Righteous Lion Defense

Cost: None; Mins: Integrity 5, Essence 2
Type: Permanent
Keywords: Bridge
Duration: Permanent
Prerequisite Charms: Steel Heart Stance or any 5 Charms that reflect the Principle being defended

Around a certain issue, the Solar cannot be moved, shaken, swayed or tempted. Upon purchasing this Charm, the player selects a Defining Principle that exemplifies the Solar in such a way that she should never act against it. Righteous Lion Defense allows the Exalt to treat any persuasion which would cause the Solar to act against the selected Principle as unacceptable influence. This effect may not be routed through principles that are overly broad. "I will never kneel," is too broad, but "I will never kneel to Zhao Li," is not. Likewise, "Creation must be conquered," is too broad, while "Great Forks must be conquered" is not.

The Solar's zealous resolution daunts even the most relentless opposition. Any attempt to decay the inviolable Intimacy with an instill action must be rerolled, forcing the opponent to take the lower result. The opponent may enhance the second roll with additional Charms as necessary, but even if he's able to penetrate the Solar's Resolve, the Intimacy still does not decay. However, success in this regard allows the Solar to be targeted with persuasion to convince her to act against the protected Intimacy, and this weakness persists until she has taken major or defining action in the Principle's defense.

The Solar may always choose to act against her Intimacies, or change them. If her Principle is downgraded, destroyed, transformed or reconciled as a result of roleplaying or Limit Break, this Charm ceases to function until the Intimacy is restored, or until the Solar dedicates herself to a new Principle. At Essence 3+, this Charm may be repurchased a single time, to protect one additional Principle.