Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Two: Character Creation (section)

===Adopted Orphan (● to ●●●●●):===
When a genius dies or abandons an experiment, or a wondrous mane escapes its natural home, the result is an orphan, a feral wonder that survives by scavenging or stealing Mania. These creatures are often dangerous, but a genius can instill a sense of loyalty in some such creatures through regular feeding and kindness. Such orphan wonders are said to be "adopted" by a genius.

This Merit grants a genius one or more such orphan wonders. The genius did not build this wonder. Instead she acquired it. This means that she need not possess the necessary Axioms or training to build the wonder. Many mad scientists seek out complementary orphans in order to begin a symbiotic relationship: the genius provides a regular supply of Mania, while the orphan grants the genius abilities she would not ordinarily possess.

In order to adopt an orphan, a genius binds a number of points of Mania into the orphaned wonder equal to its rank, just like a regular wonder. This prevents the orphan from consuming its own Mania over time and buys the genius a certain measure of loyalty. It also removes the Orphan's mutations. (See Orphan Mutations, Page 272.) Orphans are never as simply loyal as a genius' own wonders, though: all orphans are intelligent and free-roaming to at least some degree. Orphans cannot be used as Mania-holding units, either: no matter how loyal an orphan is, it will not―it appears psychologically unable to―offer up any stored Mania it possesses for other purposes. Orphans are often dangerous and are always difficult to keep, which is why not 
all geniuses use them even if they fall into the genius' possession.

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|The genius possesses a rank-one wonder.
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|The genius possesses one rank-two wonder or two rank-one wonders.
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|The genius possesses one rank-three wonder or four ranks of rank-two or lower wonders.
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|The genius possesses one rank-four wonder or six ranks of rank-three or lower wonders.
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|The genius possesses one rank-five wonder or eight ranks of rank-four or lower wonders.
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It's possible, at character creation, to purchase adopted orphans that come pre-grafted or pre-internalized. Many manes (see the Mane Merit, below) possess these kinds of adopted orphans, which represent natural, internal abilities of their mane breed.

An orphan possesses one persistent fault. If an orphan does not possess faults, its effective rank increases by one for the purpose of determining its cost.

====Rule of Inspiration:====
Generally, for adopted orphans as well as miscellaneous orphans and other found wonders, the Inspiration used to build a wonder is equal to the wonder's rank. So, if a genius possess a rank-3 supersonic jet as an orphan, the builder's Inspiration is treated as three dots for purposes of determining the wonder's speed and other derived scores. In general, if the Inspiration of the wonder's builder is not otherwise listed, assume that it equals the wonder's rank.