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EXALTED • SOL INVICTUSfor. If that object is within the area, the characterwill find it with mere moments of searching.In order to find an object with this Charm, thecharacter must be able to specify exactly the objectshe is looking for, so that there can be no confusion.Looking for “the knife used to kill the king in thisroom yesterday” would generally be appropriate,but “a knife” or “a clue” would not.FOOT-GUIDING INTUITIONCost: 10 motes, 1 WillpowerDuration: One sceneType: SimpleMinimum Investigation: 5Minimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: Hawk Aloft GazeBefore one can begin investigating, one mustfirst know where to look. Using this Charm, a Solarcan intuit what location is likely to prove the mostimmediately fruitful in her current investigation.Using this Charm, the character begins walking orotherwise travelling aimlessly — only to find herselfin an ideal location to continue her investigation.Note that this Charm will not necessarily lead thecharacter to the location with the most informationabout her quarry, but rather the location whichis best suited to aiding in the current stage ofher investigation. An Exalt seeking informationabout a Deathlord’s plans might find that thegreatest amount of information is deep withinsaid Deathlord’s citadel — but the site of a recentattack upon the living might prove to be a morereasonable place to begin looking.OWNER-LOCATING METHODCost: 4 motesDuration: InstantType: SimpleMinimum Investigation: 4Minimum Essence: 3Prerequisite Charms: Crafty ObservationMethodIn the process of an investigation, one willoften encounter an object whose owner one needsto identify; this Charm was developed for just sucha purpose. In order to use this Charm, the charactermust handle the object for several moments; doingso allows him to determine the identity of theobject’s most recent owner. In addition, he maymake a Wits + Investigation roll with a difficultyequal to the owner’s Permanent Essence; on asuccess, the Solar learns the approximate distance,within an order of magnitude, that the owner isfrom his current location: 1/10th of a mile, 1 mile,10 miles, 100 miles, and so on.HISTORY-EXTRACTING GLANCECost: 10 motes, 1 WillpowerDuration: One hourType: SimpleMinimum Investigation: 5Minimum Essence: 4Prerequisite Charms: Death Revealing-Method, Owner-Locating MethodAn Exalt in the Age of Sorrows is regularlyfaced with objects bearing a distinguished andunusual history; with this technique, a Twilightcan read this history from an object as if it were anopen book. The character must study and examinethe object for one hour; at the conclusion of thattime, she must roll Intelligence + Investigation.The number of successes on this roll determineshow far into the object’s history the character canreach — one success might only reach back a fewyears, while seven successes would reach to thedepths of the First Age. For the period dictated bythe successes on this roll, the character receives anaccounting of the object’s history — where it went,who owned it, and what notable events it played apart in. This history won’t provide an accounting ofany events the object was merely present for — itmust have been actively involved for the Solar toreceive any information.98