Lilith, the Lost Lady of Eden, for Glitch
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stepnixI wrote up Lilith as a Mimic(?) for Glitch and technically also Nobilis 4e by extension
I guess this counts as homebrew and/or microfiction???
Few remember now how close humanity came to achieving their Imperial birthright. Before Eve split the flesh of the Fruit, all Creation had been steadily realigning itself to receive the presence of new and vibrant gods. Motions of proto-estates, the stirrings of the drowing deeps, a luminous shadow had even begun extending into the Lands Beyond Creation, ready to redefine the boundaries of existence. Until, of course, humanity fell.
It is no small thing to quicken the subtrate of Creation, and no small thing to still once more. These half-formed Estates would have no master, they refused allegiance to the Imperators that emerged over the course of the Second Age, for they knew they were destined for a cosmos that had failed to form. It was not until the Third Age and the creation of the first Mimics that they reached resolution at last...
(This is probably incomplete without a definitive build and/or specific estates, but I did write up some guidelines for what her stats represent.)
Humanity was once destined for godhood, and all Creation was to be their home. Lilith carries some of that destiny even now, and buys Ability at two points per level— Although, it should be noted, the Third Age is still somewhat foreign to her ways, and vice-versa.
Through Eide, Lilith lays claim to her rights as the Queen of Eden. She wields the magic of naming, of dominion over the herbs and beasts of the Earth. Despite the protests of both the Rules and the Game, many Imperials accept this as sufficient proof that she is in fact exactly who she says she is.
Through Style, the power of the intruder and imposter, Lilith exercises her power as an Imperator of the Third Age. She may claim a Chancel and choose Nobles, she may govern her Estates as do the Angels and Serpents, and she may hold her head high through it all.
Beyond the privileges held by every Imperator, Lilith bears the divinity that humanity was promised when Eden was first planted: Immortality, limitless strength, passage to and from the countless worlds of the Ash. The path to these gifts was lost in the Fall, and indeed even Lilith did not escape unscathed: She bears the rupture of Creation within herself now, and should it be released, humankind would fall once more, into depths yet unknown. Thus the Queen of Eden is Wounded.
Even fallen, the spirits of humanity recognize Lilith as kindred. This is not an empty gesture, it is a metaphysically affinity that allows her to restore their lost nature, a potential that cannot be contained within a single body or soul. In the eyes of the Rules and the Game, this is her most hated weapon, her most wicked Theft, her most vile blasphemy.
yeah
I guess this counts as homebrew and/or microfiction???
Few remember now how close humanity came to achieving their Imperial birthright. Before Eve split the flesh of the Fruit, all Creation had been steadily realigning itself to receive the presence of new and vibrant gods. Motions of proto-estates, the stirrings of the drowing deeps, a luminous shadow had even begun extending into the Lands Beyond Creation, ready to redefine the boundaries of existence. Until, of course, humanity fell.
It is no small thing to quicken the subtrate of Creation, and no small thing to still once more. These half-formed Estates would have no master, they refused allegiance to the Imperators that emerged over the course of the Second Age, for they knew they were destined for a cosmos that had failed to form. It was not until the Third Age and the creation of the first Mimics that they reached resolution at last...
(This is probably incomplete without a definitive build and/or specific estates, but I did write up some guidelines for what her stats represent.)
Humanity was once destined for godhood, and all Creation was to be their home. Lilith carries some of that destiny even now, and buys Ability at two points per level— Although, it should be noted, the Third Age is still somewhat foreign to her ways, and vice-versa.
Through Eide, Lilith lays claim to her rights as the Queen of Eden. She wields the magic of naming, of dominion over the herbs and beasts of the Earth. Despite the protests of both the Rules and the Game, many Imperials accept this as sufficient proof that she is in fact exactly who she says she is.
Through Style, the power of the intruder and imposter, Lilith exercises her power as an Imperator of the Third Age. She may claim a Chancel and choose Nobles, she may govern her Estates as do the Angels and Serpents, and she may hold her head high through it all.
Beyond the privileges held by every Imperator, Lilith bears the divinity that humanity was promised when Eden was first planted: Immortality, limitless strength, passage to and from the countless worlds of the Ash. The path to these gifts was lost in the Fall, and indeed even Lilith did not escape unscathed: She bears the rupture of Creation within herself now, and should it be released, humankind would fall once more, into depths yet unknown. Thus the Queen of Eden is Wounded.
Even fallen, the spirits of humanity recognize Lilith as kindred. This is not an empty gesture, it is a metaphysically affinity that allows her to restore their lost nature, a potential that cannot be contained within a single body or soul. In the eyes of the Rules and the Game, this is her most hated weapon, her most wicked Theft, her most vile blasphemy.
yeah
