I don't think that anyone should be able to make a mortal into an Exalt in one step' date=' just like no one can make a mortal into a God, Elemental or Demon in one step.  The Charm I'm suggesting is similar enough to the Endowment (Permenant Essence) Spirit Charm to be balanced. ']
First of the ritual was not stupid
Second.
you CAN make a mortal into a god or demon in one step.
they just have to be a thaumatage wtih essence 3.
Good luck finding more than 5 or 6 dozen  but it CAN be done.
and the simple fact that endownment CAN mess with wheither or not a dragon touched exalts or not, along with the fact its decided by the division of abstract matters. to ME suggests that terrestial exalted are viewed as so low, that the gods didnt put the same safe guards on the mechanisms governing terrestial exaltion they did on celestial exaltion.