Omniscient Ears Approach
Cost: —; Mins: Awareness 5, Essence 5; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: Unsurpassed Hearing and Touch Discipline
Hearing beyond hearing, the Lawgiver is supremely attuned to the tenor of his own Essence. Any utterance of his name by any individual anywhere in the same realm of existence becomes Obvious to his senses, as does the identity of the individual speaking his name. The Solar may reflexively spend 1m per long tick to hear exactly what the individual speaking his name is saying, and may continue to listen in for as long as he cares to spend Essence or has Essence to spend. He only hears the voice of individuals who have spoken his name, however; any replies that might occur are inaudible. At Awareness 7+, the Solar may hear his name when it is spoken by beings in other realms of existence.
All manner of wards against scrying automatically cause this Charm to fail; the Seal of Eight Divinities that separates Autochthonia from Creation is considered to be such a ward so long as it remains intact.
A second purchase of this Charm at Awareness 6+, Essence 6+ allows the Lawgiver to reflexively spend 5 Willpower to redefine the sound this Charm listens for. This must be a specific noise, rather than a general class of sounds; "the sound of the Guide to Meru I handed to Arlot landing in a trash bin" would qualify, as would "someone speaking the name of my wife, Lilith," but "anyone plotting against me" or "someone professing love to my wife, Lillith" would not.
There exists a similar Linguistics Charm, called The Ever-Vigilant Scribe (Mins: Linguistics 5, Essence 4; Prerequisite: Discerning Savant's Eye), which alerts the character if anyone writes his name. Rather than listening in on a conversation, the Lawgiver has the option of spending 10m to memorize the entirety of the missive in which he is mentioned, for later detailed perusal. The Ever-Vigilant Scribe's repurchase benefit allows the character to remain vigilant for the writing of other particular words or phrases.
Abyssal Exalted, having cast their names away into Oblivion, cannot develop a Mirror to this Charm.