Zinnia Eizel Keeran VII, better known by her callsign, Magnolia. A former prisoner with a checkered history, now an experienced and scrappy Lancer. Her friends call her Maggz, but her wife calls her Zinnia- her 'wife' being the NHP that inhabits her custom SSC Black Witch.
The work she does on Last Kiss Goodbye is downright immaculate- which makes her hand-made prosthetic an intentional aesthetic decision.
if i was a dynast i would not respect house v'neef at all. ur coming to the function trying to act like u own the shipping routes and ur grandma's name sounds like a mouses sneeze...ok
To Dynastic tourists in the City of the Steel Lotus, a pretty face makes for a most efficacious lure. The native Tengese speak of the Pale Mistress; so too do the Dragons. In the wake of her gentle ruin, they must assume they speak of the same woman.
SCARED NOBLE: [fat coinpurse jingling as he whirls around] who goes there?!
ME: *emerges from the shadows like a sharks fin breaching the surface of a dark ocean* ...
OVERLY CONFIDENT NOBLE: she's but one rogue! guards, deal with her!
GRIZZLED MERCENARY: no fucking way man that's the legendary bandit known only as the dead man, the blade in the dark, the living weapon, the mutant, the darkness of the heart, the one-eyed demon, god-stabber, the nightscourge, the darkstalker, vengeance, the viper of darkwood valley, dragonthief, the final bandit, the obsidian gaze and the eye in the dark, the priestslayer and the clericsbane, gloomdagger, flameborn, deathwalker, terror of the heavens, the bane, the dark smothering the light as evening breaks, the poisoned chalice, elf ear licker, the blademaster, the soulless one, the holy man's lament, the wretch, death's shadow, the grim omen, foul dweller, the deadly gambit, shadow-heart, death-dealer, the hidden blade, jane, herald of desolation, the bloody fable, the piercing sorrow, the swamp-shade, strider, hero's folly, the contemptible scoundrel, night's edge, the viper's sting, el cazador, giantslayer, fate-stealer, soul-render, hope's end, avatar of despair, the wraith, ghostblade, 死, nightfall, the phantom, the last resort, bloodthirst, unquenchable fury, rogue warrior, the heartless one, the leaden soul, the martyr of darkness, unholy fury, blackguard, breaker of vows, spiritbreaker, the nightmare, killer, the enemy of all living things, snakeblood, the immutable truth, the vengeful revenant, depraved fool, the killing machine, the beast of bones, brutal operator
ME: ... *draws my blade*
GUARDS: you're on your own! *runs away in a cacophony of clattering armor*
Of the Five Magical Materials, Jade is one of the most visually striking. In particular, Red Jade is particularly renowned for its beauty. From House Cathak's treasured artifacts, to storied blades fabled across creation, they can be identified at a glance. Red Jade ranges in hue from a deep, almost black of burnt-out-coals, to a bright, fiery...
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Is that soup?
I've been obsessed with making mapo tofu and while simmering today I noticed it was a particular red batch.
Having finished an Exalted session less than 4 hours prior, my mind was in a particular place.
As a bisexual person I'm keenly aware of how such stereotypes are inevitably harmful to us, but unfortunately when I see bisexuals in fiction who are Evil and stylish and fuck like champions I can't help but go "oh work" for a sec. It's a difficult conundrum