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>Who are we?
Maka, an exiled noble Exalted as a Zenith-caste Solar. Queen of Gem, now ruling the western island of Tianna. You have gathered a vast amount of allies and friends, and defeated every threat to Tianna up to now, though not without difficulty.
You recently discovered that Tianna is actually an artificial island, built around a First Age Titan: an almighty flying fortress. Your forces have crushed the Bodhisattva Anointed by Dark Water, a Deathlord who tried to usurp its power for himself.
And now, on the day of your wedding, the Unconquered Sun Himself appeared to you and crowned you Princess of Creation, asking you to be an example for others in these dark times.
After securing the alliance of the nearby realm of Neck (or Okeanos, as they prefer to be called), you returned to your homeland of Gem to put your own family back on the throne, crashed a wedding, and avoided an interdimensional war with a machine world called Autochton. One of their champions, an Alchemical Exalted called Engine of Salvation, will be staying with you to make sure you uphold your promises. In exchange for peace, you will help them save their dying world, either by providing raw materials or by finding the legendary Eye of Autochton.
It's fine. it's not like you have a lot on your plate already...

>Solar? Zenith? I don't know Exalted...
This quest is as newbie-friendly as possible, and I want it to work as a newbie's intro to Exalted. If you have ANY question, ask in thread. For the setting, google "1d4chan exalted".

>Archive?
http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Tianna

>System?
Dicepool-like system. When performing an action, everyone rolls 2d10 when posting. The first X rolls are considered, where X is equal to attribute + ability.

>XP?
Attributes cost [current score x5] xp. Abilities cost [current score x3] xp, except Zenith costing [(current score x3) -1]. Charms cost 10 xp, except for Zenith-based charms (related to charisma and physical/mental fortitude) which cost 8 xp. At the end of every "session" (thread) you will be presented with a list of possible acquisitions.

>Twitter?
@exaltedfag

>Any questions?
http://ask.fm/Exaltedfag

New System Info: http://pastebin.com/pvAZpsJ6
Characters info (player-made): http://pastebin.com/5WnD47jp
Quest in ebook format (player-made): https://www.dropbox.com/s/0wl5obxcwuakgdj/Exalted%20Quest%20-%20Threads%2001-101%20%5Bpdf%5D.rar?dl=0
Meanwhiles: http://pastebin.com/u/Exaltedfag

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A few words on my circumstances.

I'm hitting a very busy spot in my life, so after this thread there will be a brief pause, probably until around halfway into next month.

In any case, after trying Akun with Exalted Sidequest, i think I've gotten the hang of it.

I have a lot less free time than what I had when I first started Exalted Quest. Making and following threads on /qst/ takes up quite some time, and this troubles me.

I've decided to move Exalted Quest to Akun. This is not due to any sort of innate dissatisfaction with /qst/, which I will continue to consider one of my core 4chan boards, mind you. I don't even exclude the diea of one day running something else here.

But, as of how my life is now, moving Exalted Quest to Akun would make things much easier on me. I hope you'll understand, and will be willing to follow me over.


Together with the move, I've decided to change the game system slightly, making charms and Essence management simpler and more streamlined. I'll talk about this change some other time - since we're not using those particular changes in this specific thread.

As usual, if you have any question, feel free to ask me, here or on twitter, ask.fm, Akun, or wherever, and thank you.

>>1512842
>I need to see Amata. I miss her.
We can do all the important Queen-y things in the morning and we can ask her if anything huge went down while we were away.

Nice to have you back EF, even if it is just one last time on here. Will this be another week-long thread like last time?

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>>1512861
I'll try and keep it more intense. Dedicate maybe a few days to it nearly full-time. But I can't make promises, and that's the core of the problem.

Here's the calendar.

As a heads up, this thread will mostly be about tying up loose ends before the jump, and to offer some space to plan a considerable downtime.

Exalted Quest is long overdue for some downtime where Tianna and Pearl can be developed, long-term plans can be made, politics and economics can happen, and so and so.

>>1512842
>>I need to see Amata. I miss her.

Glad to have you back EF.

>>1512842
>>I need to see Amata. I miss her.
Eh, personally I can say my participation will definitely definitley go down with the move to Akun.

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Also, because it's a question that has been asked me often: Exalted Quest on Akun will have about the same NSFW level as it does on 4chan. That is, "debatable but very low". I might take a few more freedoms on a site that does not abide by "blue board rules", but that's it.

"Exalted Sidequest", on the other hand, will have no such restriction. Right now, the story it's doing is rather sfw, but in general it will use its "sidequest" status to go a little beyond the "main quest"'s standards.


As a mildly related issue, the downtime planned for this thread would also be the ideal moment to fill in Maka's new five costume slots. Or, rather, four, considering one for ReiDuran's art piece.

>>1512874
I'm sorry to hear that.

>>1512842
>>I need to see Amata. I miss her.

>>1512877
Forgot to mention: it's also possible to replace some costumes outright. If there's something in the current lineup that you don't like, say so, and if there's a very strong consensus for that i'll just take it down.

It's a wardrobe, it's meant to be changed.

>>1512877
It's just a mix of how Akun's structured, that I only care about your quest there and would just bookmark it, as well as my experience with the Sidequest until now that lead to my prediction.

>>1512860
>I'm hitting a very busy spot in my life
>Making and following threads on /qst/ takes up quite some time, and this troubles me.
more than understandable and if the structure of Akun is more supportive of the challenges you face, just go for it
>I've decided to move Exalted Quest to Akun.
which makes me hope they will, one day make a version that is more tablet friendly, because holy shit is it impossible to do anything on mobile there.

>>1512904
>which makes me hope they will, one day make a version that is more tablet friendly, because holy shit is it impossible to do anything on mobile there.

I know that pain. I have to use mobile myself fairly often and that's just... uuuurgh.

>>1512842
>>I need to see Amata. I miss her.
oh yes, I forgot

>This will be the last thread on /qst/ before the move to Akun!
another one bites the dust

was fun while it lasted i guess

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"I'm going to see Amata." You inform Tia, while both heading into Golden Reach. The warm glowing lights of your palace welcome you. "Are you coming?"

"I really want to see her too, yes." She nods, thoughtful. "Though I'm also worried about the Black Fangs. I've been gone for a while. I hope they're all right."

You honestly admit to yourself that you would've never thought that Tia could do the job of tribal chief, or take it seriously rather, Instead, every time Tia mentions the Black Fangs, that tribe of local barbarians that she led into battle against the Fae and that later elected her chief, you feel a bit proud for her.

You reach into Elsewhere and produce your Swift Rider, in its portable mode. "With this, or will you carry me?" You ask.

She smiles. "I'd rather ride with you." Tia answers, mellowly.

She's in a good mood tonight.

Not Tia's usual "good mood" written in scare quotes, which usually means rowdy, horny, and violent. Genuinely good. You guess all the tension of meeting up with your father and the fear of his disapproval melted away.

You climb atop your Swift Rider, and Tia hangs on to you from behind as you push the throttle and blaze through the night, across the brand new road connecting Pearl and Tianna City.

The ride is not overly long, and leaves you time to think. You don't have anymore narrow deadlines or impending dooms right now, at least for another season. You're doing well in every way.

Maybe the big crises are over and you'll finally have some time to take it easy in Tianna.

A random thought strikes your head. "...Say, Tia?"

"Yes?" She asks from just behind you. In the roar of the wind, her words come more like a vibration from her chest to yours than as real talking.

"I, uh. I didn't say anything on the trip back home because, well... I thought you were doing it for some particular reason."

You feel a puzzled pause coming from her. "What?"

"You're still black." You hold back a giggle. Did she forget?

She had changed her skin color to somewhere close to your own tone when you first arrived in Gem, both to draw less attention and to offer her more protection from the heat and the fierce southern glare. When, on the last day, she "went for a walk" outside, in the searing sun of the desert, she shifted to an even darker tone.

And she's kept that on her trip back, and still has that, even here in relatively northern Tianna.

Well, it's not like it changes much. Tianna has warm and mild weather for most of the year, and people of all sort of skin colors live in the region...

"I forgot." She cheerfully admits. "Should I change back? How do you like me more?"

>Stay like this. It reminds me of home.
>I liked it better when we matched!
>I prefer the original color. It's how you were when we first met.
>(Other?)

>>1513009
>>(Other?)
"I don't mind either way, you're still all you after all!"

>>1513009
>I prefer the original color. It's how you were when we first met.
Brown Tia a cute, but base Tia a cute too. Also when our kids are born it'll be weird if one of them turns out white and neither of us are.

>>1513009
>I prefer the original color. It's how you were when we first met.
Actually, is that even her "real" skin color either? I never really though about it before, but Tia is from the East, and skin that pale is normally indicative of the North.

>>1513009
>I prefer the original color. It's how you were when we first met.

>>1513021
>Actually, is that even her "real" skin color either? I never really though about it before, but Tia is from the East, and skin that pale is normally indicative of the North.

She once mentioned being originally from the north-east, around the parts of Halta.

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"I'll take the original." You answer. "It's the one that's... you. You had it when we first met. I can't help but think of you looking like that."

You feel her nod in reply, and her hands (the only part of her you can see right now) change to their usual color.

Once you reach Tianna, you make for the palace. It seems nothing dramatic happened while you were away. The city is still standing at least.

...You've learned not to take anything for granted.

You wheel into the castle courtyard, and find Amata sitting there, on a bench, leisurely reading a small book. She closes it as soon as she hears you arrive, with a wry smile.

"...You were waiting for me?" You're not sure if you should be surprised. You did inform her of your return, but not that you'd come to Tianna City right away...

"I have my tricks." She replies, taking your hand and lightly tugging on it, inviting you inside. "Everyone's been missing you, you know."

Despite the late hour, both Samiel and Irene are awake, waiting for you in the dinner room. They clap at your and Tia's arrival.

"You're back!"

"How did it go?"

"You'll have to tell us everything!"

The table is filled with all that a light meal would need, including hot tea, pastries and cakes, fresh bread and spiced wine. They're making such a production out of this.

Well, every excuse is good for a dinner together. You and Tia sit down, and regale them with an account of all that happened in Gem.

Samiel seems more interested in the city itself, drinking up all of your descriptions of locales that are, to him, strange and exotic. Irene, predictably, is ecstatic at the mention of the Alchemical Exalted and their strange technology, and starts interrupting you with technical questions that go way above and beyond your ability to give answers to.

Amata is silent, but listens intently to every word. It slowly dawns on you an uneasy feeling. Are you being interrogated, under this guise of a cheerful dinner and a "welcome back" party?

...Or is that just how it always is with Sidereals?

(cont.)

When you finish both eating dinner and telling stories, dawn is approaching. Samiel and Irene return to their rooms to get at least some sleep before tomorrow comes knocking at their doors, and you remain alone with Amata and Tia.

"I thought you wanted to know a lot more about the Alchemicals." You admit, surprised by how quiet she's been.

"I do." Is her reply. "But I don't think they told you the sort of details I'd like to know. The size of their armies, geography of their world, and such."

You shake your head.

"And in any case, one of them will be here next week, right?" She continues, with nonchalance. "I'll just ask her."

