Soft Star Dreaming
Contents
Character Stats
Traits
Chosen of Endings
Trait 1
Trait 2
Trait 3
Trait 4
Keys
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Secrets
Secret of Endings
Secret of
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Character Information
Backstory
Once upon a time there was a young woman, not more than eighteen years of age, who struggled to deliver her first and only child. Her long labor exhausted her and drained her life until, in desperation, she called out to Saturn to end her labor.To her great surprise, Saturn answered. “I can ease your suffering,” she said, “but I will have your child in payment.” The young woman nodded once, and in that moment Star was born. Her little body was cold and still, but Saturn cradled her gently in her arms and kissed her, once on each eyelid. The baby’s eyes opened and she began to cry- as did her mother, who suddenly regretted her hasty promise. Saturn smiled coldly, but she passed the child back to her mother. “Raise her well. One day I will call for her, and nothing in heaven or on earth will stop me from reclaiming my own.”
Years passed, and the little baby grew into a young girl. She was always different from the day she was born, quiet and serious where her friends were loud and boisterous, and she was sometimes found talking quietly to herself in the nearby forest. Eventually it was discovered that her otherworldly violet eyes could see into the spirit realm and the local shaman quickly adopted her as his apprentice. At his knee, she learned all about the superstitious rituals and practices that would keep the small spirits of disease and despair away.
On the morning of her thirteenth birthday, Star awoke with a strange but certain feeling that it was time for her to leave the village. When she spoke of the matter, her mother fell silent. Fearing that Saturn was stealing her child away, Star’s mother forbade her to mention it again- and later when she attempted to sneak away in the night, her mother caught her and locked her in a sturdy cellar. Saturn, however, would not be denied. Not three days later, Star’s mother fell ill with a deadly plague that not even the skilled shaman could cure. She finally set her daughter free, begging to be cured of her illness, but there was nothing Star could do to save her. Star left the day her mother died, pausing only to perform the proper funeral rites on the body.
From that day onwards, Star wandered Creation, drawn ever onwards by the strange pull at her heart. On her journey, she honed her skills as a wise woman and healer, but her greatest talent lay in warding and exorcisms. By the time she reached the Eastern shore of the Inland Sea, she had gained a reputation as a hero who could protect downtrodden humans from the deadly games of lesser spirits. Waiting for her on the stormy seaside was Saturn herself. Though Star had never been told about the strange circumstances surrounding her birth, it seemed to her that she recognized the beautiful, white-haired young woman. As Saturn smiled in welcome, a dark violet glow suddenly illuminated the shore- and Star joined the ranks of the Exalted host.
A character in the PbP game Lady Raiton.
