History Characters / ExaltedExalted

Then there are the "patchwork" Exalted, who have had a number of spirits modify the Exigence as it passed from hand to hand to reduce the cost to themselves. The result is an aberration of incredible power -- and when dealing with the Exalted, that's saying something. [[BlessedWithSuck Shame about the conflicting purviews, though.]]

!!The Dream Souled
Chosen of Ketu, a being native to the wyld who is neither primordial nor fair folk. Ketu knows creation only from the dreams of it's inhabitants, and selects its chosen from those whose dreams it finds most interesting.

The Dream Souled wield unmatched power over dreams, and are formidable forces in the waking world as well, weilding powers based on illusion and transformation.

* {{Ubermensch}}: The kind of people who become Dream-Souled were already {{Determinator}}s, Ketu's blessing makes it outright ''impossible'' for others to force them to willingly break their own ideals.

Once the Aurorals, chosen of the incarna Aurora, the Hearteaters were warped into their current form during the Divine Revolution, when the Primordials slew Aurora and performed a terrible ritual using his heart as a focus. Unfortunately for the Primordials, they remained on the side of the gods. So now instead of joyful muses they had to deal with something much, much worse.

* FallenHero: The Auroral Exalted were once TheMuse to the other Exalted during the Primordial War, only to be twisted into the monsters they are now through the murder of their Patron Incarna. Once they were no longer needed to fight said Primordials, the Hearteaters were sealed away, and understandably want payback.
* LightIsNotGood: Hearteaters used to be the Exalted of the Aurora, and are still highly associated with light, and are not Creatures of Darkness. Their very powers push them into being amoral {{Manipulative Bastard}}s that devour free will.
* MadeOfIndestructium: When a Hearteater dies with no pawns in range, their bones transmute to pearl and become imperishable until some poor sap stumbles across them and receives the Exaltation.

* TheVirus: The core Hearteater concept, via breaking others' wills and turning them into their pawns. Kill a Hearteater with a suitable pawn within a few miles, and the Exaltation passes to the pawn... along with the drive to break people's wills and make them pawns (courtesy of their manifestation of the Great Curse), but ''not'' necessarily the original Hearteater's mind. Kill a Hearteater without a suitable pawn, and the Exaltation will pass to the next mortal to touch [[SealedEvilInACan their bones]].

Chosen of Nebiru, an incarna that refused to fight on the side of the gods in the Divine Revolution. Tomprevent him betraying them to the Primordials, the other incarnae sealed him within his invisible planet. In a desperate bid for freedom, Nebiru created the Umbrals, allowing himself to be consumed in the process.

All Umbrals have a Shadow - a SplitPersonality fromed from the darkest parts of their psyche and a small fragment of Nebiru himself. Their charms allow them to control darkness, both in a literal sense and to manipulate the darkness within the hearts of those around them. In the place of a limit track they have a Penumbra, a gauge of how much they or the shadow is in control of their shared body. The higher it is, and the more influence the shadow has, the more powerful they become.

* EnemyWithin: An Umbral's Exaltation gives them a Shadow, the result of a bit of Nebiru merging with his Chosen's darker impulses - as befitting an embodiment of fear and doubt, Shadows are never things their counterpart likes about themselves and constantly struggle for control; however, since Shadows contain pieces of an Incarna, some Charms cede influence to the Shadow in return for drawing directly on the dead arch-god's power.