"Be gentle with her." You say, only halfway joking. "She's a bit on the tough side."

"Oh, I'm tough as well, you know." She grins. "That doesn't mean I don't know how to be gentle." She turns to Tia. "Speaking of which, you've had Maka to yourself for the entire trip. Can you leave her to me for a couple days?"

You lift an eyebrow, witnessing the exchange between your two spouses.

"We didn't do much." Tia complains. "It was always... work, run, hide, fight, talk with people, don't draw attention, don't flare your anima..."

"Still, I didn't have any Maka at all for the last two weeks!" Amata replies, grabbing your right arm and pulling you at her side.

"I'm not a skin care product." You weakly protest, but the two are already making arrangements on your behalf.

"Alright." Tia concedes. "You get Maka for yourself for two days, then we go back to sharing."

"I'll transfer my exclusive Maka rights back the day after tomorrow, then. Thank you for being reasonable, Tia."

These girls, honestly.

"I'll go check on the Black Fangs and on Five Tails, then." Tia excuses herself. "Have fun, you two."

You're left alone in the empty dinner room. Amata gingerly takes your hand and invites you to follow her.

"So, what did you want me for, mistress?" You joke, letting yourself be gently dragged along. "A massage? Watching the sunrise together on the beach? ...A bath?"

"Oh, all those things sound beautiful. But we had our fill of classy quality time spent together in a sophisticated manner during our honeymoon in the Neck, right?"

"I guess?" She leads you up to the door of her bedroom.

She slams it open, revealing silken sheets, feather pillows, scented candles and mood lighting. She's been preparing this for quite some time while you were gone, it seems.

"I just thought I'd take a page from Tia's book, for once, and bang the living daylights out of you to satisfaction." She proudly states. "Now get that outfit on. You know the one."

(cont.)

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Two days later...

You return to Pearl with a refreshed, happier, shinier Amata.

According to her, Tianna City doesn't really need her to pay particularly close attention to day-to-day administration right now, and she just wants to properly tour the new city of Pearl and give her opinion on how things are coming along.

Millian, Regis and Pyre Spark finally welcome you back home properly. They've been worried, of course, and Pyre even suggests throwing a large festival in town to celebrate your success in Gem!

It sounds like hassle right now, honestly, so you try and put her down politely.

it seems Pearl has been peaceful, too. Well, except for a weird, winged Fair Folk that arrived a few days back. Regis informs you that she "claimed to have been sent by you, Maka. But not a lot of what she said made much sense. Anyway, Silk dealt with her. We haven't seen her around since."

No one seems to be particularly worried by that. "Good riddance", it seems.

Speaking of which, you wonder if Silk is okay. She usually takes you leaving for an extended amount of time fairly hard...

>Go check on her.
>Tease her a bit by not showing up. Let's see how she reacts.
>Send Karas to check on her, instead!
>She can wait. You should worry about the administration of Pearl, in any case.

>>1513080
>Go check on her.

>>1513080
>Go check on her.
More Anathema role play with best wife huh.

I guess let's go check on Papi and Suu

>>1513080
>>Go check on her.

>>1513080
>Go check on her.

>>1513080
>Go check on her.

>shinier Amata.
I wonder what a shiny Amata looks like. I mean, a shiny Tia obviously replaces her green with blue.

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>>1513107

She goes full shoujo.

>>1513126
>Shining, Shimmering, Splendid

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After dealing with the pleasantries, you walk up to the door to Silk's room/alternate reality and slam it open unceremoniously.

last time this place was filled with her goblin-maids throwing tantrums (and brooms) at you, but right now you can't see anyone.

You take a few steps into the strange world of Silk's Wyld. You don't really feel like looking for her... this place looks positively huge, after all.

Usually, she's the one who comes running every time you walk in-

Suddenly, traitorously, from behind, you're slammed and tackled to the ground by one big goopy mass of Silk. Nothing new.

"MAKA! YOU'RE BACK!" The amorphous Fair Folk rejoices, enveloping you in her own particular brand of hug.

"Can we stop doing this every time I show up?" You wonder, trying to wrestle your way out of her viscous body mass.

...Still, she seems a lot better than last time you had to leave her alone for a few days. No tantrums, no rebellious attitude or supervillain complexes...

"...Are you alright, Silk?" You have to wonder, managing to pull free of her.

"Yes!" She replies, cheerful. "Oh, right, thank you for the gift! I've always wanted a pet of my own."

Pet? "I thought you might be feeling alone, what with being, uh, alone, and not allowed to eat people and such, so when I met this other Fae who wanted to, ahem, play, I decided to send her your way."

...Where is Silk keeping her? You have to wonder. You don't see that Fae anywhere.

"It was a great idea!" Silk insists. "It was boring having to play with myself all the time, but now I have a pet to play with!"

...Is this how it normally works between Fae, or is it just Silk?

>Is... is she alright? What did you do with her?
>What do you know about the court she comes from? Court of the Fanged Spears, is it?
>Would you like to have more pets to play with?
>Having someone to play with means you don't have any reason to bother Mortals anymore, right?
>(Other?)

>>1513160
>>Is... is she alright? What did you do with her?
Hope she didn't break her new toy, yet.

>>1513160
>>Is... is she alright? What did you do with her?
>Would you like to have more pets to play with?
Our empire shall stretch across Creation and the Wyld, from the spires of Yu-Shan, to the depths of the Underworld, and even Malfeas.

>>1513160
>Is... is she alright? What did you do with her?
>Having someone to play with means you don't have any reason to bother Mortals anymore, right?
Or does she still need the Gossamer from them, that's honestly my biggest concern for expanding her court, I don't want it to get to the point where we're actively hurting our subjects.

>>1513160
>What do you know about the court she comes from? Court of the Fanged Spears, is it?
>Would you like to have more pets to play with?

>What do you know about the court she comes from? Court of the Fanged Spears, is it?
>Would you like to have more pets to play with?

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"Is she alright?" You instinctively ask.

You're not sure how much you care yourself - she's a Fae. Fae are - well, they're not real people.

Every time you tell yourself that, it sounds just wrong, demeaning and insulting, but you also know it's absolutely true.

"Oh, she's alright!" Is Silk's energetic response, as she pulls you into the central palace of her strange cityscape.

"So... you're enjoying having pets? Would you like to have more?"

"Oh, that would be awesome!" She grins. "I'd love to have an entire court all to myself! I'd have so much fun with them."

The first thing you notice as you move beyond the door and into the corridors of the barren building is a pile of maids, neatly stacked up like so much firewood, and about as lively. Does she just turn them on and off at will and stock them in rooms when not in use?

She drags you into a room deeper inside the complex. Here, the white stone surfaces give way to a sort of bluish, oily, slicky matter that feels like Silk herself. Like you're inside her, and standing right next to her at the same time. Every now and then, the floors, ceilings and walls undulate and vibrate and grow something out of them, a tentacle, an arm, a leg, a head, or something weirder. (The heads look all like Silk's, and distressingly expressive on top of that.)

You spot the Amber Herald in the middle of this insane room, suspended in mid-air by a host of bluish, semitransparent tentacles and pseudopods connecting to her from every corner of the room, going into her and out of her from some places you never thought it was possible (and several where you were fairly confident it was). She has a thousand-yard stare, eyes glazed over and unfocused, and a completely blank expression interrupted every few seconds by powerful twitches.

"What... what the hell are you doing to her?" You mutter, staring up at the twitching Fae.

"I'm training her!" Silk replies with her usual cheer.

(cont.)

"...More like breaking her."

"Same thing." She waves a hand at you. (one of the many) "I guess we had a bit of a fight, so I'm making sure it doesn't happen anymore by completely crushing her mind and reprogramming it from scratch the way I like it."

"...A fight?"

"Listen to this!" Silk's voice comes from a different Silk now. The original(?) Silk you walked into this room with has started melting into the pavement, and now you're essentially talking to the room filled with partial Silk bodies you guess. "This girl came here and thought she was supposed to be your pet! Isn't that ridiculous?"

"Um..." You mumble. "...Why is it ridiculous?"

"Well, because I am your pet, right? So I told her that the best she could hope for was being your pet's pet. So she didn't take it well and we had a fight and now I'm remaking her properly, so that she'll know her place. I won't share you with another Raksha!"

You make a mental note of looking for a way to carefully introduce Silk to Ari in a constructive way... sometime later.

>...Alright, you look like you're having fun. Enjoy your new pet! Don't break her beyond repair.
>You're going a bit overboard, Silk. You're both my pets. Of course, you have first place.
>You're going too far, Silk. You're both my pets, and I want you to treat each other as equals.
>Stop it, Silk. She's my new favorite pet now, so you best be respectful to her.
>(Other?)

>>1513270
>"Wait, what's the point of completely breaking her and retraining her? I thought you were bored because your minions were boring and predictable."

>>1513270
>>1513281
Supporting calling her out on her own bullshit.

>>1513267
>Fae are - well, they're not real people.
But they CAN be. They just need LOVE!
I think. I might be remembering wrong. No reason not to try, right?

>>1513270
>You're going a bit overboard, Silk. You're both my pets. Of course, you have first place.
It's Silk's court, or will be, but they are all our pets.

>>1513270
>You're going a bit overboard, Silk. You're both my pets. Of course, you have first place.
Also we have a pet lion now too. You're Boss Pet, but they all belong to us and we expect you to take care of them.

Where is Ari by the way? We need to introduce him to Regis and Milly so he knows not to bite people.

>You're going a bit overboard, Silk. You're both my pets. Of course, you have first place.
>"Wait, what's the point of completely breaking her and retraining her? I thought you were bored because your minions were boring and predictable."

She's head pet, but still just a pet. And pets don't have pet, they have playmates

>>1513296
>Also we have a pet lion now too. You're Boss Pet, but they all belong to us and we expect you to take care of them.
I wonder if Silk will take that as an invitation to "enhance" Ari.

>>1513309
I wouldn't mind a YUGE winged lion Ari

>>1513270
>"Wait, what's the point of completely breaking her and retraining her? I thought you were bored because your minions were boring and predictable."

After a few seconds of thoughtful silence, you turn to... well, to "Silk".

"...I have several questions."

"Yes?"

"You said you want to play with people."

"Yes!"

"Why can't you play with your maids?" You gesture to the backroom from earlier, stacked full of maids on stand-by.

"Well, I do play with them a lot, but I made them with my own Glamour. It's essentially like playing with myself, since they just respond to my whims."

"And." You gesture at Amber Herald, suspended in the middle of the room, twitching and unconscious. "What are you doing to her again?"

"I'm reprogramming her into a more obedient pet that will follow my every whim?"

"..."

"...oh."

The twitching stops.

"Silk, did you ever wonder why i leave you relatively free of doing as you wish nowadays?"

"...Because you trust me to not do something bad?"

"...That, true, but also because you're entertaining." You smile. "Let her be herself, and even you'll come to enjoy it, just like I've come to enjoy you being yourself."

"You did change me, though." Silk points out.

You shrug. "A little bit. But just a little bit. Otherwise we wouldn't be having this discussion right now. Right?"

