Ghomyniad

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Glorybringer
 lance point and the other into a handle. Taken by
Ghomyniad the emotions of the one who made it, the lance
became empowered as the final act of the final
(White Jade and Orichalcum drop of the liquid, birthing Ghomyniad, a weapon
that seeks to destroy the foes of its master. From
Direlance, Artifact •••••) this conception until the current day, Ghomyniad’s
powers of destruction and assault have often been
At times called ‘The Spear that Destroys all Oppo- written about and romanticized; from its obliteration
sition’, at times called ‘The Spear that Recreates of the Garrison of the Burning Hills to the creation
Heaven and Earth’, Ghomyniad is a massive lance of the Sapphire Lake Valley, Ghomyniad is written
that is almost impossible to lift, much less use, one of almost reverently in its ability to destroy with it’s
handed. A weapon designed to destroy, it was brilliant, scalding lance-head strikes. However, the
made as large as possible to ensure that it could Miracle Liquid that was within it’s core can not be
pierce and shatter even the toughest of hides and completely suppressed, and from destruction is
thickest of armors. The massive weight of the born creation.
weapon means that even though it only has a sin-
gle pointed edge, the huge pillar can crush and When the miracle liquid within the core of Ghomyn-
smash with heavy blows without having to thrust. iad awakens, the lance begins to glow as if with
infinite light from within it, as spirals of energy en-
Once, there was a miracle substance blessed by circle the lance like the threads of a drill. In this
the hands of Ancients, before Time and before awakened form, Ghomyniad becomes the spear of
Space. Akin to liquid gold, this miracle liquid could legend talked about in plays and poems, able to
be made into any- strike the world and rend it asunder.
thing; a drop would
feed a man for life, a Attunement: 5m
cup could create life, Type: Heavy (+1 Accuracy, +14 DMG, +0 DEF,
a barrel would end all OVW 5)
war. But like all things Tags: Lethal, Bashing, Melee, Piercing, Smash-
of mystery and power, ing, Reaching, Two-Handed
it could not be created Hearthstone Slot(s): 2
multiple times, and Era: Generation of Remorseful Stars
the liquid eventually
ran dry; for it would Evocations of Ghomyniad
not be so powerful if it
was plentiful, as that The Miracle liquid within the core of Ghomyniad
would destroy its mys- allows Exalts to attune to Ghomyniad at the high-
tery. The very last er of their relationship to either Jade or Orichal-
drops of this precious cum.
liquid were placed in a
temple for reverence Ghomyniad requires time to begin to build up the
of this miracle item; a power of the miracle liquid in it’s core. It’s evoca-
place to contemplate tions require the liquid to be active, which causes
the mysteries of the the lance to erupt with ribbons of light that twirl
world and the inner around it, akin to a drill. The only way to awaken
self. Ghomyniad’s core is by Crashing a significant
opponent. Until then, only the first Evocation of
When Thornbiter the Ghomyniad, Heaven Shattering Spike, can be
Crimson burned the used unless otherwise noted.
temple, it was in
search of the last bot- Ghomyniad requires Strength 4 to lift and use
tle of this mystery effectively as a weapon; if the character does not
liquid, he did not find have this amount of strength, the weapon counts
it, as an acolyte spirit- as Improvised and they can not learn Evocations.
ed it away from the
burning temple under the cover of darkness. When Attuning to Ghomyniad awakens Heaven Shatter-
he returned the next day, the acolyte found only ing Spike at no cost.
smoldering ruins where once had been a place of
meditation. Filled with righteous indignation that Heaven Shattering Spike
such a liquid, and only a few drops, could destroy Cost; 4m, 4i Mins; Essence 1
so much, he gathered a marble pillar that had once Type; Supplemental
held aloft the great temple, and poured the liquid Keywords; Withering-Only
into the middle of it, then shaped one side into a
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; None
The pillar of the world shatters the boundary of
Heaven and Earth. When supplementing a Wither-
ing attack, the character turns a number of dice
equal to their extra successes on the attack roll
into automatic successes, up to their Overwhelm-
ing.
Horizon Spanning Obliteration
Cost; 3i Mins; Essence 1
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Heaven Shattering Spike
The light that is born from the heavenly substance
and the wish of destruction sunders all that stands
before it. The Supplemented Decisive attack dou-
bles 10s on the damage roll.
Special activation rules; This Evocation is
learned automatically when the character first un-
leashes the light within Ghomyniad.
Castle Shattering Spiral
Cost; 5m or 5i, 1wp Mins; Essence 1
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; None
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Heaven Shattering Spike
Castles crumble and fall like the ancient monas-
tery, for destruction begets destruction, and the
infinite light is without judgment or compassion,
existing only to obliterate. This charm enhances a
feat of demolition, adding (Essence) to the Charac-
ter’s Strength for the purposes of seeing if they
qualify, and adding (Essence) non charm dice to
the roll.
