Protection of Celestial Bliss

Cost: 3m; Mins: Melee 3, Essence 2; Type: Reflexive (Step 1 or Step 2)
Keywords: Combo-OK, Obvious
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: Bulwark Stance

The Lawgivers have returned into a world of peril and sorrow, a cruel age that threatens to destroy all that they cherish and hold dear. So long as there is a weapon in their hands, they can fight against this dark time, holding it forevermore at bay. As the Solar activates this Charm, he attunes his martial instincts to a single Melee weapon he wields, invoking an aurora of blue and gold flames to surround it with protective Essence. He takes no DV penalties from attacks made with the chosen weapon, and adds +2 to its Defense rating.

The Solar may also use the enchanted weapon to perfectly parry any attack against him in Step 2, even if that attack is unblockable. Doing so ends this Charm prematurely, as the corona of protective Essence flares to supernova brilliance, and then fades away. Once the Solar has done so, he cannot reactivate this Charm for the rest of the scene, a limitation that counts as this defense's Flaw of Invulnerability. With Melee 5+, Essence 5+, the Solar may invoke this defense up to (Essence ÷ 2) times in one scene before this Charm ends.

Fluttering Moth Defense

Same Charm for Abyssal Exalted. Adds Mirror keyword.
Prerequisite Charms: Bulwark Stance

The deathknight's weapon traces the air like a flame-entranced moth, unerringly darting into the path of incoming attacks as if the weapon's destruction might bring a release from its master's evil. As the Abyssal activates this Charm, a single Melee weapon he wields takes on an eerie life ofits own, writhing and moving in his grip as if seeking some escape. He takes no DV penalties from attacks made with the chosen weapon, and adds +1 to Damage and Defense ratings.

The Abyssal may also use the enchanted weapon to perfectly parry any attack against him in Step 2, even if that attack is unblockable. Doing so ends this Charm prematurely, as the enchanted weapon finds no release even in the most devastating and destructive of attacks. Once the Abyssal has done so, he cannot reactivate this Charm for the rest of the scene, a limitation that counts as this defense's Flaw of Invulnerability. With Melee 5+, Essence 5+, the deathknight may invoke this defense up to (Essence ÷ 2) times in one scene before this Charm ends.