Compass of Celestial Directions Vol. III: Yu-Shan is a sourcebook for Exalted Second Edition.
Summary[]
- From the White Wolf Catalog:
- The third of five books dedicated to the supernatural locales of the Exalted setting, this supplement focuses on the Celestial City of Yu-Shan, home of the gods. Built by the Primordials as a refuge in which they might enjoy the Games of Divinity, while their subordinates tended to Creation, Yu-Shan was taken by the gods as the spoils of the Primordial War.
- Home to a massive bureaucracy rife with corruption, the continent-sized city has been the sole province of the Sidereal Exalts since the Usurpation. Will the Solar Exalted’s return upset the status quo of the Celestial City, or will the Chosen of the Maidens succeed in maintaining their monopoly on the resources of Heaven?
Contents[]
Introduction[]
This gives the layout of the book, and also a list of all the gods and elementals mentioned in previous Exalted books for cross-referencing purposes.
Chapter One: A History of Yu-Shan[]
What has transpired in Heaven from prehistory to the present, including the God Wars between the Terrestrial and Celestial Bureaucracies in the wake of Balor's Crusade.
Chapter Two: Life in the Celestial City[]
The day-to-day lives of the Celestial gods, including issues like time-keeping, economics, and travel, as well as the factions and societies that shape Heaven’s political landscape from behind the scenes. It closes with a look at the Carnival of Meetings, where once each year during Calibration, the gods invite mortals to sample Heaven’s wonders.
Chapter Three: The Celestial Government[]
Heaven’s five bureaus, their roles, functioning, and internal politics, their strengths and weaknesses, and how they might manipulate the Exalted of Creation or be manipulated in turn. It also covers Heaven’s laws and law enforcement.
Chapter Four: The Celestial City[]
The geography of Yu-Shan, the finest city ever known, the headquarters of the Five Celestial Bureaus, and other notable sites of interest. It then explores the 61 Yu-Shan gateways found across Creation and who uses them. Finally, it presents the Archipelago of the Exiles, an island chain in the uttermost West of Creation where spirit exiles from Heaven bide their time and wait for their chances to return to the City of Splendors.
Chapter Five: The Roll of Celestial Gods[]
Five templates of varying power with which to represent the gods of Heaven, followed by a multitude of Celestial personages, their agendas, desires, fears and that which may entice them to take action in Creation once again.
Background Information[]
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Memorable Quotes[]
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Characters[]
Celestial lions, Pattern Spiders, Soul Collectors, Amoth City-Smiter, Asna Firstborn, Blue Crest Merchant, Burnished Talon, Flashing Peak, Ghataru, Golden Reverie, Hran-Tzu, Hu Dai Liang, Itzcalimon, Laughing Ragamuffin, Livilla, Luranume, Luxana, Lytek, Masque of Repose, Marilaq a'Lam, Nara-O, Nasri, Parad, Ruvia, Ryzala, Scarazan, Shining Barrator, Taru-Han, Uvanavu, Vermillion Ink Silencer, Wayang, Wun Ja, Xaos the Hidden, Yaogin, Yo-Ping
References[]
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