Exalted Abyssal character - Big Frank Miller basis for him

Actual kinklist stuff is WIP, focus on harder things (although - he does have a softer side)

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6CVh9ZgXHhlb3E0YWxzVF94TG8/view?usp=sharing
^^^ More up to date with various upgrades from Tarintino Abyssals game
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Caste: Dusk
Banner:Skulls dripping blood from eyesockets wrapped in spiked chains.
Motivation: Prevent Injustice, Serve the Neverborn in destroying Creation
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Attacks

Punch: Spd 5, Acc X, Damage 2B, Def +2, Rate 3

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Strength (★★★★★)
Dexterity (★★★☆☆)
Stamina (★★★☆☆)

Charisma (★★☆☆☆ )
Manipulation (★★☆☆☆ )
Appearance (★★★☆☆ )

Perception (★★★★★ )
Intelligence (★☆☆☆☆ )
Wits (★★★☆☆)
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✪ Archery (★★★☆☆)
✪ Martial Arts (★★★★★ )
✪ Melee (☆☆☆☆☆)
✪ Thrown (☆☆☆☆☆ )
✪ War (★★★☆☆)

Integrity (☆☆☆☆☆)
Performance (☆☆☆☆☆)
♦Presence (★★★☆☆)
♦Resistance (★★★☆☆)
Survival (☆☆☆☆☆)

Craft (☆☆☆☆☆)
Investigation (★★★☆☆)
Lore (☆☆☆☆☆)
Medicine (☆☆☆☆☆)
Occult (☆☆☆☆☆)

♦Athletics (★★★★☆)
♦Awareness (★★★☆☆)
♦Dodge (★★★★☆)
Larceny (☆☆☆☆☆)
Stealth (☆☆☆☆☆)

Bureaucracy (☆☆☆☆☆)
Linguistics (☆☆☆☆☆)
Ride (☆☆☆☆☆)
Sail (☆☆☆☆☆)
Socialize (☆☆☆☆☆)

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Craft - Air (☆☆☆☆☆)
Craft - Earth (☆☆☆☆☆)
Craft - Fire (☆☆☆☆☆)
Craft - Water (☆☆☆☆☆)
Craft - Wood (☆☆☆☆☆)
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Athletics - Parkour (★☆☆)
Presence - Intimidation (★★☆)
Presence -Interrogation (★☆☆)
Archery - Firewands (★☆☆)
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Willpower ★★★★★ ★★★★★

Essence (★★★☆☆)
Personal 19 (19)
Peripheral 28 (28)
Attuned 12

Compassion (★★☆☆☆)
Conviction (★★★☆☆)
Temperance (★☆☆☆☆)
Valor (★★★☆☆)


Virtue Flaw: Valor

Intimacies

Nexus City (★★★☆☆)
Bloodpack/Sons of Ruin (★★★☆☆)
Darcwings Clan (Negative) (★★★☆☆)

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Resources (★★★☆☆)
Artifact - Plasma Tongue Repeater - 'Ivy' (★★☆☆☆)
Followers -The Bloodpack (★★★☆☆)
Liege - Artifact - Bloodknuckles- Smashfists (★★★☆☆)
Cult - Sons of Ruin (★★☆☆☆)
Influence (★★☆☆☆)

Resonance (★☆☆☆☆ ☆☆☆☆☆)
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[b]Generic Charms[/b]
First (Ability) Excellency 1 m per die Reflexive (1/2) Instant Add dice, Max = Attribute + Ability Ex2, 183
Martial Arts, War, Athletics, Awareness, Dodge
[b]Athletics[/b]
Shadow Races the Light
Cost: 3m; Mins: Athletics 2, Essence 1; Type: Reflexive
Keywords: Combo-OK, Mirror (Lightning Speed; Exalted,
p. 224)
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Any Athletics Excellency
The Exalt surges forward with superhuman speed,
trailing ghostly afterimages of her movements that can
be glimpsed only peripherally in the moment before
they vanish.
[b]Dodge[/b]
Flitting Shadow Form
Cost: 1m; Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 1;
Type: Reflexive (Step 2)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Mirror (Shadow Over Water;
Exalted, p. 227)
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Abyssal shifts slightly and effortlessly, giving the
impression that the attack harmlessly passed by her—through
her?—without any effort on her part.