* TheAssimilator: Some Hearteater Charms allow them to absorb abilities, traits and skills from their pawns.
* BlessedWithSuck: Any Hearteater with a conscience is going to rapidly learn to hate life even more so than sympathetic Abyssals, because an Abyssal can occasionally take a break from being a horrific monster by resting in the Underworld. A Hearteater's ''very existence'' is parasitic, with enough left of themselves as the Auroral Exalted to know just how broken they are.
* CastingAShadow: A good part of Umbral powers is physical manipulation of darkness and shadows.
* DarkIsNotEvil: Umbrals are associated deeply with darkness, fear, and vices, and are Creatures of Darkness due to their long-dead Incarna being a Primordial loyalist; however, even the Shadows themselves aren't inherently evil (a particularly criminal Umbral might find her Shadow partly embodies ChronicHeroSyndrome), and it's possible for Heaven to decide that particular Umbrals have proven they're not enemies of Creation, curing their vulnerability to Holy Charms.
* {{Determinator}}: Ketu is drawn to the dreams of people who have an extremely clear idea of what they think the world should be, and a will to see it through no matter the personal cost. It empowers these people as Dream-Souled.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: The Primordials apparently thought turning the Auroral Exalted into horrific parasites by killing their beloved Incarna would win them over. If anything, they helped defeat themselves worse, because the newborn Hearteaters wanted them to ''suffer.''
* DreamWalker: Dream-Souled have the basic ability to enter others' dreams, plus Charms that allow them to [[DreamWeaver manipulate the dreams of others]].
* EnemyMine: One of the few things that can get the Sidereals and Lunars to collaborate is taking down a Hearteater - both the Bureau of Destiny and the Silver Pact have institutional memory of the Hearteaters, even if their newer members haven't heard of them, and are well aware of the threat they pose.
* EnemyWithin: An Umbral's Exaltation gives them a Shadow, the result of a bit of Nebiru merging with his Chosen's darker impulses - as befitting an embodiment of fear and doubt, Shadows are never things their counterpart likes about themselves and constantly struggle for control; however, since Shadows contain pieces of an Incarna, some Charms cede influence to the Shadow in return for drawing directly on the dead arch-god's power.
* FallenHero: The Auroral Exalted were once TheMuse to the other Exalted during the Primordial War, only to be twisted into the monsters they are now through the murder of their Patron Incarna. Once they were no longer needed to fight said Primordials, the Hearteaters were sealed away, and understandably want payback.

* {{Irony}}: The Immaculate Philosophy views Celestial Exalted as inherently compromised by their dark sides awoken by their powers and inherently Anathema. Umbrals, who factually are Celestial Exalted fighting against their awoken dark sides by nature of their powers, are not inherently recognized by the Immaculates as Anathema, simply being judged based on their behavior.
* LightIsNotGood: Hearteaters used to be the Exalted of the Aurora, and are still highly associated with light, and are not Creatures of Darkness. Their very powers push them into being amoral {{Manipulative Bastard}}s that devour free will.
* LiminalBeing: The Dream-Souled stand between Creation and the Wyld, not fully of one or the other. This is absolutely terrifying to the FairFolk, as Dream-Souled are embodiments of Order they cannot mutate due to also being Dreams, and can reshape fae into forms that ape their Ideals.

* MadeOfIndestructium: When a Hearteater dies with no pawns in range, their bones transmute to pearl and become imperishable until some poor sap stumbles across them and receives the Exaltation.

* {{Ubermensch}}: The kind of people who become Dream-Souled were already {{Determinator}}s, Ketu's blessing makes it outright ''impossible'' for others to force them to willingly break their own ideals.

* {{Irony}}: The Immaculate Philosophy views Celestial Exalted as inherently compromised by their dark sides awoken by their powers and inherently Anathema. Umbrals, who factually are Celestial Exalted fighting against their awoken dark sides by nature of their powers, and are not inherently recognized by the Immaculates as Anathema, simply being judged based on their behavior.

* {{Humanshifting}}: Shifune has two forms left to him at present, a red fox with [[MarkOfTheSupernatural seven-fingered hands in place of paws]] and a handome red-haired youth, having lost his other forms in creating his Exaltation.

* AllUpToYou: Janest becomes the Harvest Exalted, but it costs the life of the god who does it. She then proceeds to take on the army of Fair Folk menacing her home singlehandedly, buying enough time for her fellow field-maidens to come to her assistance, and ly ends the battle by killing the Fair Folk leader.

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* AgeWithoutYouth: Downplayed, but Torchbearers age visibly normally, if extremely gracefully; they remain spry as any other Exalted, [[OldMaster but the bare their wisdom on their flesh]].

* LongLived: The Torchbearer's lifespan is comparable to the Dragon-Blooded's, though unlike the Dragon-Blooded, they don't remain in the prime of their life, but end up elderly and spry by the end of their first century. Nozifu's chapter fiction suggests she's on the older side of Torchbearer lifespan, but doesn't give specifics.