She frowns. "...This is that "logic" thing that you Creation people like so much, right?"

"I guess." You shrug, as she lowers the winged Fae back to ground level.

Her eyes are slowly returning normal, and she's struggling to cling to you. "Ma... ka..."

"There, easy, easy." You pat Herald's head, and she shivers as you touch her. "It's all right now, Silk will play nice now." You glare at her. "Won't you."

"Absolutely!"

Fae sure are a handful.

They must've missed you, too. You wouldn't mind spending a bit of quality time with them as well.

You snap your fingers "Silk? Close the doors and activate your time bottle thing. It's time for the owner to play a bit around with her pets."

Sometimes it's troublesome to be so popular.

>You probably took care of all urgent matters.
>There's still one urgent matter you need to take care of. (What?)

(Basically, let me know all you'd like to take care of in actual play before we move to downtime management)

>>1513357
>There's still one urgent matter you need to take care of. (What?)
I'd like the chance to ask Amata about the Eye of Auto before Engine gets here in case theirs anything she doesn't want to say in front of her.

>>1513357
>There's still one urgent matter you need to take care of. (What?)
See if we can make a library of memories. If it's feasible and what would be needed.
Go check on Five Tails
Prepare a festival to celebrate the second group's return

I guess that's it?

>>1513357
>You probably took care of all urgent matters.

>>1513402
>See if we can make a library of memories. If it's feasible and what would be needed.
>Prepare a festival to celebrate the second group's return
These are things we can do during downtime, but I do want to talk to Five Tails before that.

I'll put the thread on hold and continue tomorrow for now.

>>1513126
A smile that must be protected at all costs.

>>1513365
Seconding. I'd like to know what the agent of Yu Shan has in mind.

I'd also like to take some time to commune with Sol Invictus about all that's happened. Auto and the Alchemicals. Admiral Sand. Plans going forward. We have SIX dots in Mentor and are the Daughter of Hope. I think we're at least allowed to drop in and say hi.

>>1513481
>I'd also like to take some time to commune with Sol Invictus about all that's happened. Auto and the Alchemicals. Admiral Sand. Plans going forward. We have SIX dots in Mentor and are the Daughter of Hope. I think we're at least allowed to drop in and say hi.
At the very least, he deserves to know what's up with Autochthon, he's practically an Incarna, or at least used to be.

>>1513498
Yeah. He was also the one, according to the Alchemicals manual, who delivered the ultimatum of the Solar Deliberative to Autochthon, which ultimately drove him to leave Creation. Might be interested to learn what happened because of that.

>>1512860
Since you're changing up the system, have you given any thought on how to represent the Great Curse? I know it's been problematic in the past, so I was curious.

>>1513547
>He was also the one, according to the Alchemicals manual, who delivered the ultimatum of the Solar Deliberative to Autochthon, which ultimately drove him to leave Creation.
It's weird what pieces of fluff I do and don't remember. I thought the Ultimatum was delivered by a Twilight Caste. Or a Group of Twilights. I remembered UCS being neutral in the matter.

>>1513357
Let's not forget to hand out those souvenirs we brought back. Also while we're visiting Five Tails maybe we can drop by Zaan and see how those Essence in a bottle are coming along if they;re ready we can give them to our captains along with the booty.

>>1513562
Well, I had to check the manual to be sure. If it were just him, I don't think Sol would have given a fuck, but the Solars were his pride and joy at the time. The Twilights loved Auto more than any other Caste or Exalt type, if I recall, and were saddest at his departure. More than anything, though, I'm really curious what reaction EF's more active UCS is going to have.

>>1513587
Shit. I completely forgot about those. What were we trying to do with them, again? A poor man's Kiss of the Sun or something?

>>1513627
They were a way to unlock essence in mortals.

I just wanted to say that I don't like the essence potion idea. It feels too cheap for what it's worth it.
I'd rather have some intense trials and tests of character to help mortals awaken their essence on their own.

say... do we even know when Tia was born or how old she is?

>>1514027
The few times we've played her and got a look at her stats I think indicated that she was an Elder. The legit kind, not the "cheated their way there early" kind like Maka. Other than that, the only info we really have is what WF said here, >>1513024, that she knew Ma-Ha-Suchi, and that it wasn't pleasant, not that you'd really expect it to be.

>>1514526
You mean the first time we switched POV from Maka? Tia had five dot caps on all her stuff. She's been around longer than Maka, sure, but I don't know of any other source pointing her to Elder Essence. Could be wrong. It's a big archive.

>>1512860
I just wanted to offer a counterpoint to the Anons who are unhappy with the Akun transition. They're entitled to their distaste, but I wanted to let you know that, personally, I enjoy Exalted Quest enough that I'll follow it wherever it needs to go.

>>1515023
Really? I thought she had at least one 6, and no Charm/Artifact to explain it as anything other than age. However, looking back you appear to be correct.
As a side note, I find it unfair that Lunars only have 6 stats to manage rather than 8 like Solars, Abyssals, and even Mortals if Regis's sheet is to be believed.

So I'm thinking of doing a write-up of Maka and Tia lewds for Exaltedfag as a sort of welcoming present to anonkun. Any suggestions are more than welcome from Exaltedfag and other anons, especially concerning ways Tia can abuse her shapeshifting (I'm not well versed in the setting and what mythical beasts exist she might shapeshift (parts of herself) into).

>>1515268
Tia has (canonically) shaped up as a tiger to bang Maka. And tentacles. And...well, a lot of things, including other characters.

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>>1515268
>I'm not well versed in the setting and what mythical beasts exist she might shapeshift (parts of herself) into).
Lunar's can change into anything that they have hunted down through a certain ritual. certain charms, called Knacks, widen the range of creatures they are allowed to hunt. They can also modify their various form's appearances with other Knacks, which is why Tia can look like a dark skinned version of herself and didn't need to hunt down a dark skinned person to disguise herself as in Gem.

>>1515368
Didn't she once leave during trip to a neighboring island to hunt a shark because Maka heard a rumor they had two penises?

>>1515382
She totally did. She even carried the shark's corpse back to the castle.

>>1515368
I forgot she shifted to other people, thanks for the reminder.

>>1515382
I got most of that, but what I'm looking for is specific creatures she could shift to.

Also, unless someone has a specific suggestion, I'll probably just hunt down the last time Maka and Tia banged without other people involved and use that as the setting.

>>1515425
You see that stat call "Heart's Blood" on Tia's character sheet? That's a ranking of how many forms a Lunar can take. At rank 4, a Lunar can take between 21-40 distinctly different forms.
Keeping in mind that her most impressive showing has been a full-size KRAKEN, pretty much anything should be fine. Except for elementals, dragons, and gods. it doesn't look like she has the knacks needed to hunt those.

>>1515441
>Except for elementals, dragons, and gods.
And Fair Folk, that's yet another knack which she does not appear to have.

>>1515441
Where can I find a list of "canon" exalted creatures?

>>1515459
I'm pretty sure there is no such list. Exalted doesn't have a "Monster Manual" that lists it's non-human creatures in a neat and tidy manner.

>>1515459
What the previous anon said, though you can find some stuff listed at the end of the Oadenol's Codex and the four Compass of Terrestrial Directions books.

>>1513547
>Since you're changing up the system, have you given any thought on how to represent the Great Curse? I know it's been problematic in the past, so I was curious.

I still want to keep the Great Curse as something outside of the mechanics of the game system.

>>1515268
Well, you can't turn into "mythical" beasts because you need to physically hunt them down and eat their hearts, but I think I get what you mean. Apart for giant or unique varieties of normal animals, Tia doesn't have any animals in her Heart's Blood library that do not also exist on Earth. (for now.) The only exception might be the kraken.

She can shift into other people she hunted down and killed, but she can also taste a person's blood (just a little bite) and temporarily acquire the capacity to transform in them.

Monsters and creatures in the Exalted setting are unfortunately scattered throughout several books.


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Mikahil is still in Gem for now, but nonetheless you're worried about Five Tails. According to Regis and Millian, she hasn't shown herself around in two weeks.

Well, she is a LUNAR specialized in STEALTH, so you're not even sure if she's findable at all. Even Radiant Starfall is dubious on the issue when you consult with her, but she suggests trying to just spread the news that you are looking for her, for important reasons. Not just in Tianna and Pearl, or in the small surrounding communities and villages, but among the barbarian tribes of the northern part of the island.

But then the two of you come up with a better idea: if she's still in Creation at all (and why shouldn't she be?), you could just send her an Infallible Messenger.

After asking Aexel to do you this favor, you wait in your room, and hope this will work.

Time passes, and after a few hours, a small tabby wildcat starts pawing at your window.

The little silver-streaked beast is clearly nervous and flighty, and you have to approach it cautiously and slowly open the window to let it in.

As soon as the window is open by anything more than a crack, the cat rolls into your run, transforming into Five Tails in mid-roll, and immediately turns and slams the window behind herself.

"We were all worried." You note, trying to parse her strange, paranoid attitude. She glances left and right, as if to make sure that you're really alone in the room.

"You ARE Maka, right?" She mumbles, staring you down.

You groan and extend an arm. "It's me."

She unceremoniously grabs your wrist, pulls it lightly, and sinks her teeth into your forearm. Her teeth are sharp, sharp enough to draw a bit of blood. You wince at the pang of pain, instinctively.

She looks again at you, this time with kinder, yet worried eyes. "...Alright, yes, you're Maka."

"Sometimes you Lunars are nearly as much of a handful as the Fae, you know?" You rub the bite mark.

"You have no idea." She gives off an exasperated groan, fetching a chair and sitting down. She looks... tired. Tired and stressed. "Is Mikahil alright?"

"He's dandy. He'll be hone next week. We had to make two separate trips, and he wanted to stay back and do some Eclipse stuff."

She answers with a half-smile. "That's so like him."

"What's going on, Five Tails?" You insist. "You've got everyone worried."

She takes a deep breath. "Five Talents has called for a Moot on Tianna."

You sit down as well, trying to parse that dreadful declaration. "...Alright. I know what a Moot is. It's a formal gathering of Lunars allied with the Silver Pact."

(cont.)

""Formal" is a bit of an euphemism. Don't expect to see any Lunars in a shirt and a suit. But yes."

"But who's Five Talents?" You ask. "Is she the person you're so afraid of?"

"...Yes." She hugs her knees. "I'm sorry I disappeared. I panicked and ran. And the longer I hid the safer I felt."

"...This Moot. It's not right NOW, right?"

She shakes her head. "There hasn't been an official call, for now."

"Then why-"

"Because it stands to reason that the organizer of the Moot will go on location and prepare the place beforehand." She replies. "So she might be already here, somewhere."

"Calling a Moot in someone else's territory without asking for permission is kind of rude, though."

"Five Talents doesn't... think highly of Solars. Or of us Lunars in Tianna, for that matter. The only one she respected a bit was Talon, but..."

"Who IS this Five Talents, anyway? I mean, actually? Why is she so scary?" You tap your foot, impatiently.

