This is gonna be terrible.

This slash, executed from rest, is called Sighing, The Lady Takes Up Her Sword. The flexible muscles and joints of Six Points Asure Tyrant artists lend this technique terribly impressive reach and speed, and when properly used it can kill even a readied foe who believes themselves beyond the reach of a standard draw-slash.

When performed by an enlightened artist who has allowed their essence to flow into their sheathe while at rest, the draw slash of Sighing, The Lady Takes Up Her Sword can extend several sword-lengths and flick through the air faster than the eye can see. With this move a student of the Azure Tyrant can slice a man in half at a distance of six yards faster than a blinking eye—though their sifu might click her tongue should their execution disturb the folds of their robe.

There is a famous story passed down through the Ein family, concerning the serene and venerable Ein Turquoise.

The tale goes that in her youth Lady Turquoise was entertaining guests in her mother's garden when she noticed an assassin, disguised as a flower arranger, drawing a concealed knife from a potted bouquet. As a proper daughter of the Ein family, Lady Turquoise took the time to finish her cup of tea before acting. By then, though, the assassin's knife was already in the air.

Hello and welcome, folks!

Welcome and welcome back to Exalted Secret Santa! If you're an artist with at least one Exalted character, you're welcome to participate as we make a gallery of pieces of each others' amazing characters. Here's what else you'll need to take part:

1) A working tumblr account. RSVP to me in an ask, message, reply to this post, confirmation in the reblog tags, etc. so I will know to add you to the list. If you submit under a new handle but have participated before, or if your tumblr name has changed, please note the name of the account you will be posting with for the exchange. I like to make sure repeat participants get different assignments and gifts every year; if you have changed names please just remind me a little, so I can ensure you don’t get paired with the same person twice.

2) Post a journal to tumblr by December 8th with the descriptions of the character you would like drawn. Include two or three if you have them to give the person drawing for you more options. Please provide all the physical and relevant details needed to draw the character, and provide a reference picture if at all possible. (A piece of your own art, a commission, a play-by picture, etc.)

If you have any strong aversions or phobias that might be important for a stranger drawing your character, please note that in the journal. (For example: “Silent Vortex of the Storm’s left eye is brilliant white-blue like her anima, but her right eye is lost and that side of her face scarred badly. She always wears her eyepatch and a close-fitting hood. (I’d prefer not to see any graphic eye trauma.)”

Just try to make it as easy as possible for your gifter to draw your character!

A few more notes: -If you play in a group with others you know are participating and you don't want to get their name due to already having so much art of each other, send me a message or something so I can make sure you don't get each other's names. -We are likely to have a doll-maker submitting a physical custom doll, so please let me know if this is a phobia for you so I can make sure they are paired with someone who will appreciate it.

Tag your journal with #exalted or #exalted secret santa so I can find it (or message me with a link). Once all the journals are up, I’ll make a post compiling the links to them all so they’re easy to find. I will also send you a message through asks or messages with the name of the person you are assigned to draw for. Please try to get your journal up by the 8th so your gifter will have plenty of time to draw for you.

2) Check your messages or ask box for your assignment. I will have this to you on December 9th if at all possible. Let me know if you’re planning to be unavailable for any major length of time just in case I need to get ahold of you for further details. If you have an emergency and cannot finish the trade in time (for example, your tablet or scanner breaks), let me know asap so I can arrange a replacement. Thank you!

3) Submit a piece of finished artwork by January 11th.  Please tag your submission with the secret santa tag and your giftee’s name if you wish, or I can notify them once it’s up. When all the gifts are posted, I’ll compile them into a single post so we can all get a good look at them.

Let me know by December 8th and I will have your assignments to you within 24 hours if at all possible. Feel free to message me at any time with any questions.

Sorry, I do not accept writing or mechanics submissions for this Secret Santa (though you are welcome to accompany your picture with some text, and of course welcome to host a writing exchange of your own!)

Happy Calibration,

and this is crazy

but yummy backpack

Reblog with a sentence that is very unlike the previous one. So unlike it in such a way that if you were to imagine each were a person, the two of them would have met. Not enemies, not foils, not lovers. Not in dialogue at all. They could look each other in the eyes and recognize nothing.

I will begin.