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EXALTED • SOL INVICTUSa statue, this Charm could not restore it to anuntouched stone unless the character had access tothe stone fragments that were chipped away.SUBTLE UNDOING METHODCost: 3 motesDuration: One turnType: SimpleMinimum Craft: 5Minimum Essence: 5Prerequisite Charms: Form-ReworkingGestureWith this Charm, the character can slowly rollback the creative process on a small part of a work,allowing herself to alter or redo it. The character needmerely select an area of the object (no larger than asquare foot of surface area) and run her hand overit gently; this act restores that area to any previousstate it possessed in the process of creation. Thismay even be used to achieve seemingly impossibleeffects; for example, a Solar could cut a box open,do work on the inside, then restore the outside toits pre-cut state.SUDDEN CREATION METHODCost: 10 motes, 1 WillpowerDuration: InstantType: SimpleMinimum Craft: 5Minimum Essence: 5Prerequisite Charms: Material-ConjuringGestureAt a pinnacle of her mundane craftsmanship,the Solar who has mastered this Charm need nolonger dedicate great quantities of time to theperformance of her craft. The Solar may specify anyone mundane crafting task she wishes to performwhen she activates this Charm, and rolls (Attribute)+ Craft as normal. If the roll is a success, the Solarcompletes the task instantly: she must still haveaccess to tools and raw materials, but the task itselftakes no time to complete.If this Charm is instead applied to an act of magicalcrafting (such as the creation of an Artifact orManse) it instead allows the Exalt to make a singleroll towards the extended roll needed for success,without spending the necessary time to do so.NIMBLE ASSISTANT ENDOWMENTCost: 8 motes, 1 WillpowerDuration: InstantType: SimpleMinimum Craft: 5Minimum Essence: 5Prerequisite Charms: Crack-MendingTechnique,Material-Conjuring GestureLending some of his own Essence to an assistant,the Solar unlocks the potential for exquisite creationwithin her. The Exalt selects a single individualwith a Permanent Essence less than his own andinfuses her with power, drastically improving hercrafting abilities. The Solar must commit 1 mote forthe season to maintain this person’s abilities.For the remainder of the season, that charactermay add dice to all Craft rolls equal to the Solar’sCraft rating. In addition, this character worksmore swiftly than normal, performing Craft tasksin 75% of the normal time. If this character assistsin the creation of an Artifact or Manse, increaseher effective Difficulty modifier by two — thus, amortal assistant would provide a -2 modifier, whilea Dragon-Blooded would provide a -5.INVESTIGATIONPHILOSOPHYSolar Investigation Charms primarily function inone of two areas — drawing information out ofpeople, or drawing it out of objects. Charms inthe former category, like Irresistible QuestioningTechnique, allow the Solar to gather informationabout people’s actions, desires, and motivations,96