Exalted 2nd Circle Demon Index

Vriggan the Obstinate Malikah of the Gilded Frown Vriggan, The Obstinate Malikah of the Gilded Frown Demon of the Second Circle Defining Soul of the Trout that Swims Through Time

The Obstinate Malikah is full of memories of str uggle from before the Primordial War when she would surf the tides of possibility from her Patron, to her service bound by Lunars and Sidereals alike in the Shogunate, having had to protect manses and tribes alike across the scarred surface of the world staring the horror of haos in the face! She coll ects these memories in her thousand fold scars which enshroud her form! "ach is memorable, and each witness to impossible deeds!

The Obstinate Malikah of the #ilded $rown stands two men tall, and always with a steady grounding with her %et sandaled feet firm upon the floor with a wide stance! &n all settings she appears calm yet bellicose, like a %agged boulder that forks a stream, she does not yield and the personalities and forces of the room flow around her for none can flow through her! 'er diaphanous (nuhle silk robes are held fast to her body as her armored skirt of blue stone and godhide are set over it rising into her )odice of halcedony *isregard! 'er well+toned stomach is bare for all to witness an obvious - pack of graceful muscle visibl e! 'er manicured black nails with red glyphs in Old .ealm meaning pride and virtue mark each of her si/ fingered hands, and her fists protrude with diamond like boned knuckles! She wears ov er - feet of hair in intricate battle braiding, having had her loose hair braided by .aksha ourtesans following the -th alibration anniversary of the (scension of the Scarlet "mpress while free in reation at the time! 'er hair was once silver, but turned black like s0uid ink, having drunk the blood of her foes when drenched in battles gore! The #ilded $rown which she wears upon her countenance is her most obvious feature, and turned upon her adversaries it can bewitch as easily as it can intimidate! She appears as a regal giantess with skin the shade of the 1orths unforgiving dark seas, and she has numerous prominent scars from her e/periences across her body, but many overlap and so only she can remember where each and every one come from!

2riggan takes pride in having hunted the last of the .edhorned .hinos of (ng+Teng (ng+Teng to e/tinction during the Shogunate only to have successfully bred a thriving ranch of over 344 of them in her .eserv ations in the *emon ity thanks to her 1eomah servants!

-35 years ago she was beaten almost to discorporation by Octavian due to a gambling 0uarrel in a beetle wrestling parlor! She claims the fight was unresolved due to cowardly defenestration performed by the Living Tower upon her personage! .umor has it thi s lead to her learning several Martial  (rts charms, and possibly even increasing her essence through such brutal self+discovery! She will not back down from a rematch! 'er defeat defeat under the black oiled fists of the Livi ng Tower Tower currently stands as the only stain in h er history of one on one combat! She reckons to clean that stain with Octavian6s blood, for time for her flows at the pace of her own choosing!

2riggan6s nature is to be unruly and stubborn! Many *emons in Malfeas, and "/alted in reation mistake her for having a contrarian attitude but such is not the case! She simple i s rigid and uncompromising in her outlook and attitude! She has often been summoned as a guardian for pathways and an obstacle for heroes! 'er e/periences are many and varied so many summon her for aid in the greatest of 0uests and most dangerous of adventures, further adding to her record of scars! She is fond of collecting victories and 0uesting! She is of few words unless berating an enemy or replying with sarcasm! She believes the Turning of the last age only happened after she ac0uiesced to aid a Sidereal in toppling a Solar hiding in the 1orthern $%ords, and she currently b elieves the turning of the ne/t age is impossible until s he ac0uiesces to such a change! Such permission will not be won until a .aksha champion succeeds in courting and bedding her successfully, or so that is what her dreams have told her as she reknitted the wounds gifted to her by the Living Tower! Tower!

