Three - Tepet Kalyna

Kalyna was iconic to her player for many reasons, but I think the chief reason is that she started as a blank slate. Kalyna was pre-generated, an ordinary, rather dull princess-type character whose only ambition in life was to marry a prince and live happily ever after. Then, the world of Exalted brutally caught up with her.

Kalyna was cast into the wilderness in the company of a total stranger, developed elemental superpowers, travelled to the ends of the earth, fought against tyrants and monsters, had a baby, and lived with a primitive tribe for three years. It's hard to imagine a more adventurous and eventful life, even for a roleplaying character, and the way she handled it was amazing and impressive. More than any other character I've seen, Kalyna grew organically. All roleplaying characters, of course, are shaped to some degree by their circumstances – but she may be the most triumphant example of such a development, and therefore, perhaps the most triumphant example of her players' style.

One of Kalyna's coolest moments, I think, was taming the Sky-Dragon in the Indicara Valley. She caught, tamed, and learned to ride on a giant pteranodon, and then used it to paradrop into a Fair Folk-infested ruined temple. The plan went off without a hitch, but even for a Dragon-Blooded hero it was pretty insane.