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Socialite's Mantle

The Socialite's Mantle was commissioned for one exemplary Dragon-Blood named Tasida Embershine, a member of House Ragara, who, in conjunction with his close associates, was instrumental in ousting and putting an end to the threat posed by Mnemon Juron. Juron had made several Infernal bargains, only to find himself on the wrong end of Tasida's fiery hammer at the wrong time.

The Mantle itself is quite stylish, appearing to complement almost any attire the wearer would wear, from formal party wear, to full battle dress. It has a rustic hue when unattuned, however the color will shift slightly to match the wearer's attire.

Aside from the cosmetic effects, the Mantle provides three major benefits:

• The wearer can utilize an effect functionally similar to the Solar charm Mastery of Small Manners (Exalted, Second Edition, Page 239) for the scene by committing three motes.

• When using the previous power, the wearer may take a Socialize action (Misc Social action, 5/-1) to impose the first dot of an intimacy upon (Essence) non-extras. This effect cannot be resisted, but will invariably attract individuals who would otherwise be positively disposed to the wearer by some means. If no such people are in the scene, treat the wearer as instead having one extra success on all social actions (including Social Dodges and Parries) due to stoic poise and dignity in potentially unfriendly territory, instead of imposing an intimacy. If this intimacy is not bolstered further, it fades at the end of the scene, but using standard social methods to bolster the intimacy further results in two successful and established (as they ever become) intimacy dots, as an explicit exception to the rule on building intimacies.

• Talented socialites must speak and listen at the same time, and when his opponent utters an ill-timed phrase, the wearer is sure to hear it. The wearer of this Mantle is constantly under the effects of the Solar charm Keen Hearing Technique (the sense of Touch is unaltered), except the range is reduced to (Essence x 10) yards.