Here my revised background:
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Background
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Entering the House of Ancient Stone
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Peleps regis was not a member of one of teh major lines of the house, but his line was growing strong, thanks to the wedding of his parents. regis is the fifth child out of six. his four older bother and suisters have all exalted, all of the water aspect. The oldest is now finishing his training as a member of the Immaculate Order, and one of his sister was accepted at the Spiral Academy. His parents had great vision and wanted to create a new line in the house throught there children, so it was with that pressure that Peleps Regis had on his shoulder when he entered the House of Ancient Stone. It was no coincidence he was entering this school. Tepet Urono was very well connected to the Heptagram, so it was expected for him to enter the high school of Sorcery with Urono help. For that, it would be Regis himself who would need to help his cause, but he was a beautiful and shy boy, exactly the taste of the head of the House.
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Lesson of Wood: Shameful Graduation
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The graduation was in only one week, and for tehh first time, he was hanging upside down in the court. not oly that, but no one would come to untie him. It,s been over 24 hours he was there. During all these years at the House of Ancient Stone, he had been a model student. He had studied the Occult and Lore and was making his mark. All these theories seemed easy for regis to assimilate and some was envying him. But what brought the ire of the other students was his periodic visit to Urono's office. That had put him in good favor with the master of teh school, and no one like such relation. but no one would dare to do something to a favored of Uruno.
But yesterday, during his last visit, he learned from Uruno that he was accepted in an advance school of occultism, where he will be able to become a scholar for the All-Seeing Eye and maybe an advisor for the Wyld Hunt. But it wasn't enough for Regis. He needed to be accepted to the Heptagram, but he had one major weakness, he hadn't exalted yet. because of that, he would never be accepted at teh Heptgram, but he needed to enter a school of Sorcery. So he asked Uruno that favor. He never thought it could be so bad. When Uruno understood why Regis had been so docile, he took hsi whip and slashed him. He then hang him in teh court. But before doing it, he told him he is maintaining his choice for his futur, and would make sure to close all the doors of Sorcery school he knew.
No one came to his help. After so many years, he had no one close enough to think it would be better to untie him, and many was happy to see him in that situation. He was detach after the 48 hours. At his graduation, he was sent to his training for the All-Seeing Eye. He felt the support of his family growing thin. His failure at the House of Ancient Stone have put him in disfavor for a time, but it was clear the expectation wasn't great anymore, as all the doors of sorcery was closed. not only that, but rumors have spread on him, rumors that could hinder his parents ambition, as many starts to think Regis was a abstard child, as even the youngest borther had exalted. He was a stain on the line his parent wanted to establish.
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Lesson of Water: The Wyld Hunt
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The island was in sight. Regis couldn't believe it. He was a member of the Wyld Hunt. Not only that, he was with Peleps Deled. He was realizing he would propably not survive many mission. People who hasn't Exalted and are member of the Wyld Hunt hav not a long lifespan. And Regis was asked, both as a decent warrior and an expert in occult, to help the Wyld Hunt. It was his obligation toward the empire and as a member of the All Seeing-Eye. He also guess his parent manipulate the string to send him. The rumors was still running on him. If he could come back from the victory, he would gain some prestige. If he would die on the field, the rumors would die with the time. In both case, his line would win something.
A member of the All-Seeing Eye was reporting that an anathema had been found on the island. She was named Silent Shark. She was an Ogre. One of these demon summorners who corrupt the Creation with her foul magic. She had been travelling a few times to an shadowland. She was doing pact with the underworld. She had to be killed before she unleashed more ghost on these curse islands. Even some rumors told she was travelling with a great monster. So they needed a strong member of the Wyld Hunt, someone at ease in these islands. They called Peleps Deled. He was supported by four others Dragon-Blooded, and two of them was mage. They will be able to dispel the spells of the anathema, to banish his demons. The two boats was throwing there anchors and the life boats was put into teh water. The time to hunt was about to start.
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Lesson of Earth: The Light of Judgement
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It looked like overkill to his eye. Silent Shark wasn't such a powerfull anathema, but she was killed before she became one. That was the important thing. Regis had survived. He almost done nothing during the Wyld Hunt. Silent Shark had tried to escape, but Deled catch her and killed her, the other Dragon-Blooded almost did nothing. All the guards, Regis among them, only send a few wave of arrows to slow the anathema, who use some magic to ward himself, but it is what that slow him too much, it is what allow Deled to send his fatal blow.
The night had fallen and people was resting. Not that anyone was seriously exhausted. Two hours to track the Ogre down and fifteen minutes after, the Wyld Hunt was going back to the Blessed Island. It seems almost a waste of ressources. Regis suspect that someone wanted to send away Deled to weaken the Peleps house for some times. Maybe it was in relation with those rumors about the Empress dissappearance. Regis was thinking about that when came something they didn't expect. A huge sea monster starts to attack his boat. Regis was taken by surprise and falled on the deck. The monster seemed like a creature Regis have never seen. Most likely, a foul creation of the Wyld, maybe that monster Silent Shark was travelling with, but there was something weird about it... some stench of death... could it be coming from the shadowland?
Regis was laying on his back for a moment, frozen by an unkown fear, looking at others getting eaten. As a severed head felt on him, he quickly got back on his feet and took his bow, he starts to project arrows, but the tough hide of the creature seemed to stop all the arrows, not even his. Even the Dragon-Blooded had difficulty to do anything against the creature, and it was feasting on the crew. Regis would soon be part of this meal, and the crew had lost his moral and was acting in confusion. Regis decided to not die without giving a fight. He took one of his piercing arrow and wait to see teh eye of the creature. As the creature spotted him, it throw itself at the young Dynast who realeased his arrow, an arrow which lighted the night as the sun only can do. The creature let a shriek and violently hit teh deck, breaking the boat in two. Regis was was thrown overboard and his head hit something before he fall unconscious.