The proprietary Exigents of the titular city, who were Exalted by bathing in the Fount of Glories at the heart of their sacred caverns. Created when Cantata-of-the-Depths, the gem-god and patron of the Irugu clan in the distant Northwest used his spark to merge his Essence with the grave of the dead Incarna Aurora, the Fount gives those who survive a bath in it the patchwork power of Cantata's love of beauty and artwork, with Aurora's prowess over hope, awe, and light. The first Sovereign, Queen Ulu, quickly realized its potential for abuse and rivals, and banned all but the royal family and its branches from even approaching the Fount - but now she is dead by the same unknown hands that assassinated her daughter and heir apparent, and the Sovereigns find themselves jockeying for mastery of the city.

* CursedWithAwesome: They are patchwork Exigents, and thus have an extremely nasty variant of the Great Curse that results in them suffering incredible agony and lethal PowerIncontinence for a bit, or becoming TheSociopath due to shutting down all parts of them that could feel pain for a longer bit. Because it doesn't actually hurt them until that moment, they find it hardly outweighs the benefits of being a god-king, and appreciate that it reminds them of the need for ''some'' restraint.

Chosen of Karana, the god of Marionette Puppetry. A daughter of impoverished immigrants once enslaved at a cocoa farm, Pakpao rose to prominence of the wife of a high ranking Zhao official. Pakpao largely uses her newound abilities to seek further political power and has ignored the pleas of her patron's cult, who would prefer that she aid them in revenge against the Realm and Immaculate Order which reduced the cult to a shadow of it's former self and left their god broken a century ago. Karana himself seems less concerned, confident that she will be useful in time.

* DeadGuyPuppet: Pakpao can reanimate corpses and use them as "puppets" for the purposes of her charms

* DarkIsNotEvil: Umbrals are associated deeply with darkness, fear, and vices, and are Creatures of Darkness due to their long-dead Incarna being a Primordial loyalist; however, even the Shadows themselves aren't inherently evil (a particularly criminal Umbral might find her Shadow partly embodies ChronicHeroSyndrome), and it's possible for Heaven to decide that particular Umbrals are far too nice to be considered enemies of Creation, curing their vulnerability to Holy Charms.
* {{Determinator}}: Ketu is drawn to the dreams of people who have an extremely clear idea of what they think the world should be, and a will to see it through no matter the personal cost. They empower these people as Dream-Souled.

* EnemyWithin: An Umbral's Exaltation gives them a Shadow, the result of a bit of Nebiru merging with his Chosen's darker impulses to become an avatar of the dead Incarna - as befitting an embodiment of fear and doubt, Shadows are never things their counterpart likes about themselves and constantly struggle for control; however, since Shadows are pieces of an Incarna, some Charms cede influence to the Shadow in return for drawing directly on the dead arch-god's power.

* TheMinionMaster: Heareater Charms revolve around Pawns, people they have instilled a brainwashed UndyingLoyalty into.

* TheVirus: The core Hearteater concept, via breaking others' wills and turning them into their pawns. Kill a Hearteater with a suitable pawn nearby, and the Exaltation passes to the pawn... along with the drive to break people's wills and make them pawns (courtesy of their manifestation of the Great Curse), but ''not'' the original Hearteater's mind. Kill a Hearteater without a suitable pawn, and the Exaltation will pass to the next mortal to touch their bones.

* DarkIsNotEvil: Umbrals are both associated deeply with darkness and are Creatures of Darkness due to their long-dead Incarna being a Primordial loyalist; however, even the Shadows themselves aren't inherently evil (a particularly criminal Umbral might find her Shadow partly embodies ChronicHeroSyndrome), and it's possible for Heaven to decide that particular Umbrals are far too nice to be considered enemies of Creation, curing their vulnerability to Holy Charms.

* NonIndicativeName: The Hearteaters' name is metaphorical, rather than literal.

