Creation Et All/Exalted Books/Aspect Book: Wood

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Contents of the Book

This section is copied from the book's introduction, a section titled How To Use This Book and was copied here for the purpose of review.

Chapter One: Childhood and Self

This chapter recounts the early lives of five Dragon-Blooded Wood Aspects. These are the roots of their lives, laid bare in their own words. Family, education and experiences from these times shape their lives in sometimes surprising ways.

Chapter Two: A Life of Obligations

This chapter continues the accounts of our narrators as they describe their roles in society and empire — both roles they currently fi ll and those they wish or may be forced to assume. This is the trunk of a Wood Aspect’s life, whether solid and sturdy or deceptively slender, which must support and sustain all her endeavors. This chapter will illuminate more than the lives of the five Terrestrial Exalts: Through them, you will see the world of Exalted with a new hue.

Chapter Three: The World We Rule

This chapter enfolds the opinions of our five Wood-aspected narrators on a host of subjects: the state of the Realm and their families; the workings of Dragon-Blooded society and the machinations of their peers; and their encounters with others, from lowly peasants to mighty Anathema. Their branching convictions reach toward the sky and hang low near the ground. What sort of fruit will these strange trees bear?

Chapter Four: Voices Not Our Own

This chapter is a cornucopia of sentiments and speculations from those who consider the Children of Sextes Jylis to be peers and those who look on them as if from afar. Storytellers and players are encouraged to use these anecdotes as the seeds of plots, to create antagonists or allies for the characters in their stories.

Chapter Five: Records of the Before

This chapter opens a small window into the time before the Great Contagion, allowing the briefest peek of the glories that were once common. The Wood Aspects of the Realm have the least information from that time available to them — few who followed in the footsteps of the Wood Dragon had the foresight or the inclination to record their insights in a manner that would survive the ravages of death and war. What remains is precious and is held in high regard.

Chapter Six: Miracles of Sextes Jylis

This chapter details new Charms for use by Wood-aspected characters and other Dragon-Bloods who embrace the surging energy of life. Artifacts and Hearthstones round out the selection, including some favorites owned by the narrators of previous chapters.

Appendix I: Signature Characters

This appendix includes five character templates, one for each of the narrators as they are presented in the setting’s modern day. They are, as individuals, of varied power and experience, suitable for both Storyteller and player reference in the crafting of

your own stories.

Appendix II: Other Notable Wood Aspects

This appendix finishes up with five Wood-aspected Dragon-Bloods worthy of notice — through fame or infamy — throughout the world of Exalted.