Cynis Belar Jirou, the youngest grandchild of the Matriarch Cynis Belar, had always perplexed their peers and tutors alike. Their mind was set on grand designs, and even before their Second Breath as Air Aspect they were interested in mysteries of Mela’s brood, with occult matters, than they were with down to earth ways of the Dynasty. Belar encouraged this, figuring the child would make a great sorcerer, and that they’d be stashed away in an ivory tower to be called on whenever sorcerous power was needed.
The person that returned from Heptagram wasn’t going to accept that.
Jirou gained power of sorcery, respect of the spirits of air they so admired, and a throne made of clouds, while losing feeling in their legs – a price of power, freely given. Their Cirrus Skiff made for an excellent mobility aid, which was the only reason House Cynis didn’t destroy the Heptagram’s reputation for damaging their scion so, but the fact that their previously introverted Jirou became a peerless socialite was a new development. They cited the aid of their tutor and friends in Heptagram in coming out of their shell, and they’re making waves in the high society of the Realm, turning their sorcery and mystique into a social weapon rather than a hindrance.
Their manner is still aloof, and their artifact fan – a present from their grandmother – aids in this. The Shrouded Peak is both a relic guarding propriety and emotional distance, and a potent artifact weapon, one that the enemies of House Cynis never anticipate – in no small way thanks to it being rarely seen, Jirou being the first Cynis in more than a century to match it’s temperament.
One of my favorite exalted characters I will never get to play (that’s a long list) is a God Blood named Jude.
He’s a child of the God of the Beach and he works at the bureau of weather. He is that chill surfer dude stereotype except he unironically enjoys paperwork and he wears an oversized lab coat because he thinks it makes him look professional.
He’s friends with another character, a sideral of journeys named Crossroads Wanderer. She calls in favors, usually for unplanned rain showers for suitably dramatic moments.
I found out earlier this year that I’m going to have to replace my car because it won’t pass inspection this coming year. So I have some time but maybe some of you will boost this for me so I can make some extra money which would help.
A Quiet Respite 