"She's an Elder Lunar. Not quite a First Age survivor - but almost. She might be one of the strongest active Exalted in the West. I mean, Leviathan would vastly outclass her, but Leviathan is mostly... doing his own thing, I guess." She takes another deep breath. "She's a strong supporter of the Thousand Streams River project, and really wants to tear down civilization and rebuild everything from the ground up. She'd especially want to bring down nations that rely heaving on having Solars at the lead."

"Is she coming here to start trouble?" You ask, starting to feel annoyed at this Five Talents character already.

"She's not the violent type." Five Tails explains. "I mean, she's scary strong, but that's not how she does things."

"How does she do things, then?"

Five Tails hesitates a moment. "...She talks people into doing things for her. Seduces them. She wins their love and devotion, or their servitude, depending on what she asks for. She can make you do... unreasonable things."

(cont.)

"You mean, the sort of things I do?" You try and keep her spirits high. "Relax. I'm an expert at that game. You'll see. If she comes here and tries to start trouble, I'll take her down." You pause. "Is she cute?"

"Take this seriously, please." Fivetails berates you, but you did get a smile out of her. "She's... scary. I've only seen her once, and avoided her ever since. And I'm worried that you'll be... especially vulnerable to her charms. And I mean both her capital C Charms and her lowercase c charms."

"Maybe she'll be to mine." You reassure her. "Let me know when she shows up, but don't worry. No need to be so paranoid and... scaredy-cat."

She punches you in the shoulder. "That was terrible."

"You're smiling."

"NOW I am, idiot." She says, stifling a giggle. "You're taking this lightly."

"We've taken over a Lintha fort, defeated a Deathlord, survived a war, built a city, saved another city and avoided an interdimensional war. I think I'm going to enjoy life one day at a time, considering how crazy it can apparently get. When Five Talents shows up, I'll start worrying."

You pause, and point at her thoughtfully. "Mhh. Five Tails. Five Talents...?"

"No relation." She points out, giving up on you.

>More questions on Five Talents and the Western Lunars (what, specifically?)
>Move on to the next item on the to-do list: talk to Amata about the Eye.
>(Other?)

>>1516291
>>Move on to the next item on the to-do list: talk to Amata about the Eye.

>>1516291
>>Move on to the next item on the to-do list: talk to Amata about the Eye.

>>1516291
>(Other?)
Mika said we needed your permission to sleep with him. A threesome is fine too.

Also looks like we'll be needed even more Social Defense charms soon, it's a good thing we started on that road already with THM. Still that's too bad, I was hoping to get a little punchier.

>>1516291
>>More questions on Five Talents and the Western Lunars (what, specifically?)
On an actual serious note, how big is the Moot going to be? Does Five Tails know when it might start? Is there anyone they trust to call to help keep her in check?

An Elder Lunar is a pretty scary thing to have to fight against.

>>1516291
>>More questions on Five Talents and the Western Lunars (what, specifically?)

How many lunars should we be expecting to show up for this moot?

"So, how many Lunars do you think will be there? A Moot is kind of a big deal, isn't it?"

"I think she's calling the Moot specifically to call us Lunars of Tianna into question." She replies.

"Oh?"

"Like... that we've stopped fighting for the good of Creation, working on the Thousand Streams, things like that. Basically, it's an accusation."

"So you don't expect many Lunars from outside to show up?"

"Depends on who she called. She could get pretty much however much support she wants from the Silver Pact if she bothered to ask, but it's help she'd have to pay for in favours - even persuasiveness and seduction can only get you far enough. I'd say... maybe about other five Lunars other than us here? I'm just guessing."

"And it'll start...?"

"I don't know. I just know she intends to call it. The official proclamation might come tomorrow or next year or in five years. I know that Five Talents is the kind of Lunar that takes the long view... her own Thousand Streams project is an island tribe that she's been training and shaping and culturing for several centuries."

"In any case, between communication and the Moot actually happening there'll be time, right?"

"Oh, yes, you need to leave time to all who have been invited to get their business in order and arrive. Usually there's at least a month. Larger Moots are called several months in advance."

You scratch your chin. "...Actually, is there anyone we can trust to keep her in line?"

"Well, she seems to like Talon, though she might have lost some respect for him recently, what with him associating with you Solars and whatnot. Most other Lunar elders in the West are busy doing their own things or are not on speaking terms with her or anyone."

"...I see." You pat her head, trying your best to sound reassuring. "Then go tell him, and cheer up. You can always count on us. No sense hiding yourself for something that hasn't happened yet. I want you to be bright and cheerful for when Mika will return, alright?"

She nods, feeling a little bit better.

Once she's left, you think about what else needs to be done.

Engine of Salvation will be in Tianna relatively soon, and she'd surely be impressed if you could already produce a clue on the Eye of Autochton!

(...)

"Impossible."

Amata shot down your idea in a single word.

"B-but... I thought you knew everything."

"I don't know EVERYTHING. I only know NEARLY everything." She replies, sounding very proud of herself. "But, seriously, it's impossible to track the Eye of Autochton, at least with Heaven's surveillance system. It's an entity entirely outside of Fate, and that moves freely through space and maybe even time. Don't you thin we would've already secured it if we could track it? That thing is basically a reality bomb."

"A... reality bomb?"

(cont.)

"Everytime and everyplace it shows up, it completely wrecks everything. It creates entire cities and continents from nothingness, violates causality and all sorts of natural laws, then moves on. It's basically a living nightmare for us of the Fivefold Fellowship. There's huge rewards for anyone who can give clues as to its whereabouts, and an entire sub-bureau just dedicated to cross-referencing information from throughout Creation to try and find it, or predict where it will appear. And it never worked."

"So, it's untraceable?" You groan, feeling down.

"Essentially."

"...What would your opinion be on, you know... Let's say we find it. Would it be wrong to just... give it to them?"

She smiles. "Believe it or not, we've had a lot of discussions about this in Yu Shan. What would you do if you found the Eye, that sort of thing."

"...and?"

"Split opinions, of course." She makes an exasperated gesture. "About one-third of my peers would want to keep it under some kind of lock and key, under control, as an emergency measure in case it's ever needed. One-third would want to see it returned to Autochton, or destroyed forever, or banished, basically anything that could remove it from Creation permanently. The remaining third has all sorts of wild, zany schemes for using it to fix all of Creation's problems."

"Where do you stand?"

"Myself? Somewhere between the first and second group. It'd be great if we could just keep it in a storehouse for a rainy day, but it doesn't seem like it's possible at all, judging by how it seems to behave. On top of that, even if we could store it, what if someone decides to use it, or steal it? And besides, it'd be basically a Kukla Switch: using it might prove to be worse than whatever catastrophe you were trying to fight."

"...What's a Kukla Switch?" You wonder, puzzled.

Amata laughs. "Oh, just a Sidereal joke. Believe me, it's a good thing that you don't know."

Mysterious as usual. "...okay. So, you wouldn't be opposed to returning it to Autochton?"

"Autochton suffered a lot in the late First Age, and it was mostly the Solar's fault. Returning his Eye would go a very, very long way towards mending relations. Plus, it would keep it out of Creation, and make a war between them and us wholly unnecessary." She points out. "So yes, I'd give it away. Do you think you could, if you found it?"

"...What do you mean?"

"The Eye of Autochton is... not quite omnipotent, but very, very close. It can make and unmake just about anything. Would you be able to resist the temptation of using it?" She suggests.

"...I'd like to think I would."

"I guess it's the sort of thing you can never know for sure unless you end up being in that actual situation." Amata muses.

Heavy stuff.

>More questions. (what?)
>Other things to do. (what?)
>Enter downtime / management phase.
>(Other?)

Slow replies from now on. Sorry.

>>1516334
>>Enter downtime / management phase.

>>1516334
>Other things to do. (what?)
I'd like to talk to Zaan about the Essence thing, but I guess it's also something we can do during downtime assuming he'll come tell us when they're done.

>>1516334
>Enter downtime / management phase.

>>1516334
>>Enter downtime / management phase.

>>1516334
You know, the Eye is outside of fate, but couldn't you use the Alchemicals to look for a kind of resonance since they're both from the same place?

>>1516334
>>Other things to do. (what?)
We should Try talking to UCS about Autochthon. He's our Mentor and the only guy we have access to who knew him. Let's get his take on things, even if it's just "thanks for the info, I trust you to handle it."

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>>1516351

Maybe, but you remember that the Alchemicals knew nearly nothing about the Eye itself, so you can't be sure that such a "resonance" will even occur.

>>1516342

Zaan is coming up with the formula, but he still doesn't have anything of practical use. He's working on it.

At this point, he can make a potion that has a decent chance of awakening Essence in someone, but it's untested, risky(he says it could cause damage or even a small chance of death), and cannot be made in large amounts yet.

>>1516364

The next day, assisted by Pyre Spark, you gather in prayer on the roof of Golden Reach at noon, communing with the Unconquered Sun.

You get no booming voices, glorious appearances, or forceful declarations in response. You know your prayer reached him, but he does not answer at first.

Yet, when you first mentioned Autochton, you did feel something. A silent, deep sense of shame.

A sense of goodwill betrayed and hopes dashed.

You don't need to ask. You know the tune by now: another thing the old Solars did that the Sun regrets, or perhaps blames himself for not stopping.

...The rest is up to you, you feel.

>>1516334

>>1516364
Yeah, at six dot's the guy should be able to take a minute or two from his day to answer a couple questions about an old friend of his.

>>1516382
>A silent, deep sense of shame.
>A sense of goodwill betrayed and hopes dashed.
I guess he doesn't know anything about the eye, or he'd probably offer to at least point us in the right direction given how much he seems to regret what happened.

So who else can we ask for a lead? We've tried Sidereals and the Greatest of the Gods, SOMEONE has to at least be able to say "It's somewhere over there."
What about praying that God of Secrets Known Only to One Person, whose name is on the tip of my tongue? Even if the Eye is outside of Fate, maybe someone who knows about it isn't. Even if we can't find out for certain where it is now, getting a definite last known location rather than one based on rumors would be useful.

>>1516382
>...The rest is up to you, you feel.
We got it Senpai.

>>1516394
>God of Secrets Known Only to One Person, whose name is on the tip of my tongue
Nara-O, that was their name.

Is there anything you want to handle before the downtime? I don't think there are many critically important things left to address, but there might be something I'm missing.

On the not-critically-important side, I can think of the wardrobe, and welcoming your wives from the Neck that are being sent to Tianna as part of how the Necklanders make political alliances.

What else is there?

>>1516394

Nara-O, unfortunately, is not in the business of divulging such secrets. Otherwise, as Amata explained, the Sidereals would've already obtained the Eye long ago.

>>1516403
>wardrobe
There is one image that caught my eye, but it's NSFW, so I was going to wait until we moved to Akun to suggest it.
But I could always put it on imgur if you want it now..

>>1516403
>and welcoming your wives from the Neck that are being sent to Tianna as part of how the Necklanders make political alliances.
Also, can you refresh us on this. These aren't those two dragon-bloods we were trying to woo, but were only making progress on one of them, are they? Those are the only people I remember from that trip.

>>1512877
I've had a few ideas for new clothes, but I would actually love the chance to get our wedding dress remade since we lost the original. I don't even mind if we don't keep it in our Elsewhere pocket, just having it back would be lovely.