[[folder:Dream-Souled, Hearteaters and Umbral Exalted]]

Initially, these three Exalted types were intended as foils for the Lunars and Sidereals in Third Edition, in order to emphasize some of their themes, and were to receive playable writeups. When Robert Vance and Eric Minton took over as developers, they opted not to make the various trade-offs involved in incorporating them into the line, instead deciding to have them as "optional canon", with an appendix in ''Exigents'' describing their themes, concepts and backstories, and giving enough information on their Charmsets for people to homebrew their own, with the possibility of giving them a splatbook depending on response.

* EnemyWithin: An Umbral's Exaltation gives them a Shadow they struggle against to keep control; it can grant them situational power in return for ceding control.

* LiminalBeing: The Dream-Souled stand between Creation and the Wyld, not fully of one or the other.

Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of "illicit" Exigents... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal "cousins", illicit Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' an "illicit" Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven; the ''trade'' of Exigence sparks is illegal, but the Celestial Bureaucracy is aware that mortals are fundamentally incapable of indulging in that crime - however, they will view known illicits with suspicion, as it is believed likely they are their patron's [[DragonInChief ultimate agent]] for whatever they wished. Even so, many gods are willing to overlook indiscretions if given good reason, as during the Age of Sorrows, the Sun lapsed into such a [[HeroicBSOD depression]] he didn't properly answer prayers for Exigence, meaning that frequently, even honest gods had to turn to the illicit trade out of desperation.\\

Then there are the "patchwork" Exalted, who have had a number of spirits modify the Exigence as it passed from hand to hand to reduce the cost to themselves. The result is an aberration of incredible power -- and when dealing with the Exalted, that's saying something. [[BlessedWithSuck Shame about the conflicting purviews, though.]]\\

Revana, daughter of a smuggler and pirate captain, was Exalted by the god of Wu-Jian, a city with more than its share of smugglers and pirates, to use her unusual grasp of the big picture to protect the city from outsiders and its own residents. Wun Ja, goddess of the Shining Metropolis and considerably more important than a mere city father, was also involved in her Exaltation for reasons that have not been elaborated on.

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[[folder:Dream-Souled, Hearteaters and Umbral Exalted]]

Initially, these three Exalted types were intended as foils for the Lunars and Sidereals in Third Edition, in order to emphasize some of their themes, and were to receive playable writeups. When Robert Vance and Eric Minton took over as developers, they opted not to make the various trade-offs involved in incorporating them into the line, instead deciding to have them as "optional canon", with an appendix in ''Exigents'' describing their themes, concepts and backstories, and giving enough information on their Charmsets for people to homebrew their own, with the possibility of giving them a splatbook depending on response.

A picture of them (alongside an Alchemical and Green Sun Prince) can be found on pages 54-55 of the Third Edition core: the woman with the aurora is a Hearteater, the man being tormented by a shadow-monster is an Umbral Exalt, and the man in the toga is a Dream-Souled.

* {{Foil}}: The Hearteaters and Umbral Exalted were intended as Lunar foils, while the Dream-Souled were intended as Sidereal foils with the Getimians. However, they've moved beyond that even in the summarised versions in ''Exigents'', becoming more standalone.

Strictly speaking, the Exigents aren't ''one'' Exalted type so much as a ''collection'' of Exalted types. What links them all, however, is their common source: in times of need, a god can pray to the Unconquered Sun to be allowed to create a unique Exalt of their own, and should he approve, the god in question can call upon the Exigence -- the divine flame from which Autocthon formed the other Exaltations, given to the Sun for safekeeping and in case of gods willing to risk themselves for the Divine Revolution -- in order to empower their new Exalt. Said Exalt will gain powers based upon their divine patron's domain -- for example, a Chosen of Gambling will have gambling-themed powers, while a Chosen of Harvests will have harvest-themed powers. The cost to the god can be high, though, up to and including their lives. Still, there are gods who would pay even ''that'' price to see their domain protected. Revealed, like the Getimians, in the Third Edition spoilers.

Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of 'illicit' Exigents... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal 'cousins', illicit Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' an 'illicit' Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven; the ''trade'' of Exigence embers is illegal, but the Celestial Bureaucracy is aware that mortals are fundamentally incapable of indulging in that crime - however, they will always view illicits with suspicion, as it is ''very'' likely they are their patron's [[DragonInChief ultimate agent]] for whatever they wished. Even so, many gods are willing to overlook indiscretions if given good reason, as during the Age of Sorrows, the Sun lapsed into such a [[HeroicBSOD depression]] he didn't properly answer prayers for embers, meaning that frequently, even honest gods had to turn to the illicit trade out of desperation.

Then there are the 'patchwork' Exalted, who have had a number of spirits modify the Exigence as it passed from hand to hand to reduce the cost to themselves. The result is an aberration of incredible power -- and when dealing with the Exalted, that's saying something. [[BlessedWithSuck Shame about the conflicting purviews, though.]]

* AllUpToYou: Janest becomes the Harvest Exalted, but it costs the life of the god who does it. She then proceeds to take on the army of Fair Folk menacing her home singlehandedly. WordOfGod says that she at least manages to drive them off, though that may be because the nobles in charge recognize her as a WorthyOpponent and decide she's of more use to them alive (and as a great antagonist for their dramas) than dead.

Believed to be Chosen of Shalrina, Daimyo of Faces, a goddess known for creating magical masks and trading people's faces.

* MaskOfPower: Nurlissa's Exaltation came in the form of a mask, as do the Charms, allowing Nurlissa to be anybody.
* PowerAtAPrice: Original mortal face for Exaltation. Doesn't seem like much of a price at first sight, given that Nurlissa's powers can simply restore it.

!!Omron Kanthu the Bleak Warden, Chosen of the Seals

* DarkIsNotEvil: Omron is a LovableRogue who is honestly a bit freaked out by the ruthlessness his patron desires to keep the Labyrinth intact.
* SealedEvilInACan: What Warden basically has power over, able to release evils from their seals to cause havoc, and to place seals on enemies.

!!Broken Sky the Thousand Venoms Mistress, Chosen of Toxins
A divine assassin, a cultist of the scheming Scavenger Lands Goddess of Poisons, Koro-Bana.

* LegacyCharacter: Latest holder of her Exaltation, title, and profession.

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[[folder:Dream-Souled, Hearteaters and Umbral Exalted]]

Initially, these three Exalted types were intended as foils for the Lunars and Sidereals in Third Edition, in order to emphasize some of their themes, and were to receive playable writeups. When Robert Vance and Eric Minton took over as developers, they opted not to make the various trade-offs involved in incorporating them into the line, instead deciding to have them as "optional canon", with an appendix in ''Exigents'' describing their themes, concepts and backstories, and giving enough information on their Charmsets for people to homebrew their own, with the possibility of giving them a splatbook depending on response.

A picture of them (alongside an Alchemical and Green Sun Prince) can be found on pages 54-55 of the Third Edition core: the woman with the aurora is a Hearteater, the man being tormented by a shadow-monster is an Umbral Exalt, and the man in the toga is a Dream-Souled.

The Spoken are unusual in a few regards: for one, they're the only known non-human Exalted type, and for another they're the only known ''extinct'' Exalted type, created and wiped out in the early First Age, in the years following the Divine Revolution. The story goes that an as-yet unnamed undersea species sought out the secret of Exaltation and brought it back to the exiled Incarna Neptune, who lifted up the Spoken from among them; unfortunately, Neptune was unaware that creating Exaltations comes with a price for the divine entity who does so, and in his case, he lost so much of himself in creating the Spoken he was left nothing more than a figurative Voice in the Trench.

* AmbiguousSituation: Author commentary says Neptune was the ''[[ShrugOfGod likely]]'' divine patron of the Spoken, raising two questions: 1) who else might have Exalted them? and 2) if Neptune wasn't the one who Exalted them, then what, if anything, happened to him?

!'Illicit' Exigents

Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of 'illicit' Exigents... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal 'cousins', 'illicit' Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' an 'illicit' Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven; the ''trade'' of Exigence embers is illegal, but the Celestial Bureaucracy is aware that mortals are fundamentally incapable of indulging in that crime - however, they will always view illicits with suspicion, as it is ''very'' likely they are their patron's [[DragonInChief ultimate agent]] for whatever they wished. Even so, many gods are willing to overlook indiscretions if given good reason, as during the Age of Sorrows, the Sun lapsed into such a [[HeroicBSOD depression]] he didn't properly answer prayers for embers, meaning that frequently, even honest gods had to turn to the illicit trade out of desperation.