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Lesson of Air: Crouching Dragon, Hidden Spider
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"Wake up Spider."
"What happen?" asked Regis as he open his eye. His first sight make him jump. A water dragon was looking at him.
"All depend to whom I speak." answered the Dragon.
"You are speaking to Peleps Regis." answers the young Dynast seriously.
"Are you sure? Close your eyes and tell me what you see."
Regis wondered what the dragon wanted, but he didn't delt in any position to protest. He saw himself standing in front of a group. All anathema. Four of them where solars, five of them were lunars. One looked like pretty much like Silent Shark. He was himself a Solar, and his light was blazing the region, a region where stand the Wyld. Drawing essence from his companion, he was pushing away the Wyld, turning it into a large fertile land. An army of soldier and peasant, buidler and engineer was awaiting to build on this land, with the help of many wonders of the first age. The circle was about to create a new land. *flash* It happen a few decades ago, he was on a shore. Silent Shark was there. She was leaving. A packmate had flee to the west, she was succombing to the Wyld and she needed to be help before she was totally lost. For him, he needed to visit a man who could be a member of his circle. He had heard rumors of him and he needed to find him. *flash* He was summoning a group of snakes to take care of the Dragon-Blooded who was leading that Wyld Hunt, but he never saw coming the monk who strike him from behind. With hsi quick reflex, he easily dodge him, but he had to forget his spell. The man, Peleps Deled, fought him pretty well and did his job, occupied him, force him to spend his essence and when he was burning like a bonefire, the sorcerer send him a wave of obsidian butterfly that almost killed him. He was tough, he survived, but he was weak, too weak to fight against an immaculate monk...
Regis opened his eyes. "What is your trick?"
"My trick. None. It is your memory, Spider. Isn't it ironic. Your exaltation have chosen the killer of his wife. A follower of his own killer. Destiny have this kind of twist. I knew you'll come back here. You always come back here. I am bond to teach you the celestial circle, so the solar circle can come back to this world. But you are reckless, and always get yourself killed against some Demon, some Deathlord or some Fair Folk. It would be time for you to relax and learn to take your time."
"Why are you speaking to me like that. I'm a Dynast! A member of the Wyld Hunt!"
"You were, but you are no more. You have done a feat on the boat that have put you on the anathema list of the Wyld Hunt, but you are lucky, they think you've drowned and you are safe, for now... that will give me plenty of time to teach you the basic of sorcery, and the true nature of that world. The dynastie have twisted a few fact to there advanatge. With some luck, maybe I will even be able to teach you some celestial sorcery and finally be free of that bound. But this time, before you go head down into another fool quest, I suggets you to find your circle. They must be around, somewhere in the creation."
"I don't understand..." replies Regis, hesitantly.
The dragon croach down and looks at the young Dynast straigth in the eyes with what could be define as a smile. "You are a Solar Exalted. A Copper Spider, a Children of Twilight or if you prefer an Unclean One. Ironic, isn't it."
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Lesson of Fire: The ruins of lives
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Regis was looking at the sun, who was setting down at the Horizon. He was thinking about all the value he had in hie life. The better of his family, the protection from the Creation, the hunt of the anathema. All that seems a lie now. All on what he standed now meant nothing. his family was no more than another plotting family for the throne of the Empress, the Creation was protecting himself, as the Wyld hunt was just another way for the Dragon-blooded to hold there power and the anathema was not devils, just powrefull being who has become imbued with there power, but today, it was easy to see the mistake of teh first age. All that could be avoid if they come back again.
"What now?" asks Regis to himself, not knowing the dragon was near him.
"You'll learn sorcery. You are ready. You now understand that you'll have to sacrifice all your possessions, all your contacts, all you powers in the empire, all your conviction if you want to survive in your new life. Peleps Regis is truly dead on this ship and from the water, Spider is born again. And tomorrow, you'll start to learn sorcery, that will be your reward. That, and another thing..."
The dragon truned around and led Spider farthe rinside the island.
"Why Silent Shark was here?"
"She came to this island for many reason, but the main one is one of the Lunar have turned into a chimera. She was here to hunt it, but it was too strong for her to met it one on one, so she was gathering information and tried to find a weakness. The chimera was often going into the shadowland, but she don't know why. But she was killed before she learn why."
"Where is the chimera?"
"Havn't you guess yet? It is dead now, thanks to your arrow. Blinded by it, Deled was able to finish the creature. Here we are." Both Spider and the dragon was looking at the moutain side of an old volcano that was standing at the center of the island.
"What is so special about that mountain tonight?"
"Make your caste mark appeared."
The caste mark appear in bright light on the forehead of Spider. At that moment, the mountain side seems to react, and an opening start to appear. Spider looked at the dragon with a questionning look. But it stayed silent. Spider entered the cave and walk on twenty meters before he see a large room. In it, there is a wall with many books, most of them have long time been destroyed. On the other wall, there is decoration showing a large vast plain. it was the same plain he had created during the first age, but with a city stading in the middle. And in the middle of the room is a the tomb, sculpted as a man holding a large cup. In it was laying a ruby. Spider now understood. This was the tomb of his exaltation of the first age, and also a manse. How he could have found his way here after the usurpation, it is hard to know, but it is here. He walks beside the tomb and opened it. He see the remaining of a man in an armor, a bow at one side, an axe on the other and bracers at his arms. All of great quality and in a golden metal, the orichalcum of the Solars. A great treasure. But the sad things is all the books, who must have been books about the first age technology and sorcery who has been destroyed by the time. What a waste...
