Exalted/Fanfic Recs

Proof that the remaining 10% is worth dying for here.

These are recommendations made by Tropers for Exalted fanfics, all of which have to be signed to stay on the page. Feel free to add a fanfic of your own to the list, but remember to use the template found here.

You can also add to the current recommendations if you want. Refrain from posting Conversation in the Main Page though; that goes in the discussion page.

Page Reconfiguration in Progress: Fan Fic Recommendations is being split into pages for each individual series, so help is needed to classify each entry into the appropriate category, and to format it according to the template.

Authors, and Websites

The Freedom Stone Forums

• Recommended by Astra Kiseki
• Pairings: Yes.
• Comments: Originally the forum for an Exalted webcomic, the Freedom Stone ended up a hub for various fan fiction and fan art for Exalted. It has a NSFW forum exclusively for pornographic works, a very small kink meme, and a cluster of skilled authors, some who do short drabbles, some who do novel length epics, and some in between. Unfortunately, it's mostly dead at this point.

General Fics

Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.

Shataina's Story by Lydia Laurenson (a.k.a. Shataina) (warning: it gets fairly brutal in parts, and there is one scene of implied rape)

• Recommended by Mike
• Synopsis: Shataina's Story begins as a story about the mortal Dynast Mnemon Lin Shataina, who Exalts as a Zenith-caste Solar during the middle of a major Dynastic party and flees to the South. It then follows her as she gathers followers and works to overthrow a corrupt kingdom.
• Comments: Well, for starters, it's long—about 290 double spaced pages, according to the author. It is a continuation of the author's senior thesis (the "prelude" section is simply a slightly updated version), and the other parts of the thesis can be found on the main website. It also happens to be a Dead Fic, as Lydia has moved on to writing for White Wolf as an intern, and doesn't have time to update anymore. It is written with good attention to detail, and begins as an interesting look at the reactions of a Dynast who has suddenly become Anathema. Although the main character is something of a self-insert (and really, looking at the name and the author's online handle, that should be obvious), she never wanders over to Mary Sue land. Well, no more than is implied by the rules of the setting. Shataina's Story is a novelization of the events of a game of Exalted, and therefore there are a few things that don't quite make sense in character (as Lydia was influenced by out-of-game things when playing Shataina).

Fate and the Iron Tiger by Dr. Bender.

• Recommended by Senevri and Unhappy
• Synopsis: A heroic mortal comes into possession of a Jade Daiklave, and pretends to be Dragonblooded. Caught between two Supernatural martial arts schools and the machinations of the Sidereal, hijinks ensue.
• Comments: Ignore the whole TG aspect, which is mostly background noise thus far, this is better than either of the two official Exalted novels I've read, unfortunately it's only the first chapter.
  • It's only one chapter, but it's still over 40,000 words.
    • Not anymore. Now there is a second chapter. So there is much rejoicing.
      • A somewhat regular update schedule has apparently reared its head, along with a proper title page, as there are now five chapters!

St. Cyntherea's Institute ^[dead link] by assorted.

• Recommended by Peteman
• Synopsis: A series of short stories depicting the Yozis as mentally unstable children in the real world. It can get into some creepy territory, particularly with the Ebon Dragon's child avatar.

Keychain of Creation by Padraig O Ruanai

• Recommended by G Mace
• Synopsis: An Order of the Stick-style webcomic that follows the Solar sorcerer Misho, the Lunar sexpot Marena, the retired Terrestrial monk Ten Winds, and the Abyssal renegade death knight Secret as they search for the titular Keys of Creation, before the First and Forsaken Lion can find them and use them for ill.

Crossovers

Of the Time Before by Clockworkchaos

• Recommended by Exploding Frogs
• Synopsis: A crossover with My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, told in the style of the Legend of the Titans from the Ink Monkeys articles. No one from Exalted is directly named, but it's very clear who is who if you're familiar with the series. Of the creation of the Divine sisters and their peers, and of Equestria and of the Elements of Harmony.
• Pairing(s): Luna/OC is hinted at, but never confirmed.
• Comments: Truly magnificent, and somehow manages to be Original Flavor for both canons. You will honestly believe, after having read this, that the ponies might really have had their origins in Creation. There are a few spelling and grammar errors here and there, but they don't detract that much from the story, at least not to the point of throwing one entirely out of it.

A Green Sun Illuminates The Void by Earth Scorpion

• Recommended by Reyemile II
• "Synopsis": A crossover with Zero no Tsukaima. Louise's failure to summon a familiar earns her an Infernal Exaltation—and with it great power, uncanny insight, and a perverted demon in her head that just won't shut up.
• "Comments": Immaculately written, well plotted, and demonstrating an expert understanding of both source materials. Worth reading even if you're not familiar with either series.

Shipping Fics

Stories focused on the romantic relationships between the cast.

None yet.