 ( secret unknown to her her minions is she has been initiated into 1ecromancy after Octavian humbled her, her, and she learns such knowledge knowledge in rebellion against 'ell itself, for not even the 7o8is may control what the Malikah of the #ilded $rown chooses to damn herself with! 'er holdings and territories in 'ell have started to fall to others as she has taken to %ourneying ever since her fight with Octavian, her main estate is in her city si8ed dome of )rass and fossili8ed )ehemoth Skull c alled the *omed Pla8a of Pasts .emembered! 'er .hino and )eetle ranches are within, and it i s the only one of her estates that she cares to rest within!

Summoning9:Obscurity Summoning9:Obscurity -; :halcanth , $rom 1ightmares -=, $ire @ :oncepts -, "merald $lame =, Magitech > :&nventing , *are -=, #lamour @ :(lien *reams @=, #enesis < :1ew )eings , Bni0ue Life -= Occult > :Wyld , Oramus , *reams = Lore > :Theoretical Motonics -, &mpossibility =  (thletics   (wareness A Stealth  :Within Lab -= *odge - :1ear 2itriol -= Larceny  :Sleight of 'and = Sociali8e  :(utomatons , *rug *ealers = .ide @ :(erial (rtifacts @= Sail 3 :(ir Ships -, 'erbarium Potentialis =

)ureaucracy - :&nventions -= Linguistics - :1ative Old .ealm, 'igh 'oly Speech, Skytongue=

%ackgrounds" )acking @ :#ee8eirbo doesn6t actively congregate an empire, but he sti ll commands a vast array of lab assistants, as well as workers and crew for his (ir 2essel and walking fortress=! $ollowers A :'is personal assistants, crew, technicians, and entourage=! .esources 3 :'e possesses vast amounts of resources in the form of the ingredients he needs for his laboratory and pro%ects=!  (rtifacts 3I :'is vault of uncanny wonders would be overflowing if it wasn6t so cunningly devised=! Manse 3 :'e possesses three 2itriol aspected manses that he regularly vi sits to collect resources, and that he refines chal canth in! 'e also possesses two Oramus Manses, and a Manse of "lloge! (ll of these manses produce various wonders, reagents, and miracles he uses for ingredients!=! ontacts 3 :These represent the various other mad geniuses and inventor networks in Malfeas, as well as *emon "mpires which commission miracles from #ee8eirbo=! Charms st "/cellency Occult, Lore, raft, Medicine, Sail -nd "/cellency &ntegrity, (rchery &nfinite (bility Mastery+ raft, Medicine *ivine Lore Subordination+ This only works when dealing with theoretical pro%ects or sub%ect! *ivine Occult Subordination+ &mpossibilities are mastered *ivine raft Subordination+ Making something uni0ue "ssence Plethora /@ 'urry 'ome+ 'erbarium Potentialis .eserve of Will /A Materiali8e Measure the Wind+ The information appears as a hub display upon his telescopic eyes! Principle of Motion+ 1ormally 4 stored actions! )enefaction+ The technicians and lab assistants working with the Prolifi c "ngineer of the Transmundane receive a die bonus for pro%ects! "ndowment+ Mutations may be given to through surgery as a training effect! They often appear as impossible uncanny anatomy such hovering arms attached by simple words, or teeth sharp as the sub%ects mind!  (methyst (wareness+ Sublime possibilities are translated to sigils of varying colors and shapes that appear upon #ee8eirbo6s internal hub display! &ntrusion Sensing Method+ (ttuned to the 'erbarium Potentialis, the Proterrapin, and any halcanth processing vats he owns!