It would also be a nice to see how Ioula, the tailor's apprentice, is doing.

>>1516403
Maybe ask Amata if it would be a waste of time to just ask Jupiter where it is.

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>>1516411
>But I could always put it on imgur if you want it now..
Fuck it I need to go to the garage and all my images are on the house computer, so here http://imgur.com/a/Hmyj1. Ignore the nails obviously.
Pic related was also something I was thinking about, and is safe to post here.

>>1516403
Oh speaking of the West don't we still need to send over Mika and Karas to talk defense and trading?

>>1516420
I like those. However, I'm worried by the amount of gold in our wardrobe. We could use more color variation. Still, design wise I'm fine with both of these.

>>1516420
I guess I don't really mind the one you posted, but I don't like the imgur one.

>>1516415
>Also, can you refresh us on this. These aren't those two dragon-bloods we were trying to woo, but were only making progress on one of them, are they? Those are the only people I remember from that trip.

No, they're not. they're mortals from the tribes. It's a Neck custom (and, more generally, a western one) where all political alliances are sealed with a marriage.

Rulers are nearly always male and polygamy, especially for the rich and powerful, is not just normal, but a status symbol, as it shows that you are able to support many wives, and western society, especially in the Neck and Wavecrest, so it makes sense. The practice of giving away one of your women as a wife is a more formalized and civilized version of hostage-taking, essentially.

Since you're a foreigner and a ruler, the Necklanders are essentially pretending that you are male. Your actual gender is not as important as your social role to them, in any case. On top of that, your being a Celestial Exalted (equivalent to being a local god in their eyes) means that marrying with you would increase the status of both the bride and the clan, because god-blooded are held in high regard in Neck traditions. (The Realm did his best to stamp this out, but with mixed success.)

The Neck is split up between five main clans (Cyanin, Porphura, Smaragdi, Squalus, Tautoga), and as part of your alliance with them (which is essentially a soft annexation) you are expected to take one young bride from each clan, but you have not decided what to actually "do" with them, since this is an unconventional situation. (you could take them into a harem of your own, or combine the marriages between them and other people in Tianna, etc)

As a reminder, the main terms of your agreement were:

- The Neck maintains most of its self-governance. Tianna handles their foreign affairs, but it's not a big change because the Neck has always been very isolationist in that regard.
- Tianna provides for the Neck's defense and clears its waters from pirates.
- Free trade and movement and open ports.
- The isle of Cormorant, occupied by Skullstone, is to be returned to the Tautoga clan whenever Tianna will be able to.

You trusted Mikahil to hammer out some favorable terms on the more specific side (taxation etc), you didn't go into details yourself. What matters is that you've convinced the Neck to buy into your idea of slowly forming a great western nation.

It's an idea that resonates powerfully with them, because they consider themselves the last heirs of Okeanos, the vast First-Age nation that occupied the west in the distant past.

>>1516475
I could have sworn we came up with a more specific governing structure a while ago and people agreed to it.

>>1516416
>I've had a few ideas for new clothes, but I would actually love the chance to get our wedding dress remade since we lost the original. I don't even mind if we don't keep it in our Elsewhere pocket, just having it back would be lovely.

I'll add it to the options. You can definitely get another copy done.

>>1516416
>It would also be a nice to see how Ioula, the tailor's apprentice, is doing.
Still at her job. It's successful, thanks to rumors that you got your wedding dress from them drawing a lot of business, but she's been swamped with work recently and hasn't had time to do anything else.

>>1516417
>Maybe ask Amata if it would be a waste of time to just ask Jupiter where it is.

Well, the same rule applies: if the Sidereals could know where the Eye is, don't you think they would've already found it?

>>1516422
>Oh speaking of the West don't we still need to send over Mika and Karas to talk defense and trading?

Yeah. That's something that will happen in downtime. You don't need to "send them", they're good at doing their jobs on their own even without you micromanaging them :D

In general, with the amount of people and things going on in this quest, you should give up on micromanaging things and focus only on what you need/want to handle yourself. Trust that your circlemates will be competent.

>>1516476
>I could have sworn we came up with a more specific governing structure a while ago and people agreed to it.

There has been talk of it (see here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/45574749/#p45580464), but no conclusive, "official" votes, msotly because it felt like the kind of thing that should be organized in downtime. So, now is the ideal time to talk about it.

Also, feel free to keep posting or linking outfits. I'm compiling a gallery.

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>>1516484
I guess we're officially in downtime?

I don't think it's been that long since we last asked, but how have things been going on in Creation? Any news we've heard about?

How have our allies been, I assume Moray already left for Skullstone at least, any word from him? Has The Realm responded to the us taking Neck?

>Also, feel free to keep posting or linking outfits. I'm compiling a gallery.
I liked this one to be our regular Swift Rider outfit since I always thought our old one, #18, was kinda plain.

Oh boy, wardrobe change! One of the most serious and competitive votes this quest has.
I thought we would be proposing outfits and voting on them after the move, since we can post nsfw things there too.

>>1516417
With Jupiter its more like she would just give a knowing smile unless it was the right time to release that knowledge, also just getting a resevation to meet Jupiter would be a herculean task of its own.

>>1516403
Oh man I just remembered we haven't had a chance to discover the Mountain Folk below Tianna.

>>1516550
>Oh man I just remembered we haven't had a chance to discover the Mountain Folk below Tianna.

What Mountain Folk? :^)

>>1516542

You can link me off-site images, for now.

Also, just to be clear, the black and gold dress from Rei's art is going to be in the wardrobe by default, agreed?

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>>1516568
>Also, just to be clear, the black and gold dress from Rei's art is going to be in the wardrobe by default, agreed?
Of course, can't go without that.
Blue is a Zenith color and I'll never not love Sona's cleavage dress.

>What Mountain Folk? :^)
What I meant to say was, we should give Engine a nice tour of the Titan when she gets back.

>>1516550
I have a feeling they'll be interested in making an introduction once Engine shows up and takes a tour of the Titan.

>>1516568
Agreed.
>>1516571
Ooo, I could get behind adding some Sona to our outfits. I wouldn't mind a culling, either, since several of those outfits look similar.

>>1516571
With this, I got a library of 150 images up. I'll wait half a hour or so for any extra images you guys want to post, then we'll open the vote.

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I think we should wait to be on anonkun for this, but I'm not wasting a chance to put shuten douji's outfit in here.

>>1516582
>I got a library of 150 images up
I actually had a small folder of stuff I had been thinking about, but geez. I think I'll leave it at that.

>>1516593
Fortunately body paint counts as "an outfit" for this Charm.

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>>1516599
That's not paint, it's actually a very thin, flexible metal, I think.

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>>1516610
By the master himself

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Something like this. But without the top.

And (nsfw) http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2738935
Most of the stuff I'm suggesting is from FGO...

>>1516643
>Most of the stuff I'm suggesting is from FGO...

I noticed.
>>1516610
>>1516619
Not including this because there are already very similar outfits in the list.


Compiling the gallery now.

>150+ images
This is gonna be a clusterfuck.

>>1516656
>over 150 pictures
Don't we only have like, 4 new slots not counting possible replacements?

>>1516683

It IS.


>>1516690

Yes, but this vote is a "do-over" for the entire wardrobe, so those outfits are up for vote too. They might get changed. Changing clothes is a thing people do, especially rich people who get tired of old outfits.

So we're effectively voting for 29 slots.

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http://imgur.com/a/UMvnk

Here's the gallery. I'll keep this vote up for a few hours to give time for everyone to vote.

Here is how the vote works:

Each of you has 10 votes and 5 vetos.

A veto cancels a vote. You don't HAVE to use it, it's just to point out outfits you really really don't like and lower their chances of making the cut.

You don't have to use all of your votes, or all of your vetos.

You CAN vote/veto multiple times for the same outfit if there is one you REALLY like (or hate), but only up to 3 times (so no piling 10 votes on one outfit for example).

Outfits that were in use up to now win ties and start with 5 free votes.

Please list your votes like this for (my) ease of readability:

(this is an example)

VOTES
>#211
>#211
>#211
>#316
>#317
>#330
>#330
>#333
>#334
>#350

VETOS
>#201
>#203
>#300
>#300
>#300


BEGIN VOTING!

>>1516727
Ok, wait a minute, this is over 150 images and the album is not in a grid layout. Before we do this, how do we force it to be in a grid again? That'd make things MUCH easier for us.

>>1516730
http://imgur.com/a/UMvnk/layout/grid

Because Imgur got dumber.

>>1516737
>http://imgur.com/a/UMvnk/layout/grid

The problem with this layout is that it doesn't display image numbers, keep in mind.

>>1516727

VOTES
1>010
2>021
3>036
4>093
5>104
6>109
7>127
8>137
9>145
10>146

VETOS
1>007
2>054
3>063
4>078
5>126

>>1516727

VOTES
>010
>021
>024
>036
>044
>067
>104
>137
>145
>150

VETO
>007
>016
>054
>078
>086

>>1516727
The wedding dress is already in the new wardrobe, right?

VOTES
>#010
>#021
>#044
>#055
>#063
>#075
>#105
>#119
>#137
>#145

VETOS
Gonna save them for later, if I may.
Can we change out votes if we have a change of heart?

>>1516784
>The wedding dress is already in the new wardrobe, right?
If by "wedding dress" you mean the outfit we got from UCS, then yes. That one is in no matter what, and is our "default," as in what we wear if no one calls a vote to wear something else.

>>1516727
>#010
>#036
>#070
>#135
>#127
>#133
>#143
>#137
>#120
>#051

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I just remembered I wanted to suggest adding this to the wardrobe. Ah well, it can always be thrown in next time.

>>1516784
>Gonna save them for later, if I may.
>Can we change out votes if we have a change of heart?

Yes, as long as you clearly link to your earlier vote. Do it only if absolutely necessary, because it's going to be a hassle to count all this stuff already without having to also account for this.

>>1516727
VOTES
>#013
>#022
>#033
>#040
>#049
>#061
>#066
>#103
>#110
>#133

VETOS
>#015
>#016
>#016
>#025
>#053

>>1516727
I didn't end up voting for the old blue wedding dress, but I'd still like to remake it just to have after the vote.

VOTE
>#12
>#19
>#44
>#67
>#69
>#82
>#104
>#105
>#124
>#126

>>1516484
>There has been talk of it (see here: http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/45574749/#p45580464), but no conclusive, "official" votes, mostly because it felt like the kind of thing that should be organized in downtime. So, now is the ideal time to talk about it.
I would like to say that I largely agree with the statements, but that I want there to be an explicit right to recruit troops from all territories because I want my tiger warrior godblood legion.

>>1516820
The old blue wedding dress is #150.

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>>1516816
>it's going to be a hassle to count all this stuff
I got your back, senpai.
Also, one or two outfits are repeated in the album.

>>1516834
Sorry I did see it, but eventually picked something else over it. I meant more even if it doesn't win I'd like to have it made again and maybe keep it in a wardrobe in our room or something.

>>1516727
I hate you. You have no idea how hard it is for me to do this on a phone.

