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CHAPTER 2 • EXTENDED CHARM TREESBLOOD-ENLIGHTENING METHODCost: 20 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 experiencepointDuration: One hourType: SimpleMinimum Lore: 6Minimum Essence: 6Prerequisite Charms: Power-AwardingPranaThe Solar’s power is so great that a touch caninfuse some small portion of it into the blood of amortal. Using this Charm, the Solar lays her handupon the body of a mortal — any human with anEssence rating of 1 — and begins to concentrate.As she does so, her anima begins to flare at the 16+mote level, and the light it produces begins to flowalong her arm, into the target. As it does so, themortal’s blood begins to glow with an increasinglybright Solar light, shining out through his skin.The process is painful but purifying, burning outall imperfections and flaws in the mortal’s frame.At the end of this process, which takes as long asan hour, the mortal is mortal no longer — he hasbecome a Solar Half-Caste with an Inheritancerating equal to one-half the Solar’s PermanentEssence, rounded up. This process is likely, thoughby no means guaranteed, to produce progeny with atemperament well-suited to the Solar’s purposes.SUN BOLTCost: 1 mote per 2L damageDuration: InstantType: SimpleMinimum Lore: 2Minimum Essence: 2Prerequisite Charms: NoneThe character forms a bolt of bright, shiningSolar Essence to throw at a foe. Objects struck bythis bolt shatter or turn to ash in the face of theSun’s powerful light. The Exalt makes a Dexterity+ Athletics or Thrown roll to attack, with anAccuracy bonus equal to his Permanent Essence.This attack deals 2L damage for each mote spenton activating it; the Exalt can spend no more motesthan his Stamina + Lore. The Bolt has a range of(10 x permanent Essence) in yards. When usedagainst demons or the undead, this Charm dealsaggravated damage.SUNFLARE STANCECost: 1 mote per 1L damageDuration: One sceneType: SimpleMinimum Lore: 3Minimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: Sun BoltThe character traces the form of a radiant solarflare into the air surrounding himself; as he doesso, it bursts into brilliant flame. For the remainderof the scene, the Solar is surrounded by a halo offlaming sunlight. Any character who comes withinthree feet of the Exalt takes 1L each turn for eachmote spent activating this Charm. The charactermay spend no more motes on this Charm in onescene than her Lore rating.SUN SHOWER ATTACKCost: 3 motes per 1L damageDuration: InstantType: SimpleMinimum Lore: 4Minimum Essence: 4Prerequisite Charms: Sunflare StanceWith but a gesture, the Exalt summons boltsof deadly sunlight from the sky to fall upon herfoes. The character makes a single Dexterity + Loreroll; each foe within (Essence x 10) yards is subjectto an unblockable attack from the brilliant rays oflight. These attacks deal 1L for each 3 motes spentactivating the Charm, plus extra successes on theattack roll.HEART OF THE SUN MEDITATIONCost: 4 mote per 1ADuration: Instant105