<div class="floatright">(http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i163/notdesirable1989/avatars4others/2-1012201F3302.jpg)</div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">6m personal All-Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight</div><div class="spoiler_body">ALL-ENCOMPASSING SORCERER’S SIGHT<br/>Cost: 6m; Mins: Occult 5, Essence 2; Type: Reﬂexive (Step 1)<br/>Keywords: None<br/>Duration: One scene<br/>Prerequisite Charms: Spirit-Detecting Glance<br/>Nothing is hidden from the Lawgivers. The character augments his vision with the ability to see patterns of Essence. This Charm allows the character to  see motes, Essence-fueled effects,<br/>power and invisible but magical creatures and effects. These things become valid targets for the character’s visual Awareness rolls, including reﬂexive visual Awareness rolls.<br/>The ability to perceive Essence patterns has the following effects: All Charms are treated as Obvious with respect to the character. Dematerialized and invisible creatures and effects are considered visible. The character recognizes all artifacts, manses and demesnes as such. The character can automatically recognize a creature with Essence 4+ as a supernatural creature. <strong>Characters using Stealth to avoid detection are not automatically revealed by their Charms, Essence trait or carried artifacts—</strong>for the same reason that colorful clothing does not automatically void mundane attempts at stealth. Instead, add the  target’s Essence in dice to any attempt by the character to pierce mundane or magical Stealth.  Similarly, this Charm does not automatically void disguises, magical disguises and similar deceptions, although circumstances might warrant a bonus to see through them.<br/>If the character makes a conscious attempt to analyze what he sees, this Charm allows an (Intelligence + Occult) roll to do so. Identifying the exact effects of an unknown Charm or spell is difﬁculty 5. Gauging the rating of a person’s Essence trait, a demesne, a manse or an artifact has difﬁculty 2.<br/></div></div><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">3m personal Judge's Ear Technique</div><div class="spoiler_body">Cost: 3m; Mins:  Investigation 2, Essence 1; Type: Reﬂexive (Step 1)<br/>Keywords:  Combo-OK<br/>Duration: One scene<br/>Prerequisite Charms: Any Investigation Excellency<br/>The Lawgivers are the guardians of truth. This Charm allows the character to recognize as lies all deliberate lies presented to her. The character can also recognize the deliberate use of half-truths, though doing so does not tell her which part of the statement is true. If another Charm contests these effects (see p. 179), add the character’s Essence in automatic successes to the (Perception + Investigation) roll to oppose the other Charm.</div></div><br/>She didn't understand his sign, giving an apologetic glance and adding, "I'll ask you to teach me your hand language later."  To the man getting drinks, she simply said, "Some tea would be lovely, please."<br/><br/>With that handled, she looked back around the room.  "In any event, we can reasonably agree that whoever is involved, it's almost certainly not the Realm."  She looked to Shine, saying, "Trying to push the Confederation together is a possibility, and would best be done when every area is being attacked in the way which they work best, but quite unlikely.  For one, a number of the attacks cannot be easily undone.  Who would kill Councilors just to prove a point?  Who has that kind of pow-"<br/><br/>Her words trail off along with her thoughts.  "Thorns.  Thorns has a seat in the Confederation, doesn't it?  For all of the attacks, I'll bet they haven't had much of anything done to them."  She gives Shine an appreciative smile.  "I wouldn't have thought of that.  Thorns is going to make a bid for power at the Council of the Concordat."<br/><br/>She taps her finger against her book, considering the possibilities.  "Yes, that makes sense.  Have most of the place in an uproar, lead to all sorts of fear and discord, and then be the only one in the room with the calm and focused plan in order to handle the situation.  That would do beautifully, especially if no one suspected him."<br/><br/>She gave a soft shrug.  "Of course, I lack evidence, but it's certainly a prospective possibility.  Certainly it would explain why one would set up exactly a month and a half before the Council meeting.  That leaves more than enough time to create a sense of chaos but not so long as to let people begin to fend for themselves.  What do the rest of you think?"  She looks particularly to Perfect Orchid at that idea, but listens as well to everyone else.