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By Jukashi
Submitted on 16 Feb 2008 at 12:28:07 PM EST
Last updated on 12 Apr 2008 at 06:03:25 PM EDT
Solar Melee
Cost: 2m
Mins: Melee 4, Essence 4
Type: Supplemental
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Prerequisites: Conflict Dulls with the Blade
Follow-ups: Sorrow Surrenders the World
Mins: Melee 4, Essence 4
Type: Supplemental
Duration: Instant
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Prerequisites: Conflict Dulls with the Blade
Follow-ups: Sorrow Surrenders the World
Thwarted in their scheme to turn Misho’s blade, the primordials called up their own essence-wielding creatures; races alien to humanity who remained fanatic in their loyalty to their incomprehensible masters and who longed to wield their dark powers to destroy the Exalted. To deprive them of their terrifying abilities, Misho built upon the technique he had already created, and cut their essence away from them. For as any savant knows, essence resides in the blood of living creatures; yet, even through grievous wounds, a being retains their magical power. This Charm slices through the bonds that bind essence to the heart, allowing it to be lost as easily as blood itself.
An attack supplemented by this Charm, should it inflict any health levels of lethal damage, causes the target to lose a number of motes equal to their own Essence rating for every such health level lost. If the creature continues to sustain damage due to bleeding from such a wound, or if their wound later reopens, they will continue to lose essence. This loss of essence is visible, triggering a display similar to an anima banner; thus, when it succeeds, this Charm is Obvious.
Obviously, this Charm’s effects only work on beings that have essence in their bodies to lose.