>>1516840
>Also, one or two outfits are repeated in the album.

Fuck. They are? I thought I checked. Can you point them out?

Also, thank you. God's work, etc.

>>1516844
>Sorry I did see it, but eventually picked something else over it. I meant more even if it doesn't win I'd like to have it made again and maybe keep it in a wardrobe in our room or something.

Oh. Sorry, I misunderstood what you meant. Yeah, that will be arranged.

>>1516845
>I hate you. You have no idea how hard it is for me to do this on a phone.

I'm sorry, but on the plus side i am going to keep this vote open for quite a while (probably until tomorrow), so you'll probably make it to a computer in time?

>>1516859
109 is the same character and clothes as 010, just in a different pose.
138 and 139 are so similar I thought they were the same at first, but they have different details.

>>1516859
>>1516877
67 and 146 are the same character as well, but the former is more detailed.

>>1516877
>109 is the same character and clothes as 010, just in a different pose.

Wow. did NOT spot that. How did I miss this?

>138 and 139 are so similar I thought they were the same at first, but they have different details.
yeah, they're different versions of similar outfits.

Could the Fay find the Eye? what's there deal with Fate?

>>1516845
You could instead just pick three outfits you REALLY like and vote for them three times, instead of voting for ten outfits once. The would be easier probably.

>>1516901
>yeah, they're different versions of similar outfits.
And yet by the logic you presented here >>1516656 that should disqualify one of them.

>>1516925
No one knows. Just because both fae and the Eye are outside Fate, it doesn't mean they have any connection. just like you could have two people who both "do not live in New York" and they have nothing to do with each other (one lives in New Jersey, the other in Angola, for example).

>>1516936
Oh, I'm not saying that I did it on purpose. I did not realize how similar they were when I put them up.

>>1516727
VOTES
>#005
>#005
>#023
>#032
>#039
>#049
>#055
>#067
>#069
>#096

VETOS
>#007
>#054
>#063
>#141

>>1516727
>>1516818

Sooo. I fucked up in reading the numbering correctly and meant everything on these lists to be +1.
Sorry, EF and you, counting anon.

>>1516976
I did the same mistake when voting.
I'll fix it.

>>1516978
>I did the same mistake when voting.
Correction, I did it when I was typing my votes before posting. My voting post is not wrong.

>>1516978
Did you edit your post, or are you fixing your mistake on your end?

>>1516925
That raises an interesting read: terrible idea. Could we mindbreak (Maka style, not Silk style) more Fae and have them scout Creation for us? We'd take their Swords, of course, and have them swear extensive Oaths. Don't feed on humans except passive emotions, don't approach the Eye, just report back, etc.

>>1516290
>I mean, Leviathan would vastly outclass her, but Leviathan is mostly... doing his own thing, I guess.
We should really reach out to Leviathan one of these days. Maybe during our downtime. We're building a Western kingdom, after all. He might be interested in that.

>>1517036
>He might be interested in that.
Probably not that, but Val has memories of being friends with Leviathan's old love interest. She might recognize him if they met.

>>1517036
>We should really reach out to Leviathan one of these days.
I just want to formally introduce him to a diplomatic party with Dynasts in it. It would be so much fun.

>>1517038
Actually Maka is super similar to his old love interest, she was a super compassionate Zenith Queen just like us.

>>1517060
I was wondering what caste she was. The write-up I saw didn't say. Do you know what caste his Solar mate was?

>>1516727
I hope I got the numbers right, choosing was a nightmare.

VOTE
044
055
119
063
075
089
107
075
119
055

VETO
67
127
070
120

>>1517069
His Mate was an Eclipse who was actually her Husband

>>1517072
My IP changed? I'm the cellphone guy, >>1516845

VOTES
>#001
>#011
>#011
>#011
>#086
>#106
>#125
>#133
>#141
>#145

>>1517072
I forgot a veto for 146

>>1516727

VOTES
>010
>010
>021
>021
>036
>036
>137
>137
>145
>145

VETOS
>054
>054
>055
>055
>126

You still on it, counting anon?

>>1517978
Yes. I haven't used my vetos yet too.
How long you going to keep the vote open?

>>1518039
I'm about to go to bed, so I'd say about... eight to ten hours?

While the vote is ongoing and I'm asleep, you're all encouraged to discuss what to do in the downtime, of course.

>>1518052
>While the vote is ongoing and I'm asleep, you're all encouraged to discuss what to do in the downtime, of course.
Beyond the usual of managing Pearl and Tiger Training our troops I was hoping to see if we could attract any Martial Artists to the island to set up shop. I'm hoping a Golden Janissary comes along, but I'll take who we can get even if it's just inviting Zha over from the Neck to teach Regis and maybe our captains Seafaring Hero Style.

Votes:
>011
>011
>011
>044
>044
>044
>120
>120
>120
>137

Vetos:
>025
>025

I'm pretty good as long as we keep a tabard. And stay away from stuff that looks overly modern.

Perhaps we could explore the caves that shooting the Titan created.
Prepare a major sports competition a la Olympics, but with exalted sports(tm). Maybe also an art equivalent, with painting, statues and jewel smithing.
The memory/dream library, that I really want to see happen.
New on skullstone and the solar we gave a ton of money/ships to, and get our own army ready.
Also promote fertility and raise the birth rate for a while, cause invading an abyssal's island fortress is going to plummet our numbers quite a bit.

Also, redoing my vote here.
>>1516784
VOTES
>#055
>#055
>#055
>#063
>#075
>#105
>#107
>#107
>#107
>#119

VETOS
>#67
>#67
>#133
>#05
>#133

With this, I'm turning in 4 hours later than I should. I'll send the count to EF through his ask.fm.

>>1519450
Thank you. I will begin computing the votes right now.

>>1519450
>Also promote fertility and raise the birth rate for a while, cause invading an abyssal's island fortress is going to plummet our numbers quite a bit.
That doesn't really help us in the short term with actually dealing with any loses we take, we'll want to increase immigration to Tianna to deal with that so the Olympics idea could work as a huge tourism event.

Make it a huge festival and offer a prize to the various winners to entice people to come over, we could even make it a Martial Arts tournament to try and attract those martial artists I wanted. Plus I think our people deserve something like this, a big happy festival to celebrate our initial victory against the Silver Prince since I don't think we ever did that after we won.

>>1519603
If anyone is late to the party and has yet to cast a vote, now is the time. I've had to delay the finalization of the votes because of IRL bullshit happening, so you still got some time.

man, I forgot to bring up the point of martial arts to Amata.

>>1519915
What did you want to ask?
We can still probably bring it up during downtime.

I was worried that I showed up too late. Am I still in time?


VOTES:
>21
>21
>104
>105
>105
>105
>107
>107
>107
>126

VETOS:
>7
>8
>26
>53
>70

>>1519985

Yes, you're still in time, but I'm closing the vote here.

>>1520001
Whew. Sorry fr taking so long.

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Here we go, your new selection.

Back to our business now then.

>>1520043
>Queen of the Sun
Lewd.

>>1518052
Off the top of my head:
-Have Engine, Valeriana, and Irene start repairs on the Titan. Or at least draw up a plan of action to repair the critical systems and see if the island can be made to fly.
-Try and find Leviathan to make a formal, friendly introduction to the most powerful Exalt in the West
-See if we can negotiate/beat the Storm Mothers into behaving for our shipping? Would help with making nations want to join us.
-Experiment with Valeriana's Twilight abilities in Silk's Wyld Zone, see what we can make (I think she mentioned wanting to do this before)
-Set up regular regimens of Tiger Warrior Training for Tianna/Pearl's troops (or get Karas to handle since I think he has the Charms)
-Develop Social/UMI Defense suite for when Five Talents arrives
-See if a Wyld highway can be developed between Tianna and Gem
-Check in with our friendly neighborhood Abyssals, particularly Fleur. See if she's interested in trying to become a Solar again (might be more than a simple downtime activity).
-Continue looking for leads on our side quests (the Eye, Ocean Father's dagger, looking for viable candidates to marry Old Man Arbani's daughters, etc.)
-I like this suggestion, as well >>1519915

Also, to marry off the Neck girls or add them to the harem? Hmm...

>>1520043
We could get an official vote on this out of the way. >http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive/45574749/#p45580464

>>1520104
>which Pearl is folded into for administrative reasons
No
>although as a practical matter she's co-equal with Tia and Amata.
I have no problem with Amata being our unofficial equal, but Tia cannot be trusted with that level of responsibility. She is doing a good job with her tribe, but that doesn't mean she's ready to help rule multiple nations.

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DOWNTIME:

>>1516831
>Work on the details of the deal with the Neck.
(difficulty: easy. time: one week spent in diplomatic talks)

>>1517036
>Try to get more Fae, have them search for the Eye around Creation
(difficulty: hard. time: unknown, at least a month.)
(probably better handled in actual play than in downtime.)

>Contact Leviathan
(difficulty: unknown. time: none)
(requires sending a Lunar on the mission, unless you want Maka to do this personally)

>>1519338
>Manage Pearl
(difficulty: easy. time: none; ongoing action as long as it's ordinary administration.)

>Tiger Warrior Training
(difficulty: easy. time: up to 6 weeks, assuming Karas also helps. Double that if Karas is assigned to other duties.)

>Draw terrestrial martial artists to Tianna
(difficulty: easy. time: two weeks spent moving around, campaigning, writing letters, etc.)

>>1519450
>Explore the caves under the Titan
(difficulty: unknown. time: unknown.)
(assumed to be delegated to someone. If done by Maka in person, best done in actual play.)

>Sports Festival & Culture Festival
(difficulty: easy. time: about three weeks of organization and actual event, assuming others help with the organization. Depends if you want to do something with just the people you have or if you want to draw attention outside Tianna)

>Dream Library
(need more details. What do you mean, exactly?)

>News from Skullstone
Easily obtained: Moray Darktide has started a guerrilla/piracy war in Skullstone's border islands and their territorial waters. Without its leader, Skullstone is losing badly, Morale is low, and their society is beginning to come apart at the seams. The Silver Prince's remaining Abyssal Exalted have assumed leadership and doing their best to fight back Darktide and hold on to their territories.

>Promote Fertility
(difficulty: easy. time: two weeks spent reviewing laws and incentives for families, immigration policies, etc)

>>1520103
>Start repairs on the Titan
(premature, as both Valeriana and Irene are already busy with other projects, namely Pearl+Golden Reach, and refurbishing Tianna's First Age Weapon supply)

>>1520103
>Deal with the Storm Mothers
(difficulty: medium. time: unknown.)
(assumed to be delegated to someone. If done by Maka in person, best done in actual play.)

>See if a Wyld highway can be developed between Tianna and Gem
(Experts say no. For now, Azure Chariot is the fastest transportation, it seems.)

>Check in with our friendly neighborhood Abyssals, particularly Fleur
Easily done: the Abyssals are doing their stuff in the Underworld side of Tianna. Phoenix explains that the destruction of the Silver Prince drew a lot of attention. Other Deathlords sent people to see what happened, but no one seems willing to take overt action. Fleur is missing, no one knows where she went.

