Constantly dismayed at the lack of Getimian posting. Where's the love for the fellas brought into existence from nothing with vivid memories of a world that could've been and placed into a world that's both familiar and alien? Where's the silly posts about the people who showed up out of nowhere with wacky powers and found themselves being drafted into a war against an uncaring heaven by some guy who's mad about a break up? Why aren't there more posts about the Exalts who can just make people question reality because they felt like being silly?
Once again, time is an illusion, and it's December. BUT I have a new Exalted campaign ongoing, and thus a new character to put up for the secret Santa! I haven't even put art of her on this blog yet! GASP!
With that said...
...meet Ushara, the Winter Caste Getimian!
In her origin 'verse, Ushara was born in White Wall to her mortal mother with the help of Luranume, the god of auspicious luck. Ushara worked as Luranume's right hand (really, she worked for the Syndics of White Wall, but they're the same people, so...), spending half her life in Yu Shan among the gods, and half of it in Creation with her mortal family and friends.
And she was damn good at her job! She mediated conflicts, solved mysteries of both heaven and earth, and even made friends in a circle of Sidereals...though one of them, the Journey's caste named Aelle, was something more than a friend.
The two were so, so close to being in love that there was a betting pool among the Venus-aligned gods. But they had basically forever to figure their feelings out, so Ushara didn't want to rush. She was a careful sort, after all.
Or at least, in theory she was. Because Ushara doesn't actually exist. Her family and friends don't know who she is, and the disasters she averted and lives she improved never knew the better world she made of them. And worst of all, the Sidereals she once knew may soon be hunting her down...including the woman she loves.
Ushara is from an Exalted Essence game we started this year! And of course I had to go and try the Getimians. The inherit tragedy of coming into a timeline where you didn't exist, your friends and family not knowing you, and whatever good you did for your world having never happened? That's good shit. Real good shit. Feel free to lean into that while making art for her, we have yet to hit proper emotional breakdown yet in-campaign but it's coming. :D