* SinisterScythe: Justified. Since she's a harvest maiden, she wields a scythe. Since she's an Exigent and it's her chosen weapon, it's made of black metal, covered in sinister runes, and crackling with baleful green energy.
* SurprisinglyEliteCanonFodder: She's the byline for how a god of an extremely minor thing can create an Exigent on a Celestial level of power.

!!The Bleak Warden, Chosen of the Seals

* DarkIsNotEvil: The current one is a LovableRogue who is honestly a bit freaked out by the ruthlessness his patron desires to keep the Labyrinth intact.

!!Thousand Venoms Mistress, Chosen of Toxins
A divine assassin.

** The Celestial Exalted on the other hand are a bit more tricky. There used to be 300 Solars, 300 Lunars, and 100 Sidereals. The Solars were the main raw powerhouse of the 3 though, with the Sidereals and Lunars being (slightly) weaker and about equal to each other. Though if it was just about Martial Art skill the Sidereal would win hands down with their [[RealityWarper Cosmic Kung-Fu]] easily besting all other Exalted Martial Arts.

** Exigents, due to their variance, have unique versions of the Curse that applies to them, but none get to avoid it, as the Curse finds what disharmony is in their nature and amplifies it as well.

Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of 'illicit' Exigents... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal 'cousins', 'illicit' Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' an 'illicit' Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven; the ''trade'' of Exigence embers is illegal, but the Celestial Bureaucracy is aware that mortals are fundamentally incapable of indulging in that crime - however, they will always view illicits with suspicion, as it is ''very'' likely they are their patron's [[DragonInChief ultimate agent]] for whatever they wished.

* FatalFlaw: All Exalted have one, with some variance:
** The Solars, Lunars, Dragon-Blooded and Sidereals all get various versions of the Great Curse, a psychological affliction thrown at them by the Primordials for besting them in war. The Solars and Lunars enter a brief psychotic period called a LimitBreak (ranging from berserker rage to uncontrolled crying at the suffering of the world to becoming cold and uncaring about the suffering of others), while the Sidereals [[ASimplePlan can't seem to make any of their big plans work right]].

** The Abyssals get Resonance. If, for some reason, they decide they don't want to go along with their masters' goals of [[OmnicidalManiac feeding all Creation into the mouth of Oblivion]] and resume something approaching a mortal life, their Resonance will build until it erupts and risks destroying any emotional connections they've managed to make with the world of the living.
** The Infernals get a similar variant, known as Torment. If they defy the will of their [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Yozi patrons]] for too long, then said patron will assume control and cause shit to go haywire. This can range from spreading a HatePlague (Malfeas) to targeting the Infernal and any loved ones the Yozis disapprove of with a mini-sandstorm (Cecylene).

Strictly speaking, the Exigents aren't ''one'' Exalted type so much as a ''collection'' of Exalted types. What links them all, however, is their common source: in times of need, a god can pray to the Unconquered Sun to be allowed to create a unique Exalt of their own, and should he approve, the god in question can call upon the Exigence -- the divine flame -- in order to empower their new Exalt. Said Exalt will gain powers based upon their divine patron's domain -- for example, a Chosen of Gambling will have gambling-themed powers, while a Chosen of Harvests will have harvest-themed powers. The cost to the god can be high, though, up to and including their lives. Still, there are gods who would pay even ''that'' price to see their domain protected. Revealed, like the Getimians, in the Third Edition spoilers.

Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of 'illicit' Exigents... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal 'cousins', 'illicit' Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' an 'illicit' Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven.

Then there are the 'patchwork' Exalted, who have had a number of spirits modify the Exigence as it passed from hand to hand. The result is an aberration of incredible power -- and when dealing with the Exalted, that's saying something.

