Exaltation the Second [Video]

[dodgecharms]

[A wild Secret appears! She looks like she's making sure that her COMP is working before she starts talking - clearly unused to making video communications.]

Um. Right. I've been here for a while, and I guess it's about time that I should actually introduce myself.

So, hello, Hinoto-ri. My name is

[she pauses, looking apprehensive, inhales deeply, and then...]

The Most Secret And Sorrowful Of The Bearers Of The Endless Destiny Of All Creation Which Wander Amidst Forgotten Sights And Fallen Tears Along the Tread Of Ancient Ashen Footsteps Through The Shadow Of That Which Comes And Into That Riotous Cacophony Which Births All Fools And Steals All Beauty, Who Heralds Through Her Silence The Stillness And Chill Of Those Who Were Not Born And Who Will Not Fade 'Till All Things Fall And In That Most Grim Harvest Form The Final Restful Tomb Of All Awakened Life And All The Sleepless Dead.

[She pants, letting her breath catch up. She does seem a little bit proud about getting that all out without passing out, though]

My friends just call me Secret.

Anyhow, I was kind of wondering about the places the rest of you come from, and I have a question that might seem a little weird - do your worlds have Exalts?

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[greatergone]

[It wasn't exactly a secret question. Kais' origins didn't need to be kept classified so he didn't worry about answering truthfully.]

I come from the planet T'au, The Most Secret- [Oh right...] ....Secret. But I've never heard of an Exalt.

[dodgecharms]

The planet T'au? Where's that?

[greatergone]

It's...

[How would one describe that to a non-Tau...]

...a long ways away from here. Far enough that I wouldn't be able to point it out.

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[greaterdays]

Wow... You have a really long name!

[That's what caught her attention.. even if she doesn't understand half of what the name means.]

I'm Nanako Dojima. I'm from Inaba. What's an...'Exalt'?

[dodgecharms]

[There were kids here? That's... kinda rough seeming.]

Yeah, it's kind of a mouthful.

An exalt is somebody that a god has empowered.

[greaterdays]

[...hmm...] Like a monk, or a shrine maiden?

[universebeware]

[...scrap, that's one long name.

Oh, right. Question.]

Ahem. I come from the planet Cybertron, though I was on a starship before I arrived here. I have not heard the term 'Exalt' used in such a manner before, however.

[dodgecharms]

A... starship?

It sounds like you're talking about a ship that travels around the stars, but that would be ridiculous.

[universebeware]

Oh no, I assure you, it is indeed what it sounds like, and not ridiculous at all to those of us from a reasonable time period.

[greyerrant]

That's quite a name.

[dodgecharms]

No kidding.

[greyerrant]

I never jest.

[virtualbirdwatching]

It's nice to meet you Secret! I'm kind of glad I don't have to call you by your full name all the time. I don't think I'd ever remember it.

But I've never heard of any "Exalts" so probably not.

[dodgecharms]

It uh, it took me a while to remember it, myself.

Oh, is that so? Hmmm...

[virtualbirdwatching]

If you don't mind me asking, how did you get such a long name?

There probably aren't a lot of people that would know about those, but I can't blame you for asking.

[forceofnature]

Can I call you Riotous Cacophony? It somehow seems appropriate all of a sudden.

[dodgecharms]

Um.

Sure? I guess?

[forceofnature]

Great! We'll make it RC for short. Like the trucks.

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[echo_of_a_jedi]

That's a pretty name. I think I'll stick to Secret, though.

I've never heard the world Exalt on any planet. Not as a noun, anyway. What are they, exactly?

[dodgecharms]

It wasn't pretty back when I only had Stamina 2. I'd pass out saying it.

An Exalt is a human that has been, well, exalted. They've been given great power by a god or something similar.

[echo_of_a_jedi]

We have people of most sentient species who can gain great power through their connection to the Force. That might be similar.

[travelsthefarthest]

Bit of a mouthful. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't intrigued by the whole, ah, Tomb of Awakened Life and Sleepless Dead thing, though.

But in answer to your question, I dunno of 'exalts' ever being used as a proper noun in any of the worlds I've visited, no. Care to elaborate?

[dodgecharms]

It's really more of a title than anything else. I'm not actually a necromancer.

An Exalt is someone imbued by a god, or something with similar power.

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[dreamprotector]

...That name's a mouthful.

[Seriously. She is far better of with just 'Secret'.]

Can't say I've ever heard of 'Exalts'. What are they?

[dodgecharms]

Yeah, that's the truth.

An Exalt is a person who has been given great power by a god, primordial, or something equally powerful.