Here is Ulyssian's tentative character sheet, as well as XP costs for Attributes and Abilities.
Sesus Ulyssian, who was Odyssial
STR 4
DEX 5
STA 5
CHA 2
MAN 2
APP 3
INT 4
WIT 5
PER 5
Brawl 5 (+1 Disciplined)
**Melee 5 (+1 Swords)
*Thrown 5 (+1 Small Objects)
*War 5 (+1 Inventive Strategies)
*Integrity 5 (+1 Sheer Will)
Performance 1
Presence 4 (+1 Intimidating)
*Resistance 5 (+1 Indomitable)
Survival 5 (+1 Ingenuity)
Investigation 5 (+1 Careful Analysis)
*Lore 5 (+1 Dynastic Scion, +1 Prediction)
Medicine 4 (+1 First Aid)
Occult 3
*Athletics 5 (+1 Agility)
*Awareness 5 (+1 Battle)
Dodge 5 (+1 Against Exalts)
*Larceny 5 (+1 Cunning)
*Stealth 5 (+1 Assassin)
Bureaucracy 3 (+1 The Realm)
Linguistics 4
Ride 1
Sail 3 (+1 Realm Ships)
Socialize 3 (+1 Realm Culture)
Merits - All combat-ready merits that can be achieved with training rather than talent, except for those that are essentially unnecessary for an Exalt.
Solar Excellence - By expending effort beyond mortal limits (a finite resource), Ulyssian can temporarily achieve superhuman levels of skill in all Favored / Caste Abilities (Marked with a *), as well as the following abilities:
Brawl
Presence
Investigation
Titles
Who Was Odyssial (Special) - A measure of remembered power, granted at the moment of Exaltation, gives Ulyssian a suite of abilities far surpassing a newly-Exalted Dawn.
*His individual combat prowess is somewhere between a Second Circle and Third Circle Daeva. He may strike with unerring accuracy, punch through the thickest armor, cut down a thousand men like a killing wind, and deflect a comet falling. Even groups of the Exalted, he can often dispatch with alacrity. His blade is as a shining maelstorm; though a hundred foes may strike at him in a single moment, his defense will not flag until he himself keels over from exhaustion.
*Given a few minutes of time to prepare, he may perfectly disguise himself as any humanoid being, replicating even supernatural displays such as the anima banner, within reason. This disguise is virtually impenetrable to all but the very greatest magics of perception, but it cannot exert physical effects; his anima will not damage others like a Dragon-Blood's, though they may feel its fire.
*His senses are precisely attuned, active even when unconscious or sleeping. When he focuses, they are much sharper than an ordinary man's, heightening his readiness for battle to a supernatural degree.
*He has perfect balance and lightfooted skill, to the degree where he can execute a full running battle across a clothesline, or fend off eightfold attackers while standing on a willow tree in strong winds. He can achieve short bursts of preternatural speed.
*In battle, he may occasionally strike with such alarming swiftness that no merely physical force can attack before him.
*No curse or transformation, no matter how potent, may strip from him his flawless skill with a blade, or the ability to properly wield it.
*His body exudes an impression of dangerous poise and controlled violence, like that of a stalking tiger. This does not implicitly threaten any onlooker; they simply understand that this is a being whose capacity for destruction is natural and effortless, and though it is not currently directed at them, neither is it to be trifled with.
*So attuned is he to the subtle movements of the world, that he instinctively knows when to investigate a scene, or when a person is not who they appear to be. He may fail to find or prove anything, but he will still know to be wary, for his instincts are never wrong.
*All these particular abilities, refinements of skill into the level of the nearly impossible, are in addition to the natural overwhelming excellence of the Solar Exalted.
Immortal Bladesmaster (Martial) - An affinity with his blades that transcends space and age.
*Ulyssian may summon forth the Blade of Odyssial, Most High of Swords, Ambition (Artifact N/A).
*He may call his blade to hand at the speed of thought, traversing the intervening distance even if knocked away or disarmed.
*He may banish a weapon to Elsewhere for a modest expenditure of effort, and release that banishment to summon his weapon to hand.
*Assuming a martial stance, he may focus his anima into his blade itself, making it impossible to destroy or disarm, and magnifying its damage.
War-Saint's Ferocious Vigor (Martial) - Power unyielding and unbound, striking down all in its path. Efficiency, rejuvenation, and sheer might: all are the domain of the War-Saint.
*The Solar may perform a devastating physical strike, crossing significant distances in an instant to utterly seize control of an engagement
*When struck by glancing blows, his power is only renewed, greatly extending his stamina in combat
*When fully committing to a strike, likewise his power is renewed, commensurate to the upwelling excellence of the strike itself
*His precise, yet energetic power allows him to deflect, repel, and overcome even the most skilled of attacks, frequently turning sure hits into narrow misses with very modest effort.
*This Title multiplicatively expands the Solar's overall combat strength.
Fortune-Stealing Palms (Utility) - The ultimate thief learns to acquire not merely material possessions, but the flow of the world itself! Somehow, he always finds a way. Useful inside the casino, and out!
*Ulyssian can manifest supernatural excellence without effort, several times per day, in the field of surreptitious activities. This is extremely useful when one is attempting to avoid flaring anima.
*Ulyssian improves his powers of perception, allowing him to cold-heartedly evaluate his enemies. He can learn whether they believe their chances to be good, great, or poor. Works for games of chance as well as strategy.
*Ulyssian can cheat effortlessly at cards or dice, so swift are his hands. Put it all on red, and make sure it spins to red! Only the very most powerful of supernatural detection can catch him, the first few times in a scene he does this. Also allows him to slip poison into any food or beverage undetected.
*Ulyssian's plans are so comprehensive and cunning that it appears he steals fate itself. Once per day, he may dramatically improve his odds at any one action, as he finds a way. This may be re-purchased at Essence 4 to grant truly ludicrous competence, once per day.
Artifacts
Ambition, white orichalcum longsword
The Storm Armor of Shogun Feng, blue jade, black jade, and soulsteel heavy armor.
Evocations known:
Killing Perfection Technique
Flash of Steel
Flawless Mirror Shield
Saber Mirror Shield
The King Stands Against
*Beyond Perfection Ascendancy
Attribute Costs and Training Times
*Attributes cost (Current Rating x 20000) XP to raise.
*They take several months of casual training, or weeks of focused training, to improve. Casual training can be fit in during the spare moments of running a kingdom or adventuring.
*If Ulyssian has access to a mentor and a full range of appropriate resources, and does nothing other than train the Attribute, he may improve it in days.
Ability Costs
*Abilities cost (Current Rating x 10000) XP to raise.
*They take several weeks of casual training, or days of focused training, to improve.
