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EXALTED • SOL INVICTUSthe effects of its actions. At the conclusion of thisperiod, the character gains an instinctual knowledgeof the group’s every operation — he knows whatinformation flows through which people, whatduties are assigned and whether they are performedsatisfactorily, and so on. This awareness continuesas long as the character continues to commit themotes and health level in the cost of the Charm.While receiving this benefit, the character can alsochoose to alter these flows, in several fashions. Hemay stop the flow of information between twopeople, or create one where it previously did notexist. He may also slow or speed the work beingdone in any specific portion of the bureaucracy byas much as 5% times his Permanent Essence. All ofthese effects also continue only as long as the motesand health level remain committed.LINGUISTICSPHILOSOPHYSolar Linguistics deals with language in both itswritten and spoken forms. A significant numberof existing Charms simply serve the purpose ofimproving mundane capabilities in creating orassimilating language — Whirlwind Brush Method,Swift Sage’s Eye, and Flawless Forgery Techniqueall allow masterful performance in a mundanearea of linguistic work. Other Charms serve toimprove communication — Poetic ExpressionStyle, for instance. Both areas are ripe for furtherexpansion.Many other Linguistics Charms focus on the conceptof a secondary level of existing communication— whether to convey a secret message, as Letter-Within-A-Letter Technique does, or to manipulatelisteners, as Twisted Words Technique does. NewCharms could expand either facet, either improvingcovert communication or expanding the breadth ofeffects the Solar’s speech can have.Among the existing Charms, only one — ExcellentEmissary’s Tongue from Castebook: Eclipse —actually deals directly with language differences;however, other Charms could build off thisfoundation to expand a Solar’s ability to understandand use different languages.ABYSSAL EQUIVALENTSThe Abyssal Charm Words Beneath A Whisperallows an Exalt to communicate directly withsomeone through telepathy, bypassing spokencommunication altogether; this is a reasonableeffect for Solar Linguistics to emulate. The CharmScathing Cynic Attitude provides protection againstinfluence through speech or text; this effect toocould be emulated by Solar Charms, although mostlikely using somewhat different mechanics. Finally,a variant of Blood Inscription Technique couldserve as a Solar self-sufficiency effect. Otherwise,the Abyssal Charms largely emulate Solar effectsor act in explicitly entropic ways that would beinappropriate to emulate.EXISTING CHARMMODIFICATIONSUnbreakable Fascination Method, Exalted Corebookpg. 207. This Charm does not require PoeticExpression Style as a prerequisite.Masterful Training Manual, Castebook: Eclipse pg.73. This Charm does not require Twisted WordsTechnique as a prerequisite.Subtle Speech Method, Castebook: Eclipse pg. 73.This Charm does not require Letter-Within-a-LetterTechnique as a prerequisite.Lore-Scanning Method, Castebook: Twilight pg. 71.This Charm is a Lore Charm. Its prerequisite isForgotten Secrets Technique.150