally - ||Enemy - ||Family - ||Stranger - ||Aquaintance||

||||||||||Speed ->|| || Still - ||Slow - ||Movement/Alive/Steady - ||Fast - ||Foreward - Backward / Directed||

||||||||||Elements of Life:|| ||Eating || Breathing || Sleeping || Feeling || Tiring / Moving||

||||||||||Size:|| ||Tiny || Small || Large || Huge || Behemoth ||

Protection - Ward - Sanctuary - Home - Defense - Threshold - Gate / Door - Safety - Invulnerable

Legion - Horde - Family / House / Clan / Tribe - Convocation - Nation

Real - Become - Be - Exist

Inspiration - Glow - Radiance - Light - Clear

Quality Of (-ness) - Adverb - Adjective - Plural - Participle

Comments / Flames / Critiques

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