Chariot of the Blazing Sun

Cost: ot of the Blazing Sun Cost: 45m
Target: Summoned chariot

The sorcerer sends a triple helix of red, white and golden Essence toward the sun. Out of the sun ride five horses of white fire, pulling a chariot of pure, golden Essence—a copy of the chariot used by the Unconquered Sun himself, pulled by celestial stallions from his own stables.

The sorcerer needs at least one dot of Ride to control the powerful, spirited sun horses. The caster must include a controlling Ride action in a flurry if she wishes to perform any other action while driving. (See the rules for piloting on p. 33 of Wonders of the Lost Age.) If the caster performs no other action that would require a dice roll, the chariot is quite safe to drive and requires no roll.

Since the chariot travels at 750 miles per hour, few opponents could keep up with the sorcerer and her passengers. Should an angry celestial dragon or the like do so, then the searing white flames around the chariot inflict three levels of aggravated damage after every hand-to-hand attack. The same flames devour any missiles save those made of a magical material or those fortified by Essence. Against these, the chariot provides 90% hard cover (see Exalted, p. 147) to its passengers. If something forces the chariot to crash, everyone on board takes 45 levels of lethal damage.

The chariot (and its passengers) are not affected or delayed by extremes of environment, even the terrors of the Wyld. It can penetrate to Yu-Shan or the elemental poles, and it deflects any sorcery of the Emerald or Sapphire Circles. The horses continue to run proudly through the sky until they reach the sorcerer's destination or the sorcerer dismisses them, at which point they let their passengers out safely and gallop back to their grooms in Yu-Shan. The horses will not serve after sunset, however, and if the sorcerer tries to force them to, they buck, slip their traces and the chariot crashes. Dispelling the chariot causes it and the horses to disappear, with the same results on passengers as a crash.

Chariot of the Blazing Sun

Speed: 360/750mph

Maneuverability: -3

Endurance: Until sunset

Crew: 1/2 (only the sorcerer)

Cargo: Five people, or 2,000 pounds

Armor: Infinite

Health Levels: Infinite

Weapons: None