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EXALTED • SOL INVICTUSAWARENESSPHILOSOPHYMuch as Athletics is tied intimately to Strength andDexterity, Awareness is the Ability which hewsclosely to Perception. The Charms available to Solarsin this Ability all follow from this association, servingto improve the Exalt’s senses to a superhumandegree. The core of the Charm tree are the SensoryAcuity Prana and Unsurpassed (Sense) TechniqueCharms, which serve to increase a Solar’s senses toincreasingly powerful levels. Secondary techniquesbranch off of this trunk at the Charm appropriateto their own power level, providing more specificimprovements to individual senses.In the published Charms, Solar Awareness focusesalmost entirely on sight. This is understandable— sight is in many ways the most useful sense,and certainly the one people are most consciousof on a moment-to-moment basis. However, thereis nothing preventing Awareness Charms fromspecifically enhancing hearing, touch, or eventaste.ABYSSAL EQUIVALENTSThe only Abyssal Awareness Charm without adirect Solar equivalent is Sense-Eroding Technique,clearly an Abyssal-specific entropic effect.EXISTING CHARMMODIFICATIONSPiercing the Night’s Veil Practice, Savage Seas pg. 114.This Charm’s prerequisite is Owl-Eye Technique.Its Awareness minimum is 5. Its Essence minimumis 3. In addition to its listed function, it allows theuser to see through fog, mist, blowing sand, ormagically created darkness, as well as through anyvisual impediments within two inches of the user’seyes, such as blindfolds or helmets.Keen (Sense) Technique, Exalted Corebook pg. 196.These Charms are eliminated.Vision of the Murky Depths Method, Savage Seas pg.114. This Charm’s prerequisite is Sensory AcuityPrana.Unsurpassed (Sense) Technique, Exalted Corebook pg.196. The prerequisite for these Charms is SensoryAcuity Prana.Hundred Leagues Sight Procedure, Savage Seas pg.115. This Charm’s Essence minimum is 3.Eye of the Unconquered Sun, Castebook: Night pg.75. This Charm’s prerequisite is Distance-SpanningSight Meditation.NEW CHARMSIMMACULATE PERCEPTION PRANACost: NoneDuration: PermanentType: SpecialMinimum Awareness: 5Minimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: NoneThe Solar’s ability to perceive the world aroundhim surpasses that of even the most perceptivemortal. The maximum rating of the Solar’sPerception attribute is increased by one; she mayraise it to this new higher value using Experience.This Charm does not need to be activated; it simplyimproves the Exalt’s capabilities.EYES OF SAFETY METHODOLOGYCost: NoneDuration: PermanentType: SpecialMinimum Awareness: 5128