* HeartIsAnAwesomePower: Some Exalted are empowered by the KingOfTheGods, or an ElementalEmbodiment, or one of the titans who created the world. Some Exigents are empowered by important and puissant gods like Plentimon of the Dice or Shalrina, Daimyo of Faces. Janest was empowered by a field god. Not the god of fields in general, the god of a specific group of fields. That's enough to let her, at minimum, impress a FairFolk noble.

** [[DarthVaderClone He looks like Darth Vader]]. It helps that soulsteel beamklaives are blood red.

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[[folder: Green Sun Princes]]

[[folder: Getimian Exalted]]

* SkunkStripe: Inverted. she has black streaks in white hair.

Strictly speaking, the Exigents aren't ''one'' Exalted type so much as a ''collection'' of Exalted types. What links them all, however, is their common source: in times of need, a god can pray to the Unconquered Sun to be allowed to create a unique Exalt of their own, and should he approve, the god in question can call upon the Exigence -- the divine flame -- in order to empower their new Exalt. Said Exalt will gain powers based upon their divine patron's domain -- for example, a Chosen of Gambling will have gambling-themed powers, while a Chosen of Harvests will have harvest-themed powers. The cost to the god can be high, though -- in the case of the weaker ones, calling upon the Exigence can cost them their lives. Still, there are gods who would pay even ''that'' price to see their domain protected. Revealed, like the Getimians, in the Third Edition spoilers.

!The "Black Market" Exalted

No, they're not Chosen of the 'black market'. Where other Exigents' divine patrons received the Exigence as a gift, the patrons of the 'black market' Exalts... acquired it through less-than-legal methods (that some of them happen to be Forbidden Gods probably plays a part). Like their legal 'cousins', the 'black market' Exigents are a collection of Exalt types, each with their own unique set of powers. Despite the name, however, ''being'' a 'black market' Exalt need not put one at odds with Heaven.

Then there are the 'dirty bomb' Exalted, who have had a number of spirits modify the Exigence as it passed from hand to hand. The result is an aberration of incredible power -- and when dealing with the Exalted, that's saying something.

A simple farmer, kidnapped as an infant during a raid and raised by priests of Ten Sheaves, the god of the fields she worked. She met her god for the first time when he Chose her to become the Harvest Exalt in order to defend her village from the FairFolk marching on it. Since, him being a weak god, the diminishment that comes with creating an Exalt cost him his life, that was also the last time. After the FairFolk were dealt with, she left to become a freelance protector of the little guy.

* ResurrectiveImmortality: Any Abyssal who learns the Charm Immortal Malevolence Enslavement gains this at the cost of losing a point of Essence when they die, as they forge a connection directly with the Neverborn. Although this does means they can never redeem themselves.

* SkunkStripe: Inverted: she has black streaks in white hair.

!!'''Maheka Damaj'''

* AlienBlood: It even glows.

* HumongousMecha: At essence 6, they grow into these.
* KillerRobot: Once the Alchemical gets Dissonance they become this.

The Spoken are unusual in a few regards: for one, they're the only known non-human Exalted type, and for another they're the only known ''extinct'' Exalted type, created and wiped out in the early First Age, in the years following the Divine Revolution. An as-yet unnamed undersea species sought out the secret of Exaltation and brought it back to the exiled Incarna Neptune, who lifted up the Spoken from among them; unfortunately, Neptune was unaware that creating Exaltations comes with a price for the divine entity who does so, and in his case, he lost so much of himself in creating the Spoken he was left nothing more than a figurative Voice in the Trench.

Initially, the Spoken were slated to be introduced in a Niobraran War sourcebook for Third Edition, but Eric Minton and Robert Vance decided they weren't high priority, being extinct in the present-day setting. They did not, however, decide to drop Neptune's Chosen altogether; the Spoken may be gone, but they did leave their mark on Creation, and are slated to get an antagonist writeup in the ''Exalted Essence'' companion.

* StrongerWithAge: Going by the city of Obsidian, which was built to the scale of the eldest Spoken, they were massive creatures.

* MsFanservice: Her outfit goes way beyond a chainmail bikini. There's a reason her FanNickname is "Chaintits."

* NoNameGiven: Her epithet's a FanNickname. Her actual identity, we don't know.