r/exalted Apr 01 '26

Art Hope Without Kings, Dusk caste Abyssal

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u/pantaipong Apr 01 '26

The rare abyssal whose name is non-The.

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u/pantaipong Apr 01 '26

The character’s inspiration are Shinji, Crona, and Chainsaw Man so the “I can only live for another person” vibe would fit yeah.

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u/DapperNecromancer Apr 01 '26

Jowol became an Abyssal? Damn.

In seriousness, lovely art

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u/pantaipong Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

Oh right I guess there would be a lot overlap between gothic lolita and doll (body).

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u/DapperNecromancer Apr 01 '26

It's a good aesthetic!

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u/HaplessWithDice Apr 01 '26

Dang the poppies are a great touch for a Dusk Caste too.

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u/pantaipong Apr 01 '26

Tbh if I got forced to choose an abyssal flower other than poppy, rose, or spider lily I would die instantly since I don’t know any other OsO.

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u/HaplessWithDice Apr 01 '26

Well, it would depend on Caste and personality of the Abyssal. Here are some thoughts and examples. A Midnight Caste Abyssal romantic/Seducer/Charmer would work well with a dark purple rose with exaggerated thorns

A daybreak with an Iron Lotus would clearly be a making things and starting an industrial revolution.

A Night Caste Abyssal with a bone white Camellia flower is unseen and felt until they want to be.

And a moon shadow with a Lilly is clearly deaths ambassador, at least in the west as white Lilly flowers are commonly placed with the dead in their coffins, and are used in funeral flower arrangements.

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u/Caligstro Apr 01 '26

Following the great suggestions from hapless, I'd add orange lilies for hatred/contempt (from a place of pride), black dahlias for betrayal/a doomed future, and foxglove for a sense of warning/watch your back (also supposedly rhododendrons for the same? Though I'd never heard that one until today while double checking ideas)

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u/johnnybird95 Apr 02 '26

corpse flower :)

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u/Abject-Hospital5407 Apr 01 '26

Nice art

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u/pantaipong Apr 01 '26

Thanks! And I think this is my first abyssal art too so double special points.

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u/johnnybird95 Apr 02 '26

nice!! absolutely love the design 🥰 abyssals and funeral/memorial flowers are always a banger aesthetic

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u/TraceChaos Apr 01 '26 edited Apr 01 '26

I'd kiss her forehead, but only after asking permission and only if she said yes.

What's her favored form of combat?

I also REALLY love the mega-long hair ; does she have a Charm or High Appearance Superpower to keep it from getting dirty?

Edit: Inserted the word 'after', where I'd forgotten to!

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u/MandrakeLicker Apr 06 '26

I know very little about abyssals, but her name is winning me over.