This book has a tidy explanation that Chosen are people who have received blessings from the various gods of Creation.
... Then gets significantly less tidy. Man, look at all these handwritten notes.
Solars are the Chosen of the Unconquered Sun and seemed to be blessed with sheer overwhelming prowess. Most people believe they are possessed by demons; Nefora believed that the magnitude of the Sun’s blessing was so great that a mortal would be driven insane by it which may not actually be wrong. And notes about how they were once leaders in the First Age, before they were massacred for becoming insane tyrants. He has a lot to look forward to, apparently.
Lunars are the Chosen of Luna, who have shapeshifting abilities. Most people believe they are face-stealing demons, which is...also arguably not wrong, just not in the way the Immaculates think they are. Fuck. They also seem to have a bond with Solars, which you get the impression he does not like the idea of because his impressions of said bond so far have not been exactly great. Most Lunars have silver tattoos, except ones who do not get them.
The notes on whatever the hell Shrike and Persephone are boil down to ‘Chosen of dead gods from the Void’. Dead gods who also whisper to their Chosen and would like the world and all life to end. It seems certain ghosts are working towards that end and these Chosen often end up serving them…? Also, the Void can kindly fuck off.
Dragoblooded are Chosen who inherited the blood of the Elemental Dragons. Sidereals are...apparently the Chosen of the Maidens? That’s what he’s inferred, anyway. Exigents are the Chosen of other gods; Amaranth is one such Chosen.
Re: The Archive
... Then gets significantly less tidy. Man, look at all these handwritten notes.
Solars are the Chosen of the Unconquered Sun and seemed to be blessed with sheer overwhelming prowess. Most people believe they are possessed by demons; Nefora believed that the magnitude of the Sun’s blessing was so great that a mortal would be driven insane by it which may not actually be wrong. And notes about how they were once leaders in the First Age, before they were massacred for becoming insane tyrants. He has a lot to look forward to, apparently.
Lunars are the Chosen of Luna, who have shapeshifting abilities. Most people believe they are face-stealing demons, which is...also arguably not wrong, just not in the way the Immaculates think they are. Fuck. They also seem to have a bond with Solars, which you get the impression he does not like the idea of because his impressions of said bond so far have not been exactly great. Most Lunars have silver tattoos, except ones who do not get them.
The notes on whatever the hell Shrike and Persephone are boil down to ‘Chosen of dead gods from the Void’. Dead gods who also whisper to their Chosen and would like the world and all life to end. It seems certain ghosts are working towards that end and these Chosen often end up serving them…? Also, the Void can kindly fuck off.
Dragoblooded are Chosen who inherited the blood of the Elemental Dragons. Sidereals are...apparently the Chosen of the Maidens? That’s what he’s inferred, anyway. Exigents are the Chosen of other gods; Amaranth is one such Chosen.