League Spanning Light Strike
Cost; 3m Mins; Essence 1
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Uniform
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Horizon Spanning Obliteration
The reach of Ghomyniad is truly great, and when
the light of the spiral surges down the spear, it
stretches further, as none are safe from the spear’s
light of destruction. The attack supplemented by
this charm can reach out to short range
Unsheathed Light of the World
Cost; - Mins; Essence 1
Type; Permanent
Keywords; None
Duration; Permanent
Prerequisites; Horizon Spanning Obliteration,
Summoning the Loyal Steel or Elemental Sheath
or Equivalent
When pulled from the Anima of the Exalt, Ghomyn-
iad lends some of its infinite light to its wielder, giv-
ing them a fragment of the luminous Essence hid-
den within it. This charm is active at all times and
ignores the requirements to begin spinning
Ghomyniad. When the Exalt retrieves Ghomyniad
using the prerequisite charms, she increases her
Initiative by 3, and may raise her anima by one
level.
Infinite Destruction Engine
Cost; 3m, 6i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Horizon Spanning Obliteration
The light of Ghomyniad reigns until the end of the
world, at times it can eclipse even the Sun itself,
shining upon the land in a cleansing nova of de-
struction. This charm makes 6s a success on a
Decisive damage roll, and increases the Over-
whelming of Ghomyniad by 1 for each time it is
used in a scene, up to a maximum additional bo-
nus of the Character’s (Essence)
Light that Pierces the Heavens
Cost; 3i, 1wp Mins; Essence 2
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Withering-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Heaven Shattering Spike
Ghomyniad and it’s infinite light strike an opponent
in two distinct timings; the extended spiral of the
blade slices through their defenses before the ac-
tual lance connects with their body, forcing the
powerful light into them. The supplemented Wither-
ing attack halves the opponent’s defense before
the character rolls their attack roll. This charm may
only be used once per scene but is reset by per-
forming an Initiative Shift.
Resonant: a Resonant wielder counts 6s on the
damage roll as a success when using this charm.
Legion Splitting Sunder
Cost; 2m, 2i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Dual
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; League Spanning Light Strike
Even armies fall before the spear that destroys all
opposition; as when it left the Garrison of the Burn-
ing Hills a smoking, blasted crater, the reckoning of
the spear is passed down without remorse. This
charm enhances an attack against a battle group,
immediately forcing them to roll for rout after being
struck. In addition, on a decisive attack, it inflicts
another automatic level of damage for every 10 on
the damage roll, to a maximum of 4.
Foe Piercing Heavenly Drill
Cost; 4m, 1wp Mins; Essence 2
Type; Simple
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; League Spanning Light Strike
Ghomyniad strikes down one foe on its way to the
next, piercing an opponent and running them
through even as the Exalt and the spear aim to
their true target, intent to impale them upon the
spear. This charm creates a pair of decisive at-
tacks, one aimed at a foe in close range, and one
at a foe in short range. The character moves dur-
ing the attack and finishes next to the foe in short
range. Initiative is divided evenly, but for each 1 or
10 in the damage roll on the first opponent, add 1
to the decisive damage of the second opponent.
Titan Splitting Thrust
Cost; 3i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Uniform
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Horizon Spanning Obliteration
Once, the Spear of Destruction was wielded by the
warrior Sevenfold Skies, and with the lance’s spiral
might unveiled, Sevenfold Skies took to fight a
great behemoth, and pierced it’s hide with the
glowing spear as easily as it smashed the country-
side and destroyed armies. The supplemented
attack ignores the benefits of Legendary Size on
an opponent, but only for the purposes of damage.
Overwhelming Twirling Absorption
Cost; 4m, 1wp Mins; Essence 3
Type; Reflexive
Keywords; Decisive-Only, Clash
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Foe Splitting Heavenly Drill
Lesser blades and blows are caught within the
whirlpool of the swirling light of the infinite spear of
Ghomyniad, blowing past their own paltry blows
and turning them into further power for its ruinous
light. This charm creates a Clash attack against a
Decisive attack, where the character uses her own
Initiative. If she successfully beats her opponent,
she steals a number of points of Initiative equal to
her extra successes which is immediately added to
her damage roll. This does not count as her action
for the turn, but may only be used once per scene,
resetting when the character gets to 20+ Initiative.