>>1520103
>>1519915
>Martial Arts to Amata
What about martial arts and Amata, exactly?

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This is what has been mentioned this far. To all this I'd add:

Valeriana intends to invest the cash you brought home from Gem into completing Golden Reach. She believes she can be done with it in about one season, so in time for Nysela's Summer Camp. (Shining Jewel agrees.)

Karas and Samiel are reorganizing the armed forces. You can let them do it on their own, or get involved.

The administration of Sapphire Palace (your water-aspected manse, on loan to the water spirits) is going well. Glorious Tide got the hang of it, and she's doing a good job right now.

Irene is forcing Engine of Salvation to help her with warstrider engineering. (But not after losing her mind over her for a good three days and trying to dismantle her no less than ten times) She is perfecting the Dragonkaiser.

Flame That Marched Against The Sea is stable.

The Realm is massing forces, and the political situation seems volatile. Troops and ships are being pulled out of the West, too.

Regis and Millian are forced to wear the matching outfits you brought them from Gem as a souvenir. (picture related.)

Pyre Spark is oddly clingy. I mean, a bit more than usual.

Also, yes, the five girls from the Neck. Marry them off, take them for your own harem, etc.
(OOC note: been looking all over the place for a picture with five fantasy-styled slightly exotic-looking girls that do not look like they're wearing another goddamn school uniform.)

>>1520188
>Irene is forcing Engine of Salvation to help her with warstrider engineering. (But not after losing her mind over her for a good three days and trying to dismantle her no less than ten times) She is perfecting the Dragonkaiser.
I'm still going over other stuff, but at one point we wanted to construct a Royal Warstrider for Maka. I assume we still do, so we should mention that to them and Val. It's not a priority, but something to plan long term for. It takes a year to make one after all.

>>1520188
How is our Magitech Navy looking? I would think with Engine around we could be building it up faster than ever. Also what does she think of the tech compared to her home?

>>1520185
So we have 13 weeks to camp
>Contact Leviathan
Send Talon, he's the most diplomatic of our Lunars, and the most respected.
>Tiger Warrior Training
7 Weeks left
>Draw terrestrial martial artists to Tianna
5 Weeks left
>Explore the caves under the Titan
Irene and Engine of Salvation. Maybe Val too.

>>1520188
>Karas and Samiel are reorganizing the armed forces. You can let them do it on their own, or get involved.
Just have them run any big changes by us.
>Irene is forcing Engine of Salvation to help her with warstrider engineering. (But not after losing her mind over her for a good three days and trying to dismantle her no less than ten times) She is perfecting the Dragonkaiser.
As I said here >>1520188 we should bring up our plans for a Royal Warstrider.
The Realm is massing forces, and the political situation seems volatile. Troops and ships are being pulled out of the West, too.
Another reason getting Leviathan on our side would be good.
>Regis and Millian are forced to wear the matching outfits you brought them from Gem as a souvenir. (picture related.)
Be sure to mother them extra hard.
>Pyre Spark is oddly clingy. I mean, a bit more than usual.
We should also Talk to Pyre Spark

>Also, yes, the five girls from the Neck. Marry them off, take them for your own harem, etc.
Ask Amata if there are any families that it would be advantagous to marry them to. Otherwise keep them for ourselves. It should be an all or nothing kind of deal, we marry them all or keep them all, otherwise it looks like we're playing favorites.

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>>1520202
I take it we'll need some intercontinental ballistic makas.

>>1520185
>What about martial arts and Amata, exactly?
Specifically? If she knows someone or something that might help us improve upon our inherent style. There are so many martial arts, having different ideals or philosophical ideas and since Amata is informed about
>NEARLY everything
I'd love to know if she knows some styles that roughly conform to our views.
Also getting her point of view interest me very much since she hasn't shown to be the stereotypical martial arts master a Sidereal is supposed to be and a discussion about what ranges from killing people by ripping someone's heart out and offering it to UCS-senpai as sacrifice and poisoning others by poisoning yourself to sitting besides them and have them die three days later would be delightful if that happens.

>>1520185
Here is what I want.
>Work on the details of the deal with the Neck.
>Tiger Warrior Training
>Draw terrestrial martial artists to Tianna
Notes: We should do the deal with the Neck first, as if we can get Godblooded we absolutely want to train them. 8 dicepool mooks is obscene and I absolutely want it.

>>1520233
>As I said here >>1520188 we should bring up our plans for a Royal Warstrider.
Fuck, that was meant to quote >>1520202

>>1520185
>Martial Arts to Amata
I forgot earlier, but I've been interested in having Maka learn Unconquered Arms Style, since that Style let's you punch people while also proclaiing how great UCS is, letting Maka do two of her favorite things at once.

>>1520188
What's happening with our airship?

>>1520185
>Work on the details of the deal with the Neck.
That's something we can leave to Karas and Mika like we planned.

>Tiger Warrior Training
We definitely want Karas helping as soon as he's done back from the Neck, it's only about 4 hours a day so he can work on that in between his other work. We should also top off Regis, Milly, and Pyre too.

>Draw terrestrial martial artists to Tianna
Sure, make sure to ask Zha to come over for a bit as well if he can. Ask Amata if she knows anyone who could come over or for recommendations, if she knows a Golden Jannisary marry her all over again.

>Sports Festival & Culture Festival
How about we keep it small time for now, just a fun holiday for the island so they can enjoy themselves.

>Promote Fertility
We definitely want that population bump

>Explore the caves under the Titan
This is something we can do while we give Engine a tour of the Titan. In play is fine I suppose.

>Also, yes, the five girls from the Neck. Marry them off, take them for your own harem, etc.
I think back when it came up in the Neck we considered the option of marrying the clans off with the our Water Court, their numbers would make it easy and honestly I don't want to have too many of Maka's kids running around just yet. I want to give birth to our current ones first before we even think about expanding.

>>1520233
>Send Talon, he's the most diplomatic of our Lunars, and the most respected.
I'd rather send Lynne so we have Talon on hand in case Five Talents shows up early especially since we don't know how long the mission would take. Also because he's squid.

>>1520233
>We should also Talk to Pyre Spark
I just realized having the T in talk accidentally capitalized means this could be misconstrued. I want to have an actual, played out talk with her to see if something is bothering her.

>>1520188
Have we told everyone about Admiral Sand and his shiny new Crown?
We should keep in touch with them. It doesn't have to be often, but even something like a monthly Messenger to touch bases.

Also any news from the rest of the world?

>Tiger Warrior Training 6 weeks
>Work on the details of the deal with the Neck. 1 week, most important to me personally
>Promote Fertility two weeks
>Draw terrestrial martial artists to Tianna
12 weeks of work and we finally get to do some political world building which I've been interested in from threas 1

>>1520313
>>Promote Fertility
We were revered as a goddess of Dance, War and Sex by our cult if I remember correctly, so that should not be a problem.
... some many thoughts on that last one and the book that was mentioned the other thread

>>1520188
Oh we should write some super cheesy romance novels in our spare time!

Maybe a journal too, something for history.

>>1520202
Oh, believe me, Irene and Valeriana already have plans.

>>1520205
By the month of Resplendent Fire repairs will be completed and your forces will count on 10 fully-rigged and armed First Age-class ships.

Engine doesn't think highly of your technological level, She does admit that parts of it are "adequate", though "different from how we do back home nonetheless".

She helps out, but you definitely feel like she'd not doing as much as she could (she probably still doesn't trust you fully), and on top of that she's still getting used to your different tech.

>>1520233
>Just have them run any big changes by us.
Essentially, five main armed forces.

Army:
Commander: Karas. Three Dragons (3x500=1500 men) of medium infantry. Best training and equipment, prepared and outfitted for independent operations both in Tianna and outside. Includes elite commandos, some portable Essence artillery (10 gun-sized Essence Cannons, 5 bazooka-sized), and the ability to field up to 5 common warstriders.

Engineers:
Commander: Irene. One Dragon (500 men) of medium infantry. Perfectly capable of fighting alongside the frontline forces, but more specialized: sappers, artillery corps, etc. Carries a variety of Essence artillery: 5 Lightning Ballistas, 10 Medium Implosion Bows, 10 each of gun-sized, bazooka-sized and howitzer-sized Concussion Essence Cannons, plus a Storm Hammer. There are not enough hearthstones for all, unfortunately.

Guard:
Commander: Samiel. Around 1000 men. Essentially a police force. Can take the field as two Dragons of light infantry if needed, but is mostly meant for peacekeeping.

Navy:
Commander: Rajan. Totals around 1000 men, but only about 500 of them are actual combatants. (Can take the field as one Dragon of marines if needed.) Includes the pirate crews you merged into Tianna's navy. Has 5 First Age ships, plus a complement of normal ships relegated to noncombat roles. Each ship mounts a Medium Implosion Bow and a Medium Concussive Essence Cannon, but there are not enough hearthstones for all.

Horde:
Commander: Tia. (heaven help you all) Totals around 1000 barbarian warriors grouped in warbands of mixed light and medium infantry and cavalry. Undisciplined but strong and skilled at mobile warfare.

These are full-readiness armed forces. Tianna would not be able to raise additional as militia or volunteers effectively... it's already a very high proportion of military to civilian. Under peacetime, you'd have about one-third to half of these numbers available.

>>1520367
So really, we just need a journal.
>>1520373
>Oh, believe me, Irene and Valeriana already have plans.
I can only imagine what kind of Warstrider AI those two would create.

>>1520185
>Fleur is missing, no one knows where she went.
SHEEEIT. Unless
>Redemption Quest
in which case, SHIT YEAH

>>1520313
>Water Court and Neck brides
The Neck would like that, I think. Considering they're elementals, would the fact that we're giving them brides instead of grooms matter much? I will second asking our resident Sidereal for political advice.

>I'd rather send Lynne so we have Talon on hand in case Five Talents shows up early especially since we don't know how long the mission would take. Also because he's squid.
Not a bad idea. Leviathan would take well to a squid Lunar, methinks.

>>1520302
>Arms of the Unconquered Sun
Yeah, it's been brought up before. It's a decent style, and not an entirely bad idea. I'm not trying to shoot it down, but it is even more Charms when we're already into Solar Hero, which itself is a pretty great style. Though I would LOVE to see Maka wrecking someone with Meditation Upon the Spear I do like the thought of at least someone among our group learning actual Martial Arts. Karas might be a good contender?

>>1520313
>This is something we can do while we give Engine a tour of the Titan. In play is fine I suppose.
Yeah, that sounds fun.

>>1520331
Agreed

>>1520349
Regular check-ins seconded.

>>1520373
>Military stats
Wow, that's pretty impressive, actually. Can we replicate the Lightning Ballistas and Implosion Bows yet? Beamklaives when
>but there are not enough hearthstones for all.
*sigh* Always something

>>1520373
>(she probably still doesn't trust you fully)
How much does Engine know about the Wyld?
I really wanted to run that idea of just making the materials she needs from the Wyld instead of having to harvest it.

Bonus points for having Gem right on the edge of Creation so if we set up shop their we could easily ship it to Autochthonia. In general I guess this is something to ask our smart people if it's viable, but we could at least show off the theory of it with Silk in our Wyld Zone.

