Confluence of Savant Thought

Cost: 2m; Mins: Bureaucracy 3, Essence 2; Type: Simple
Keywords: None
Duration: One scene
Prerequisite Charms: None

To the Children of Daana'd, all bureaucracies are the same, differing only in surface details that result from the personalities of differing managers and staff. Once the Dragon-Blood grasps the essential character of the bureaucratic milieu, she can insinuate herself into almost any specific bureaucratic setting with ease. By activating this Charm, the Exalt may instantly understand the inner workings of the bureaucracy with which she is confronted, knowing such details as who is in charge of specific tasks and where equipment (including secret information) is kept. She may also substitute her Bureaucracy for her Socialize Ability for bureaucracy-related purposes. The Charm does not go so far as to grant unfettered access to locked or guarded areas, but it may aid the Exalt in finding someone else capable of securing such access.

Latest Errata: This Charm provides information, not access. The targeted organization does not regard the Exalt as a member or give her the privileges of such, but she does understand who within the organization has the power to bestow such privilege and may then lobby, bully or otherwise compel cooperation from those individuals. The Charm does not reveal any secrets that a rank-and-file member of the organization could not learn with successful mundane inquiry, so insinuating into the All-Seeing Eye does not reveal the identities of secret operatives.