Giant Toppling Scourge-Strike
Cost; 6m, 3i Mins; Essence 3
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Withering-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Titan Splitting Thrust
Ghomyniad can pierce mountains and beasts that
make mountains look like anthills; there is no such
thing as an immovable object when the unstoppa-
ble force of destruction soars through the earth,
sky, and sea, leaving ruin in its wake. The Wither-
ing attack this charm supplements ignores the
foe’s Legendary Size, rerolls 1s until they fail to
appear on it’s damage roll, and against creatures
with Legendary Size, dealing over 10 levels of
damage on the attack will knock them prone
Embodied Wish of Destruction
Cost; 5m, 2i Mins; Essence 3
Type; Supplemental
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Infinite Destruction Engine
Channeling her desire to destroy her opponents
into the miracle liquid within the pillar of Ghomyni-
ad, reality becomes supplanted by the wish of de-
struction, as the weight and the light of Ghomyniad
is unleashed to shine to the ends of Creation. This
charm enhances a decisive attack, allowing extra
successes to add to the raw damage up to a maxi-
mum of the weapon’s Overwhelming, and allowing
the Exalt to raise her Anima banner by 1 stage.
Shining Pillar of Eternal Aurora
Cost; 7m, 2a Mins; Essence 4
Type; Reflexive
Keywords; None
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Embodied Wish of Destruction
Channeling her own Anima into the spiral of
Ghomyniad, the Exalt, for a moment, becomes the
avatar of destructive Essence, as she forces the
spiral to intensify in strength for an instant. After
successfully striking an opponent with a Decisive
Attack, the Exalt may activate this charm to avoid
resetting to Base Initiative, instead only losing Initi-
ative equal to the amount of dice that rolled suc-
cesses on the damage roll. This enhanced Initia-
tive only lasts for one round before the character
resets to base Initiative.
Illuminated Spear that Changes the World
Cost; 4m, 10i, 1wp Mins; Essence 5
Type; Simple
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Shining Pillar of Eternal Aurora
The wish of destruction from within the spear of
obliteration causes it to erupt with the light of a new
world, a wave of obliteration and rebirth that caus-
es massive changes in the landscape. Driving the
spear forward, a single drop of the heavenly liquid
frees itself from the centrifuge of the spear, then
erupts forward into an infinite font of light. This
charm can only be used against an opponent who
is crashed. The Exalt may move up to 3 range
bands in a straight line before making the attack,
which creates a single decisive attack that is Un-
dodgeable, with 10 automatic levels of damage. In
addition to the massive amount of damage, the
infinite light of the spear uproots and changes the
world before the Exalt, as a single drop of the mira-
cle liquid in the center erupts from the tip of the
spear. It may cause a desert to erupt into a bloom-
ing field, turn a lake into a mountain, or otherwise
drastically change the world, even in a way that is
utterly impossible for the circumstances. Using this
charm causes Ghomyniad to stop spinning, and
rather then resetting to base Initiative, the charac-
ter instead Crashes to 0 Initiative if it is successful.
This charm may only be used once per Story, and
the Dawn Anima cannot reset it.
Glorybringer
(Orichalcum Grand Daiklave,
Artifact ••••)
A massive weapon that dwarfs even other Grand
Daiklaves, Glorybringer looks more like it would fit
in the hand of a Warstrider then the grip of a nor-
mal Exalted. Elegant yet brutal, it has several tas-
sels that sway in the wind attached to its heavy
grip, and the blade is carved in pleasing looking
patterns. Even the mightiest of Exalts have trouble
lifting this sword, even when attuned; though it can
be carried over the shoulder or drug behind them,
actually lifting and swinging it requires incredible
exertion.
The weapon’s origins are mostly shrouded in mys-
tery. It would have required the fortune of an em-
pire to make this weapon; simply the cost of the
sheer amount of Orichalcum within the weapon
would have driven many economies into ruin. The
heat required from the forges and the fuels from
them would have run the landscape dry and
scorched the land to a desert. The engravings
would have taken a master artisan a lifetime to
delicately scratch and mold the Orichalcum into
shape, and the silken tassels would have taken a
hundred years to find such perfect strands and a
decade to weave them. If the weapon is named
Glorybringer, then perhaps it was the last gasp of a
Civilization as it descended into darkness, one final
attempt and offering to bring them to glory. But the
fact that so little is known about it probably makes
it clear what the end result of such an attempt was.
Despite its shrouded creation, Glorybringer has
done much to live up to it’s own name. A weapon
that is fantastic for hunting hellish beasts and great
monsters, the weight of the weapon allows it to
slice through hides of beasts and magical materials
like butter, when the weapon can be effectively
swung, anyway. It is much simpler in it’s applica-
tions then other Orichalcum weapons; it does not
summon volcanos or thunderstorms or shine with
the light of the sun. It is simply a heavy, effective
cutting weapon that, if it can be wielded appropri-
ately, is made for a Solar to use as an extension of
their body. The massive weight may unbalance the
Exalt during the beginning of combat, as they have
not yet gotten their adrenaline pumping.. However,
like an Emperor Sloth or a rampaging Elephant,
the Daiklave does not stop once it begins, building
it’s force into a brutal onslaught.
