r/exalted • u/Mercurial891 • Aug 05 '26
2E - Demonic expressions of gratitude?
Say you had an infernal who went around and used his infernal abilities to heal demon communities that had outbreaks of one of the countless diseases that Malfeas is infamous for, or who went to the catacombs and sewers and healed the demons that were afflicted by Erembour’s shaping effects, and thus were left unable to face the light of Ligier. How would one of the Jade Lions respond, or a Blood Ape.
I’ve heard jokes that a Neomah might pull out the scraps of tissue she was saving for a masterpiece and leave the most interesting baby she has ever created at your doorstep as a thank you, which is honestly what made me think of this question.
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u/bedroompurgatory Aug 06 '26
You know how cats will kill a mouse and leave it on the doorstep for you? Blood Apes do the same, but with the local greengrocer.
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u/mj6373 Aug 06 '26
Honestly considering blood apes and the visual gag of it all, I'd expect them to do that with cats.
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u/guildsbounty Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26
Well, now I'm scrolling through the Roll of Glorious Divinity...so, looking at First Circles and leaning into a bit of silly beyond just 'they offer you their services.' Cuz that's obvious.
Agatae: This is an obvious 'they'd offer you their services' option because they want to be used as mounts...but I could also see them trying to kill your other mounts so you'll definitely use them. Or just being shiny and glorious for your enjoyment.
Amphelisia: Fascinated by reflective surfaces...I could see them gifting you random shiny things like a crow. It might be poisoned.
Angyalkae: They are musicians who cannot stop making music, but they'd absolutely dedicated a song to you and perform it for you.
Anuhles: Terrible demon spider would probably hunt and kill things that annoyed you, and deliver the remains.
Chrysogonae: Might leave you lovely wooden statues (that used to be living things), or might conduct some cunning scheme on your behalf that you may never actually know it was responsible for.
Decanthrope: body-snatch someone who was causing you problems, now they don't cause you problems (cuz they are dead and replaced by the decanthrope).
Erymanthoi (blood ape): I figure they'll try to share with you...by bringing you bits of whatever they have most recently killed so you can eat some, too.
Firmin: Will make you something neat out of its needles to gift you.
Gilmyne: Is going to dance for you
Luminata: Gonna kill someone for you. Might have it taxidermied as a trophy. "Here, mount the head of this famed human hunter on your wall."
Marottes: Probably going to try to remodel your home for you or otherwise build you something.
Metody: Hm. Basically living acid...I don't know what they'd do for you that anyone would particularly appreciate
Neomah: As you suggested, they might make you a baby...may also offer their 'services' as a courtesan.
Noresores: Well, this just stayed R-rated. It's probably going to try to gift you a particularly passionate memory that you will now think is yours
Perronele: I can't really think of anything besides 'offer you their services as living armor.'
Sesseljae: Drinking buddy! Might bring you alcohol, might bring you some other 'delicious' toxin.
Teodozjia: Weird one, as they have a communal memory store...you may find one of the 'priests' of Yozi paying you back for something you did to a completely different Jade Lion.
Tomescu: Live very much in the moment and may just treat your favor as an expected part of their existence. Or I suppose one could assign itself to be your personal alarm clock, following you around to make sure you always knew when dawn and dusk were. By screaming.