From the introduction: Welcome to the world of Exalted, a place where demigods walk amongst men, actual gods plot and scheme in their Heavenly City, monsters of all sorts and sizes roam across the land, and the peasants are hopelessly subjugated under the rule of their 'betters'. In this world political intrigue shapes and destroys entire nations, and the actions of the few can shape the lives of the entire world and change the course of history. Welcome to Creation, and the Age of Sorrows.