Enlightened <Ability> Practices (4 BP Merit)

Requires: Essence Awareness

Meant to be taught in conjunction with Essence Awareness in accordance with Gundrad Valis' scheme to enlighten mortals across Creation, this is a psuedo Excellency for essence-wielding mortals. The training regimen designed by Valis is meant to teach essence use in conjunction with important life-skills, and the skills are taught as a part of the training.  In reality, it is likely that other essence-wielding mortals have uncovered this particular ability.

The merit effectively works as per the Solars' First <Ability> Excellency, but the maximum number of dice that can be purchased is the Mortal's permanent Essence. The Mortal must make a Willpower roll as per Essence Awareness' rules (Essence Mastery of course, negates this requirement). The Ability affected this merit is selected when it is purchased, and must be one of the mortal's favored Abilities.

The self-mastery that is required by Enlightened Practices is one that is inherent in most supernatural beings, and as such the merit-bearer will find this merit superceded if/when they become a supernatural being (such as becoming Exalted, a spirit, ghost, or Fair Folk...). God-bloods cannot make use of this Merit as they are able to learn Excellency Charms.  For the purposes of this merit, a mortal with Essence 2-3 is not a supernatural being.