Nah, Walls won IIRC, so we're going on a roadtrip.
Nah, the Tower took it, so we're heading straight into maximum danger. In other news, that's exactly why we should take the Halo.
*Slaps the roof of our build* This bad boy can fit so many Charisma increases in it!
[X] Vanquisher Halo [7 Arete]
[X] Agents of the Throne
On a more serious note, Vanquisher Halo's just really good. Vigor Incarnate already converts Charisma to Protection and we've got a +100% (net +70%, after accounting for Uttermost) increase to all pluses from Silver of Evening. So our Cha'll be pulling triple duty from here on out, overflowing into Strength, which the Power of Ruin scales with, which'll make the All-Defeating Stance
even more broken when get it. The unholy alchemy of Cut Through transmutes ADS's +5 Will into +5 Str & Agi; this means +5 Cha is also +5 Prot & Str.
Steadily negating Uttermost's downsides is also appealing, we're already back in the black in terms of percentage-increases from Charisma and Protection, but outright removing a malus resonates with me. Also, this is another Rank multiplier, which'll stack with Stranglethorn for shocking total of +140% to all Rank-up opportunities if we get it through Core Panoply, though Stranglethorn is sadly Sir Not Appearing in this Build Vote.
Anyway, why would we want to rein in the radiant glory of our presence? Hunger is not a subtle man; his attempts at stealth tend toward the Malfean. Interactions with people without the strength of will to withstand Hunger can and should be delegated. It's even a decent heuristic for who's worth talking to! We've had so many negative experiences with memetic hazards in these quests: Kaguya, Aria, Imperia, etc. Why not revel in the opportunity to
play the memetic hazard, a social wrecking ball that shatters any semblance of objectivity?
Skyveil lowers us to the level of our interlocutors, but a Progression-type Cursebearer should aspire to more than that. Why diminish ourselves when we can empower others, create a truly superhuman society? What is the Ring of Blood and its associated power of Ennobling for, if not that? +3 to all attributes includes Will, and that's just the tip of the iceberg if we water that skill tree. Mind-shattering glory, speeches that change the course of lives... we could give Rihaku the opportunity to write legendary social feats! And conveniently, the Halo even increases the resulting Rank.