Foe-Shaming Defense
Cost: 3m; Mins: Dodge 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 9)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Counterattack, Mirror (Leaping
Dodge Method; Exalted, p. 227), Obvious
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Flitting Shadow Form
The Abyssal toys with an enemy by sidestepping her attack
at the last moment, forcing her to embarrassingly overreach.
This Charm offers a special unblockable “counterattack” to
Melee or Martial Arts-based attacks using a pool of the deathknight’s
(Dexterity + Dodge + Essence). If this “attack” hits,
the opponent takes no damage but is automatically stunned
or prone (Abyssal’s choice) without a roll. (See Exalted, p.
153 for the effects of being stunned or prone.)
Foe-Shaming Defense is even more effective in response
to attacks within a flurry, as a successful counterattack makes
all subsequent attacks in the flurry automatically fail to hit
the Abyssal.
[b]Resistance[/b]
Spirit-Hardened Frame
Cost: 3m; Mins: Resistance 2, Essence 1;
Type: Reflexive (Step 7)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Mirror (Durability of Oak Meditation;
Exalted, p. 206)
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
Having returned from death, an Abyssal sneers at
feeble attacks.


Ox-Body Technique None Permanent Permanent Mirror, Stackable Abys2, 149
Cost: —; Mins: Resistance 1, Essence 1; Type: Permanent
Keywords: Mirror (Ox-Body Technique; Exalted, p. 208),
Stackable
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: None
This Charm works exactly the same way for Abyssals as
for Solars, though deathknights prefer to give it names like
“Corpse-Body Resilience.”
[b]War[/b]
Ever-Ready Killer's Tools None Permanent Permanent Mirror IMB, 32
[b](Celestial) Dark Messiah Style[/b]
Dead Man's Grasp
Cost: 1m per action; Mins: Martial Arts 2, Essence 2;
Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Until released
Prerequisite Charms: None
Abyssal warriors crush their foes with the unnatural
strength of the risen dead. This Charm supplements a grapple
attack. The contested roll to control the clinch plays out as
normal… but the deathknight inflicts lethal damage. What’s
more, the raw damage of his clinch increases by one for each
subsequent action the character maintains control of the
grapple, to a maximum of the character’s Martial Arts rating.
The Charm ends and the damage bonus resets to +0 if the Abyssal
stops spending Essence and squeezing to deal damage.

Dark Messiah Form
Cost: 6m; Mins: Martial Arts 4, Essence 2;
Type: Simple (Speed 5)
Keywords: Form-type
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Foe-Blinding Jab, Inescapable
Iron Grip
While the Abyssal performs the kata to assume Dark
Messiah Form, she concentrates on every pain the world
ever inflicted on her. Farewell ethics, it’s time for bloody,
brutal payback!
While using this Charm, all the character’s unarmed
attacks inflict piercing damage (if they didn’t already). The
martial artist can make an unarmed Martial Arts parry against
ranged and lethal attacks without a stunt. What’s more, Dark
Messiah Form eliminates multiple-action penalties for the
first (Martial Arts ÷ 2, rounded up) actions in a flurry. At
Martial Arts 5, an Abyssal can punch three times in a flurry
with no penalty at all. Any actions after the penalty-free
number, however, take the same penalties as if this Charm
had not been active. As a final benefit, a Dark Messiah
stylist can attune to soulsteel form weapons (if he couldn’t
before) and gain all the motes stripped from a target by such
weapons. The amoral ferocity of Dark Messiah Form comes
at a price, though. While using the form, characters cannot
channel their Virtues.

