Han'ya/Isidoros
Isidoros by Han'ya and Nkolos
Han'ya here. First let me say that this portrayal of Isidoros owes much to JiveX's version on the other wiki (poxrot, boo, hiss, etc.), and I in no way intend to directly plagiarize any of his material; I simply used it as fairly close inspiration. I acknowledge that he thought it up first, and this is in no way intended as competition.
Second, if FrivYeti is reading this: The fact that I don't like the way you do Isidoros is no criticism of you, Friv. Different strokes for different folks, y'know?
Juggernaut Caste
As the Reclamation wore on, the Green Sun Princes found themselves with opportunities to capture Solars and bring them back to the Demon City alive. The Yozis, knowing opportunity when it knocked, wasted no time in killing those Exalts they could not corrupt, capturing their shards, and performing some creative engineering. From this they shaped a small number of two new castes for two of the more helpful junior partners in the Reclamation; Kimbery and Isidoros. Three captured Zenith Shards were modified to become the Juggernauts, Children of the Black Boar.
Cecelyne despaired at the loss, for she believed the new caste worse than useless; the Juggernauts are beasts. They redefine the world they rampage through without goal, affecting events by their very existence to a greater degree than other Green Sun Princes, very much like their master. Mighty in battle they are without question, but the true strength of a Juggernaut is in their will. As they smash through the Heart-less scenery of Creation, so much weaker than the glory of Malfeas' city-jouten, the ruins (of buildings, of people, and of dreams) that they leave in their wake can offer no resistance to the righteous crusade of the Yozis.
Juggernaut Exaltations seek out those who live a life defined by desire, generally base desire. A life of indulgence is not uncommon among potential Juggernauts, but just as common is an ascetic life of contempt for one's so-called equals and betters. Deep down, every Juggernaut knows on an instinctual level that they are the greatest; that their so-called "flaws" are irrelevant, that the only requirement upon them for glory is to exist, unchanging and resolute. They do not care about others, about their opinions (of the Juggernaut, let alone anything else), their hopes and dreams, their lives. All the world is scenery to a Juggernaut, and not a one of them suffers the slightest compunction in rolling right over it.
Anima Banner: The Juggernaut caste mark is the cloven hoofprint of their patron, bruise-black upon their brow. Juggernaut anima banners often resemble flying wreckage or twisting black briars, and are alarming storms of vitriol-green and threatening black-red. Totems often resemble demons descended from Isidoros, if not the great boar himself.
Anima Effects: Like their master, the Sky-Twisters will suffer no obstacle to stand. Juggernauts can spend 10m to lower the target number of their damage rolls to 6 for the scene. This effect automatically activates at no cost once the Infernal has spent 11+ motes of Peripheral Essence.
Caste Abilities: Isidoros is tireless and unstoppable, and his heart is untouchable, even for a Yozi. Curiously, his intense self-absorption gives him great faculty with the true nature of things. His Exalts have an affinity for the Abilities of Integrity, Athletics, Presence, Resistance, and Occult.
Associations: Boars, soil, the season of Wood, the color black, all demons that descend from Isidoros.
Sobriquets: Children of the Black Boar that Twists the Skies, Sky-Twisters, Black Boars, Rams of Hell (actually an Old Realm term referring to siege material more generally, alternate translations including "Chariots," "Vehicles," and "Engines")
Concepts: Cruel giant, debauched party-circuit regular, power-hungry tyrant
Isidoros Charms
First Isidoros Excellency Cost: 1m per Type: Reflexive (Step 1 for attacker, Step 2 for defender) Duration: Instant Keywords: Combo-OK Minima: Essence 1 Prerequisites: None
The Black Boar That Twists The Skies is relentless in his unstoppable advance. In truth, he is as incapable of stopping as he is incapable of restraint. His titanic arrogance exceeds even his titanic form. Strife and competition are his natural environment. He is endlessly destructive, yet oddly immediate in his ravages, in both time and space. He is not impulsive, but he is predictable. He is utterly reckless and completely self-centered. He hates Fate. He is lawless; more, he is chaos embodied. He delights in disorder for its own sake and needs neither justification nor purpose for his deeds. He is brash and loud, to say nothing of fearless. You can hear him coming, but by that time it is too late to get out of the way. Many compare him to Adorjan, but they betray their own ignorance. The two could not be more different. While Adorjan is completely free of the constraints of identity while claiming all the benefits of self, and thus moves free of everything, the totality of Isidoros' being is the product of inertia, and he is as free of outside constraint as he is utterly chained to his own identity. He is eternally charging, moving only forwards. A creature of desire, Isidoros lives for sensation, and he lives in the moment. His word is final, and he will not be swayed from his course. He will always fight for freedom to be oneself. His sacred number is six.
Isidoros Mythos Exultant Cost: - Type: Permanent Duration: Permanent Keywords: None Minima: Essence 3 Prerequisites: First Isidoros Excellency
Whenever the Infernal performs a two-die stunt, they instantly heal a level of bashing damage. With a three-die stunt, they can heal either two bashing or one lethal health level of damage. Two two-die stunts do allow for the healing of a single level of lethal damage if one occurs immediately after the other.
Comments
im so proud of us for brainstorming this stuff up- Nkolos
