Master Horseman's Techniques
Cost: —; Mins: Ride 1, Essence 1; Type: Permanent
Keywords: None
Duration: Instant
Prerequisite Charms: None
The Chosen of the Sun know their animals well. This Charm permanently enhances the Exalt's capabilities with one of the following tricks:¨
Harmony of Spirits Style. The Lawgiver can spend one mote reflexively to stop himself from falling off a mount. Characters can activate this effect when the character is inactive. In addition, as a permanent benefit, the character will not fall off the mount simply from being inactive during ordinary travel.
Horse-Summoning Whistle. The Lawgiver can spend one mote reflexively to call a mount loyal to him to his side. The mount makes its way to him as circumstances best allow.
Master Horseman's Eye. The Solar can spend one mote reflexively when evaluating a mount and perfectly recognize its strengths and weaknesses.
Speed-Sustaining Technique. The Lawgiver can spend one mote reflexively and touch a mount to sustain it for two hours. Effort during that time does not exhaust the creature, and it does not suffer harmful random incidents such as thrown shoes or injured hooves.
Spirit-Steadying Assurances. The Solar can spend three motes reflexively to prevent a mount from panicking. The mount will not panic for the remainder of the scene.
Characters with this Charm can purchase additional tricks from this list for two experience points or one bonus point. Using these abilities does not count as a Charm invocation—this Charm permanently enhances the Exalt's capabilities.
Soul Reins
Same Charm for Abyssal Exalted.
Adds Combo-OK, Mirror, Obvious and Touch keywords.
Duration: One day
Prerequisite Charms: None
The deathknight physically and mentally tames a natural or undead animal large enough to bear her, supernaturally breaking its will to better suit her needs. If the Exalt is already riding the animal when he activates this Charm, it requires no activation roll. If, however, the Abyssal wishes to leap astride an animal that does not wish to be ridden and the Abyssal is within a number of yards of the target equal to her Ride score, her player must roll a special physical "attack" first. This "attack" uses (Dexterity + Ride) at a difficulty equal to the animal's natural Control Rating. A successful hit inflicts no damage but grants dominion over the new mount.
A beast enchanted by Soul Reins becomes a creature of darkness and ceases to need Virtues as per the walking dead. It is Control 1 when ridden by its master and moves as an extension of her will, preventing her from falling off unintentionally. Within the realms of the dead, the steed always knows its master's location relative to its own (unless the master is in an area warded from scrying) and must make its way to her side at best possible speed whenever the master wishes it to do so. Each use of this Charm on a natural animal permanently increases its Control rating by one (maximum 6). This effect does not affect the Charm's difficulty. Each month of care and gentle retraining reduces the rating by one until the animal's behavior returns to normal.