As a weapon, it’s Evocations focus on increasing
the capabilities of it’s wielder; not one for it’s own
glory or with it’s own source of power, Glorybringer
lives up to it’s own name by making it so that the
traits that the Exalt is known for are enhanced and
shown brighter
Attunement: 5m
Type: Heavy(+ ACC, +14 DMG, +0 DEF, OVW 6)
Tags: Lethal, Melee, Balanced, Reaching, Two-
Handed, Improvised
Era: The Thousand Nights Unsleeping
Evocations of Glorybringer
When using Glorybringer, each point of Initiative
lose to the Improvised tag increases the Withering
and Decisive damage of the weapon by 1 point.
This stacks to a maximum of (5 + Character’s Es-
sence)
Weight of Glory
Cost; 5m Mins; Essence 1
Type; Reflexive
Keywords; None
Duration; One Scene
Prerequisites; None
There is always a warm-up period when using Glo-
rybringer, before the Exalt enters into her full pow-
er. When the character recovers from Crash
through any means while wielding Glorybringer,
she may activate this charm, removing the Impro-
vised penalty from Glorybringer for the rest of com-
bat and increasing her base Initiative by 3.
Special activation rules: Weight of Glory may be
learned reflexively for no cost the first time the Ex-
alt would be able to activate it.
Strength of Nations Technique
Cost; +1wp Mins; Essence 1
Type; Permanent
Keywords; None
Duration; Permanent
Prerequisites; Weight of Glory, Increasing
Strength Exercise
The mighty can lift the greatest of burdens. When
the Character activates Weight of Glory, she may
pay 1 willpower to also reflexively activate Increas-
ing Strength Exercise, paying for that charm as
normal.
Flowering Saxifragales Whirlwind
Cost; +4i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Permanent
Keywords; None
Duration; Permanent
Prerequisites; Weight of Glory, Peony Blossom
Technique
The massive swings of Glorybringer can bring dev-
astation to multiple foes in a single strike. This
charm enhances Peony Blossom Technique; when
Weight of Glory is active, adding the cost of this
charm to Peony Blossom Technique allows the
character to attack two opponents with the same
attack roll.
Unbreakable Iron Concentration
Cost; +3i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Permanent
Keywords; Decisive-Only
Duration; Permanent
Prerequisites; Weight of Glory, Durability of Oak
Meditation
Hardening her body like the gleaming gold of Glo-
rybringer, the Exalt stands strong against the
strikes even of great monsters and demons. When
the character activates Durability of Oak Meditation
against a Decisive attack while in Weight of Glory,
she may add her damage boost from the Attune-
ment effect of Glorybringer to her Hardness, in
addition to the +4 from the actual charm. This may
only be used once per scene, but is reset by build-
ing Initiative to 20+. An Essence 3 repurchase al-
lows her to pay a 1 willpower surcharge to add the
bonus damage from Increasing Strength Exercise
to the gained Hardness
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Hellflame and Earthquake Strike

Cost; +2i Mins; Essence 2
Type; Permanent
Keywords; None
Duration; Permanent
Prerequisites; Weight of Glory, Fire and Stones
Strike

Crashing down with all her force and might, the

Exalt can crater even demons and giants with the
massive blade of Glorybringer. This charm enhanc-
es Fire and Stones Strike while Weight of Glory is
active. By adding 2i to the cost, she may increase
the maximum amount of damage dice added
through Fire and Stones strike by the bonus she
has from the Attunement effect of Glorybringer.
Each dot bought over the Character’s Strength
costs 2 motes instead of one, however.

Apex Predator Mein

Cost; 4m Mins; Essence 2 Credits
Type; Reflexive
Keywords; None Written By: Bryant Devillier
Duration; Instant
Prerequisites; Weight of Glory, Tiger’s Dread Developed By: Bryant Devillier
Symmetry
Edited By: Kate Adams
The terrifying light of the Solar and the brilliant
edge of Glorybringer threaten even armies with Special Thanks
infinite downfall. When activating Weight of Glory,
the Exalt may also activate this charm, granting Thanks to The Battlecat Lizards and Neo-
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the scene. For any opponent who is successfully Andajojo for providing the cover image
intimidated, they lose two Initiative, which the Exalt
gains from up to (Essence) opponents. This only
activates when the Exalt uses Weight of Glory