Ravaging Blow
RAVAGING BLOW
Cost: 2m; Mins: Martial Arts 2, Essence 2;
Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
Abyssal martial artists strike where it hurts most. This
Charm enhances an unarmed attack (other than a grapple).
If the attack roll succeeds, extra successes count double for
determining raw damage. If the Exalt has Dark Messiah
Form active, Ravaging Blow also adds one to the attack’s
minimum damage.

Inescapable Iron Grip
Cost: 5m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2;
Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK
Duration: Until released
Prerequisite Charms: Dead Man’s Grasp
The Chosen of the Void can hold their victims in death’s
own grip. This Charm supplements a grapple attack. As the
deathknight and his foe struggle to control the grapple, the
dice pool for the victim takes an internal penalty equal to the
number of actions for which the Abyssal has already controlled
the grapple. What’s more, as long as the Abyssal controls the
grapple, his victim cannot breathe. In a long struggle, the rules
for holding breath (see Exalted, p. 130) could even come into
play. The (Stamina + Resistance) roll to resist asphyxiation is
always difficulty 3. More immediately, the victim cannot cry
out or make any other sound in the Abyssal’s grip.

Foe-Blinding Jab
Cost: 3m; Mins: Martial Arts 3, Essence 2;
Type: Supplemental
Keywords: Combo-OK, Crippling
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: Ravaging Blow
The deathknight jabs his fingers or a form weapon at
his opponent’s eyes. This Charm supplements an unarmed
attack. If the attack would inflict two or more levels of
damage, Foe-Blinding Jab reduces that damage to a single
level but inflicts a Crippling effect that blinds one eye (see
Exalted, p. 152). Repeated use of this Charm causes full
blindness. Exalted and similarly resilient beings heal this
trauma with a day of rest. Mortals cannot naturally heal
such maiming.
If the Abyssal wishes, he can inflict blindness for only a
few minutes by applying pressure or throwing a handful of dirt
rather than gouging. In this case, the Crippling effect takes place
as long as the attack hits, but the strike inflicts no damage.

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Plasma Tongue Repeater - "Ivy"
An Artifact given to him by the presumably-dead Lachelle Wintersong as a birthday gift. Until his demise, Ruin used this handcannon to help shake down the Darcwing Clan, the gang responsible for her kidnapping and possible murder.

Book of sorcery Vol 1 - Wonders of the lost age, pg 75
Repair:
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Name Speed | Acc. | Dmg.| Rate |Range (Max) | Ammo Tags
Plasma Tongue Repeater 5 (temp:4) +2 10L 1 20 5 F


[color=red]Crimson[/color] / [color=blue]Cobalt[/color]
The Pre-Abyssal Ruin was quite good with his hands. Lions noticed this. He handed him two Gauntlets on his Exaltion. One large as a melon and shining red. The other, slightly smaller, lighter and shining blue. Both of the fists have brass-knucled extrusions at the knuckle. Crimson is worn on his right hand, with Cobalt on his left.

Base Smashfist:
Speed: 5 Accuracy: 1 Damage 5 (Min: 2) Defense 2 Rate 2 Bashing (Martial Arts, Overwhelming)
Clinch
Speed 7 Accuracy 0 Damage 4 (Min: 2) Defense 0 Rate 1 Bashing (Clinch Enhancer, Piercing, Overwhelming)
Attunment Cost: 6
[color=red]Crimson[/color] +3L, -1 accuracy, +1 rate
[color=blue]Cobalt[/color] +1L, +1 accuracy, +2 defense
Special combat effect: Instead of dealing damage, worsens (melee) nonlethal damage to lethal with a difficulty equal to bearer's permanent essence. This effect can be used only once per scene.
At essence 5, effect worsens Lethal to Aggravated.


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Trechcoat-styled Buff Jacket
You probably wouldn't catch him in anything else.
Bashing Soak: 4
Lethal Soak: 3
Mobility Penalty: -1
Fatigue: 2


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Banked: 15, 2 charms + 1 ability dot

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Over the 17 or so years of his life, Jacob Savage lost nearly everything he held dearly – His parents killed by the Hooded Executioners, and only sister ran out of the city, never to be heard from again. But life for him was simple, living with his girlfriend doing whatever he could to get by. She gave him food and shelter in a messed up world. He gave her security. Not to mention she rather enjoyed his feminine yet boyish good looks...

