Terrestrial exalted

Basic Information

The Terrestrial Exalted, usually called the Dragon-Blooded and also called the Princes of the Earth, are the champions of the Five Elemental Dragons. For the last millennium and a half, they were the unquestioned rulers of Creation itself. While they are the champions of the Elemental Dragons, the Dragon-Blooded are not truthfully the "Chosen" as the Celestial Exalted are. The Dragon-Blooded are not imbued with the Dragons' power, but rather born with it through descent from their Dragon-Blooded parents and ancestors. The Terrestrials are thus the only Exalted who can pass power on to their descendants. The Dragon-Blooded have five elemental Aspects, which are functionally identical to the system of castes which the other Exalted share. Each correspond to one of the five elements of Creation, and each is attributed to certain personality and skill tendencies:
Air: Logical thinkers and intellectuals.
Earth: Bastions of stability and tradition.
Fire: Passionate and flashy.
Water: Determined and patient.
Wood: Nurturing and sensual cultivators.

In the modern era, Dynastic Dragon Blooded are the absolute masters of the Realm, at the pinnacle of both the political structure of the realm and the theology of the Immaculate Philosophy. In the modern Realm, the Dragon Blooded are all ideally raised in one of the Great Houses, although given their passions and position, Lost Eggs regularly appear and are inducted into imperial society through other well-defined channels. While Dynastic Dragon-Blooded may initially appear decadent and lazy to an outsider (and a good number are decadent), they are still creatures of duty dedicated to the advancement of the Realm and their own personal goals.