Memory Mirror+ Through vivisection of a targets brain memories may be plucked out! Sense *omain+ Mutations and uni0ueness may be sensed and gauged! alculated Order of &mmediate (ction+ May be used to create labs and workshops! hrysalis of Preservation+ oncepts and "motions may be soli dified into crystalline characters which may then be used as e/otic ingredients for crafting! *omain Manipulating Scenario+ May be used on laboratory e0uipment and workshops! Paper Tiger (rrangement+ May make sub%ects within a lab or workshop appear to c ycle through mutations as when desired! Landscape Travel+ May make mobile gelatinous blobs which can be used as mounts, or a bubble vehicle to travel up walls at double speed! 'arrow the Mind+ May brainwash sub%ects during surgery;medical e/aminations! Mind Enife Sacrament+ (ids in soul surgery! Subtle Whisper+ Works through %ournals, lectures, and monographs about #ee8eirbo6s great works! O/+)ody Techni0ue+ /Sheathing the Material $orm+ May improvise an invention to add @L;= Proterrapin used to be able to be summoned like a normal st ircle *emon, but since its rebirth as a )ehemoth it now can only be summoned as a -nd circle demon much like other 'ell )ehemoths! W hen it is summoned normally Proterrapin does a few $lying $ortress Spins to release most of its passengers and then does a ' ydraulic Spike Slammer into Eimbery to wash off the rest, before making its way back into reation through ecylene! 1ormally this results in ver y few if any hitchhikers! Most are not aware of Proterrapin6s new resurrection, unless they are keeping up on the latest 'ell gossip!

Moti-ation9 To Shatter any Obstacle in my Path! #reatest Turtle in 'ell :Pride=, Slave to the Prolif ic "ngineer of the Transmundane :ertainty=, Wandering :Loneliness=, Other atapult Turtles :*uty=, Trentcleft :(we=, 'erbarium Potentialis :.ivalry=, onsumption :'unger=, Wa/ing :.ela/ation=, Labyrinth :'orror=

Virtues9 ompassion -, onviction A , Temperance @ , 2alor 3 Willpower D

ttributes9 Strength - :Taking (im (ctions @= Thrown > :Taking (im (ctions @= War @ :Siege Warfare @= &ntegrity 3 Presence  :Worldshaking alamity 3= Performance  :Singing , *ancing , Se/ = .esistance 5 :While "ncumbered @= Survival - :$oraging @= raft Water  :Spit Soup =, Wood  :arvings =, "arth @ :*emolition @= Occult @ :*eath @= Lore  :alculating Tra%ectories 3=  (thletics @ :Lifting A4=  (wareness - :Sight -, 2ibrations = Stealth 4 :&t6s ( Living alamity= *odge 4 :Too 'eavy to *odge= Sociali8e @ :Other Turtle *emons @= Sail Linguistics  :1ative Old .ealm, $iretongue=

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Charms9 $irst "/cellency9 .esistance and (thletics Second "/cellency9 (rchery and;or Thrown :)romwheelers have an "/cellency for each (bility that is used for one of their siege weapons!=  (bstract )ody rystalli8ation9 The atapult Turtles are dense and naturally solid!

Sense *omain9 )romwheelers have an instinctual awareness of where their pro%ectiles land! This allows for perfectly aimed repeat fire to the same location! &t also allows atapult Turtles to sense areas by firing towards them! Landscape Travel9 (llows for movement even when fully encumbered with ma/imum weight! O/+)ody Techni0ue9 /< :They tend to purchase as many as their essence can support= "ssence Plethora9 /A alculated Order of &mmediate (ction9 This charm may be used to create ammunition for Proterrapin! 'ost of Spirits+ This is a uni0ue form of the 'ost of Spirits charm! Proterrapin may spend 3 motes and  W illpower to form an internal spirit egg, re0uiring an attunement of - motes each! When Proterrapin forms @4 or more of these eggs during alibration Proterrapin may lay the entire clutch of eggs in the rubble of a fortress Proterrapin destroyed! Once all the eggs are laid :each taking an hour to lay= it will bury them all in the rubble and take up wandering once more under #ee8eirbo6s orders! (t the end of alibration the eggs will hatch into fully developed atapult Turtles! 0ssence9 <

Mutations 9 The Legendary Proterrapin has the #argantuan (bomination / A  (rmored 'ide uills / A #reat 'ooves #reat )eak Eimbery (daption #reater 1atural Missile

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