It was one day he was returning from stealing foodstuff that he returned to his crappy little apartment to find nothing more then her shoe, a torn piece of her dress and a small trail of blood, with the local authority coming in too quick. Someone framed him, and he was quick to get out of there.

Digging deep and shaking people down, he eventually found the gang responsible for killing Lachelle. Killing her? Hopefully not. After weeks of searching, Jacob tracked their leader down. Armed with Ivy, a firecaster stolen and given to him by Lachelle that is nearly too large for him to hold, he decided to make one last push to save her – or avenge her if things ended up going that way.

Despite his best efforts in attempting to stop the gangs leader,[b] HE FAILED[/b]. Jacob didn't even get close. A slash to the neck by some thugs on the lower levels of his fortress ended things quickly. They threw him in the ditches and, either as a taunt or not knowing the value of it, let him keep his precious Ivy.

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[i]So this is how it ends. My gun is still warm, my neck is oozing fluids, and my girl, Lachelle – is dead. This is it then. It's over...[/i]

In the depths of the runoff, a voice enters his head. "[b]You've gotten closer to your goals then expected. Futile as your whore of a girlfriend died weeks ago, but impressive nonetheless.[/b]"

The dying man gurgles. If anyone else was watching, it would look like he was sputtering nonsense to himself. [i]Don't you talk shit about Lachelle you little bastard! I would have offed myself years ago if SHE never came into my goddamn life![/i] Blood spurts from his wound into the stoneworks, most of it quickly washed away in the rain.

A chuckle. An armored figure enters his view, holding a sword downwards to Jacobs neck. “But you didn't, and instead cleaved your way to get to where you are.” speaks Oblivion's General, THE FIRST AND FORSAKEN LION. The young man in the ditch keeps gurgling, attempting to speak. [i]If you are going to fucking finish me then just fucking do it. If she is dead – If she is REALLY dead – I have nothing else to go on.[/i]

[b]“No” [/b]speaks the Forsaken Lion. “I'm giving you the choice to go on. The choice to continue – but serving me and the Neverborn. Swear your fealty, and we will put an end to Creation. You will become one of my prized Deathknights, and I will hand you the tools you so dearly need to finish what you have started.”

Vision is fading for him at this point. Putting an end to all that is good in the world? But what about Lachelle? If she ever found out about this … … But he's right. She's gone now. She's gone, and nobody’s bringing her back.

[i]… Do it, Boss.[/i]
Lion grumbles, but nonetheless continues. [b]“I would rather you call to me as your General, but that will do for now....”[/b]

Underworldly essence runs through his body. The young man feels stronger then he has ever felt before. Before his neck heals up, the blood dripping ends up turning the ditchwater a bright red as it flows into the mains. He was surprisingly strong for his smaller frame before the Black Exaltion, but now he feels as if he could take on the Hooded Executioners just with his mits alone!

Before the Forsaken Lion departs, he leaves something for the young man – a set of gauntlets – smashfists – Bloodknuckles, to be exact. “Very good. Now wake up, [color=red][b]Bloodstained Ruin[/b][/color], Wake up and do what needs to be done...
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It's been about five years since Bloodstained's Exaltion. In this time, he managed to put the once-prolific street gang on the run. They are still around, but more then know their place. What's changed since then is that Bloodstained Ruin has managed to gain a few copycat vigilantes on his side, dubbing themselves the Bloodpack. At first, he tried getting rid of them. Yet over time, more kept on showing up, eventually getting to a point where Ruin ended up taking command of them as a leader following a riot (for which they started). Dedicating a portion to making prayer circles, he now spends his free time cleaning up the streets of crime – if only to relinquish his psychotic (and often lecherous) urges....
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