Chaka
Cuddle-fiend
Life is time. Everything else, great and small, every journey taken, pleasure felt, battle fought, secret learned and ending endured all take place within the flow of time. A person is bound by time, and defines time. Time flies or crawls depending on the mood, events years past can seem like only yesterday, whilst yesterday can seem a thousand years ago. In the beginning Pluto, the Maiden of Hours, kept watch on the flow of time, and served as the great mediator between her sisters' functions, binding the Maidens into a cohesive whole. Past, present, and future were her domain, and she worked to preserve them. And then the Usurpation came, and Pluto was fatally wounded during She Who Lives In Her Name's final strike on Creation, struck down at the moment of the Gods' greatest victory through their Chosen, along with many others.
This tragic strike was to erase many concepts from Creation, as well as the Incarnae that defined them. Entire groups of Exalted felt the death knell of their progenitors in their souls, and it drove them utterly mad. They fell upon one another until only a few were left, and the rest fell on their swords. These Exaltations were damaged fundamentally, driving any host cursed with them insane. In the end, Lytek gathered them up and
locked them away in the Reliquary of Lost Stars, which sits in a secret antechamber and memorial shrine in his office. Among these unfortunates were the sixth caste of Sidereals, the Chosen of Hours. The Timekeepers were the mediators of the Sidereals, like their Maiden among her sisters. They arbitrated disputes, ensured the continuation of fate, and filled in the gaps between the functions of their fellows, ensuring the journey reached its correct end, the correct secret caused the correct battle, and so on. They were maintainers of harmony and concord, and their loss more than doubled the workload of the other castes. In this time, only the most ancient or historically minded Sidereals are aware of the existence of a sixth Maiden and a sixth Caste, and even they believe them to be lost forever.
However, this is not necessarily true. The other Exaltations cracked permanently because their progenitors were utterly destroyed, but Pluto was not. Dying and broken, her body was taken by her sisters and placed in a chamber in her domain, the White Clocktower, where she was laid in the heart of her sanctum and placed in a powerful stasis. The Maidens had cast a great fortelling, and knew that as long as their sister did not die, her Exaltations would heal in time, and if they were healed, then Pluto could perhaps be saved... One day, the Healers will walk amongst their brothers again, and a sense of balance may be restored to the Viziers.
Caste Markings:The eyes of the Chosen of Hours had unnaturally white irises that seemed to glow softly, surrounding pupils which contained the glimmer of snow-white stars. With great expenditures of essence the Mark of Hours shone on their forehead like burning snow.
Anima Effect: The Timekeepers nickname was well given, for time was theirs to manipulate. By spending 10 motes reflexively, the Chosen of Hours could make the Lesser Sign of Hours. Her anima billowed out in a cloud of pure white light, which suffused herself and all allies within (Essence x 10) yards. Anyone so blessed found time passed faster for them than for others. This caused the Speed of all actions undertaken by them to be reduced by 1, to a minimum of Speed 2. This includes attacks made in combat, and lasts for one scene. At the 11-15 mote anima flare level, this power cost 5 motes, and cost 1 mote at the 16+ level.
Auspicious Abilities: The constellation of the White Clocktower is made up of a single constellation from each of the other Houses, representing the connecting force between them. The five constellations in this House are The Messenger, The Lovers, The Quiver, The Guardians and The Corpse. Thus, Chosen of Hours' Auspicious Abilities are Ride, Socialise, Archery, Larceny and Medicine.
Associations:The colour white, the element of water, the season of winter, the Central direction and the time of eclipse.
Sobriquets: The Timekeepers, The Lost Brethren, The Healers.
Quote: 'Yes, I know it hurts. But this pain will fade, in time.'
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Something that's been kicking around in my head since reading that one line in DotFA, so I gave them a little write-up. Thoughts?
This tragic strike was to erase many concepts from Creation, as well as the Incarnae that defined them. Entire groups of Exalted felt the death knell of their progenitors in their souls, and it drove them utterly mad. They fell upon one another until only a few were left, and the rest fell on their swords. These Exaltations were damaged fundamentally, driving any host cursed with them insane. In the end, Lytek gathered them up and
locked them away in the Reliquary of Lost Stars, which sits in a secret antechamber and memorial shrine in his office. Among these unfortunates were the sixth caste of Sidereals, the Chosen of Hours. The Timekeepers were the mediators of the Sidereals, like their Maiden among her sisters. They arbitrated disputes, ensured the continuation of fate, and filled in the gaps between the functions of their fellows, ensuring the journey reached its correct end, the correct secret caused the correct battle, and so on. They were maintainers of harmony and concord, and their loss more than doubled the workload of the other castes. In this time, only the most ancient or historically minded Sidereals are aware of the existence of a sixth Maiden and a sixth Caste, and even they believe them to be lost forever.
However, this is not necessarily true. The other Exaltations cracked permanently because their progenitors were utterly destroyed, but Pluto was not. Dying and broken, her body was taken by her sisters and placed in a chamber in her domain, the White Clocktower, where she was laid in the heart of her sanctum and placed in a powerful stasis. The Maidens had cast a great fortelling, and knew that as long as their sister did not die, her Exaltations would heal in time, and if they were healed, then Pluto could perhaps be saved... One day, the Healers will walk amongst their brothers again, and a sense of balance may be restored to the Viziers.
Caste Markings:The eyes of the Chosen of Hours had unnaturally white irises that seemed to glow softly, surrounding pupils which contained the glimmer of snow-white stars. With great expenditures of essence the Mark of Hours shone on their forehead like burning snow.
Anima Effect: The Timekeepers nickname was well given, for time was theirs to manipulate. By spending 10 motes reflexively, the Chosen of Hours could make the Lesser Sign of Hours. Her anima billowed out in a cloud of pure white light, which suffused herself and all allies within (Essence x 10) yards. Anyone so blessed found time passed faster for them than for others. This caused the Speed of all actions undertaken by them to be reduced by 1, to a minimum of Speed 2. This includes attacks made in combat, and lasts for one scene. At the 11-15 mote anima flare level, this power cost 5 motes, and cost 1 mote at the 16+ level.
Auspicious Abilities: The constellation of the White Clocktower is made up of a single constellation from each of the other Houses, representing the connecting force between them. The five constellations in this House are The Messenger, The Lovers, The Quiver, The Guardians and The Corpse. Thus, Chosen of Hours' Auspicious Abilities are Ride, Socialise, Archery, Larceny and Medicine.
Associations:The colour white, the element of water, the season of winter, the Central direction and the time of eclipse.
Sobriquets: The Timekeepers, The Lost Brethren, The Healers.
Quote: 'Yes, I know it hurts. But this pain will fade, in time.'
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Something that's been kicking around in my head since reading that one line in DotFA, so I gave them a little write-up. Thoughts?