>>1520373
Technically, we also have the Fey forces which were already designed a long time ago.

>>1520273
>Specifically? If she knows someone or something that might help us improve upon our inherent style.
>>1520302
>having Maka learn Unconquered Arms Style
Amata's response is "the best trainer you could ask for for your particular brand of martial arts is actually Nysela. I mean, out of all the people I know."
Also, her styles are... utterly incomprehensible to you, even when she tries to teach you something. Apparently you "lack the proper mindset to grasp the true form of Sidereal Martial Arts" or something.

>>1520310
>What's happening with our airship?
Not really coming along. Irene and Valeriana are estimating about one year of development, assuming nothing goes wrong, and it might.
When offered the option between dismantling the Titan and using its parts to make a smaller airship quickly, and keeping the Titan intact, you picked the latter.

>>1520367
>Oh we should write some super cheesy romance novels in our spare time!
Sure, no problem.

>>1520313
>We should also top off Regis, Milly, and Pyre too.
Done.

Are we forgetting anything? Just want to get all the stuff to do in one neat place.

Incidentally, for reference:

Assuming we're ending this timeskip at around the start of Ascending Fire, that is, the Summer Camp, by then, with immigration, the completed unification of the Neck and access to its food surplus, and the general prosperity that Tianna can enjoy thanks to Gem's money plus a bunch of bureaucratically-skilled Exalted managing the government (ensuring very low corruption, very low crime, etc) brings the total number of inhabitants of the island of Tianna to about 300.000 people.

It can't easily grow larger than this unless you gain access to more food supplies, which means either conquering more land, making big trade deals, or expanding agriculture in the barbarian plains (and that would probably make Tia and Talon crabby).

>>1520400
What does the Neck have militarily speaking?

>>1520385
>>Fleur is missing, no one knows where she went.
Wait, fuck I missed that.
>Redemption Quest
Stop, I can't afford to get a boner right now.

>but it is even more Charms when we're already into Solar Hero, which itself is a pretty great style.
We haven't really invested heavily in it yet though. Yes, we have a couple charms from the style, but not enough that we should feel committed to it if some we like more, like AotUS, comes along.

>>1520373
Do any of the crafters have time for maybe making or upgrading a few Artifacts?

Besides my eternal love of Wings of the Raptor, I'd like the chance to upgrade our boots and gloves to maybe have a shield form or a kind of pilebunker attack. The rest of our circle can take priority if they want/need something though.

And don't forget we wanted to make a new crown for our super cool new Kingdom. Something that would be complimented with our Crown of Thunders.

>>1520185
>>Dream Library
>(need more details. What do you mean, exactly?)
It's an idea that came up a few times during the gem arc. It was supposed to use the dream pearls we hoped to buy in gem before returning to tianna, but maybe there's another way.
The gist of it was to build a an archive of sorts of Maka (and/or others') memories or dreams, so she would never forget who she used to be. It could work as both a journal and a way to (hopefully) fend off the Curse. And open a dream parlour like Gem's with the right dreams.

By the way, how did you settle for the outfits with only a single vote? I had expected a complete overhaul of the wardrobe.

>>1520400
Well, we've got the invasion of Skullstone coming up. What other nations in the West can we approach? Should we approach Wavecrest now that the Realm has pulled back some?

>>1520408
I hear you. I say we ask Nysela about it in play during the Summer Camp, then. It'd be the best time to start learning it, anyway.

>>1520410
While Wings of the Raptor are hard to beat, I actually like the way 3E redid Eagle-Wing Style.

>>1520385
>The Neck would like that, I think. Considering they're elementals, would the fact that we're giving them brides instead of grooms matter much? I will second asking our resident Sidereal for political advice.

She makes a few considerations, the main of which is that "they're spirits, they're not women, or men".
When marrying to a supernatural ally, what matters is that the marriage produces god-blooded. That's something spirits, especially water spirits (who are natural shapeshifters), can accomplish.

"They'd like that" in the sense that they understand and are used to deal with "water spirits", whereas "Solar Exalted" are a weird and new and scary thing to them. So yes, that would be more familiar to them.
On the other side, it means that their alliance and tribute is to the Court (and in this case specifically Glorious Tide, being the leader of the court), not to you. It's up to you how much you care about this technicality. (After all, Glorious Tide is in your service)

Essentially, how much you want to centralize rule over the Neck in your person, or if you're alright with a more indirect approach. Some could argue that the Neck wanted to follow you, and not some water elemental who is also your underling, for example.

>>1520385
>Yeah, it's been brought up before. It's a decent style, and not an entirely bad idea. I'm not trying to shoot it down, but it is even more Charms when we're already into Solar Hero, which itself is a pretty great style.
I'll point out that you're still at Dawn 4 and haven't still unlocked the capstones of Solar Hero. And, the "elder charm unlocked once you've bought an entire Charm tree" system works for Martial Arts, too!

>>1520349
>We should keep in touch with them. It doesn't have to be often, but even something like a monthly Messenger to touch bases.
You do keep in touch. They're doing their own things along the southern coast. You can't tell long stories via Infallible Messenger, but you feel like they have a lot on their plate.
Please imagine another completely independent Exalted Quest set there with different characters but just as much going on.

>>1520385
>Wow, that's pretty impressive, actually. Can we replicate the Lightning Ballistas and Implosion Bows yet?
No. You'd need a serious factory-cathedral for that. We're looking at years if not decades of work on infrastructure alone.

>>1520390
>How much does Engine know about the Wyld?
Basically nothing. Val can try and explain to her, but it's even more alien to her than it is to you.

Valeriana explains that it's technically possible to obtain those materials from the Wyld, but the amount they need is so vast that there are serious logistical considerations at that point. For example, how to bring millions of tons of raw materials from the deepest of the deep Wyld (the only place where you could create so much) to Autochton. Also how to not get your face eaten by Unshaped Fae.

>>1520394
Silk can join the fight with her own goblins but you're not sure how you should count them and Karas is kind of nervous about having anything to do with Silk again considering what happened last time.


>>1520407
>What does the Neck have militarily speaking?
Practically nothing. Some small boats, canoes, pirates and raiders, tribal warriors, a coast guard. Their forces actually have a very high concentration of god-blooded, but are small, poorly armed, poorly trained. The Neck has never been a warlike nation. Their main defensive strategy is "Let others fight, submit to the strongest power in the region, and, when all else fails, surrender as fast as possible." It's always worked, and the Neck has never been in any real wars.

>>1520400
We should take Ari out hunting every now and then so he doesn't get board, maybe give him a cute ribbon on his tail so people know he's ours.

>>1520455
>I'll point out that you're still at Dawn 4 and haven't still unlocked the capstones of Solar Hero. And, the "elder charm unlocked once you've bought an entire Charm tree" system works for Martial Arts, too!
I am in favor of getting punchier. Could we train in our downtime, would that accomplish anything here? I guess even if it wouldn't I'd like to take the time to do so if we have the time. Something like practicing against Tia or Amata or Silk's hoard.

>>1520455
>Essentially, how much you want to centralize rule over the Neck in your person, or if you're alright with a more indirect approach. Some could argue that the Neck wanted to follow you, and not some water elemental who is also your underling, for example.
Those are good points. I was on the fence on what to do with them before, but now I'm on the side of taking them for ourselves.

>>1520462
"Are Maka and Karas training again?"
"If by training you mean Maka trying to make Karas wear one of her old dresses and Karas violently resisting, then yes."

>>1520456
>For example, how to bring millions of tons of raw materials from the deepest of the deep Wyld (the only place where you could create so much) to Autochton. Also how to not get your face eaten by Unshaped Fae.
That's what the Titans for.

>>1520470
>Essentially, how much you want to centralize rule over the Neck in your person, or if you're alright with a more indirect approach. Some could argue that the Neck wanted to follow you, and not some water elemental who is also your underling, for example.
Same here, maybe ask Amata's opinion on how she feels about us doing so, I really want to make her pregnant before we do anyone else. I'm still a little anxious about just impregnating people we don't know, but we can hold off on that until we're ready as long as we keep them.

>>1520470
Yeah, me too. It'll also help more people get used to dealing with Solars.

I'd like to spend some time with people we haven't been able to in awhile. Ever since we got married we've been neglecting some of our people, especially the Dragon-Bloods.
And by spend time with I mean it in the sexual and non-sexual sense. When was the last time we just had a non-business talk with Samiel or Irene?

>>1520485
Well we had dinner when we got back from Gem, but I do know what you mean.

>>1520400
>Also, her styles are... utterly incomprehensible to you, even when she tries to teach you something. Apparently you "lack the proper mindset to grasp the true form of Sidereal Martial Arts" or something.
I KNEW IT. She's just subtle about it.

>>1520410
>Do any of the crafters have time for maybe making or upgrading a few Artifacts?
>Besides my eternal love of Wings of the Raptor, I'd like the chance to upgrade our boots and gloves to maybe have a shield form or a kind of pilebunker attack.

You can't easily upgrade your weapons now, because the "physical" part of them (the orichalcum, metal, etc) is as good as it can get for a hunk of magical metal that hits people in the face. Any further improvement has to come in the shape of enchantments and mystically imbued abilities, and that's a very long and difficult procedure that also requires exotic and unique materials.

As for Wings of the Raptor, Valeriana explains that she knows the basics, but she'd need to put in a massive amount of work and resources to try and make them.

That is an option, but means delaying the construction of Golden Reach by quite a while, and she'd also need to dismantle the Swift Rider.

>>1520410
>And don't forget we wanted to make a new crown for our super cool new Kingdom. Something that would be complimented with our Crown of Thunders.
Oh, it's just gold and gems and a bit of orichalcum. Valeriana can make that by hand in an afternoon. In fact, she did.

(I have an idea in mind for what the crown looks like but there are no close enough pictures on the internet and am out of budget to commission an artist, let me know if you care to know the description.)

>>1520420
>It's an idea that came up a few times during the gem arc. It was supposed to use the dream pearls we hoped to buy in gem before returning to tianna, but maybe there's another way.
>The gist of it was to build a an archive of sorts of Maka (and/or others') memories or dreams, so she would never forget who she used to be. It could work as both a journal and a way to (hopefully) fend off the Curse.

Not a bad idea, but the problem is that the Dream Opals store dreams, not memories. Gem has professional dreamers who are KINDA SORTA capable of deciding what to dream, but they can't put decide to put anything accurate in the gems. Generally, they dream over and over until they get something "marketable".

You only have the Dream Opal given to you by Arras. I mean, you COULD go and get some extra Dream Opals and have enough to start a dream parlor, but that is a lot of work and you're not sure if a dream parlor would be successful in the West. No one knows what one is, cultural differences, etc.

(Incidentally, you try sleeping with Arras' Opal, and it's one of the strangest experiences ever.)
(After a couple of nights, you can't find it anymore and begin to suspect that Radiant Starfall might have stolen it.)

We should being the Neck under our direct control, Exalted are just some much better then mortals at running thing, even if very hands off.

Skip the wings.

Go find that dream Opal