[Modding] Abilities

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I guess I'm just going to plop modding questions here for now.

I'd like to shift around some of the base traits available for custom characters [I'm fully aware this may modify existing characters as well; I'll be gentle] but while some of the aspects are simple to change... others aren't, so much.

For example, I'd like to put Quest Maps on Heroic; it simply makes more sense. But the abilities .xml just says 'provides', it doesn't really seem to be where this ability actually GETS the quest maps from.

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The prerequisite is in the itemtype, not the tech. CoreItems.xml

    <GameItemType InternalName="QuestMap">
        <DisplayName>Quest Map</DisplayName>
        <Description>These maps can be used as clues to unique opportunities in the world.</Description>
        <ShopValue>100</ShopValue>
        <GameModifier>
            <ModType>Map</ModType>
            <Attribute>CreateQuestNearTile</Attribute>
            <BoolVal1>1</BoolVal1>
            <Value>-1</Value>
            <Radius>-1</Radius>
            <Provides>Spawns a new quest</Provides>
        </GameModifier>
        <IsAvailableForSovereignCustomization>0</IsAvailableForSovereignCustomization>
        <Likelihood>200</Likelihood>
        <RarityDisplay>Uncommon</RarityDisplay>
        <HeroOnly>1</HeroOnly>
        <IsAvailableForUnitDesign>0</IsAvailableForUnitDesign>
        <IsUsable>1</IsUsable>
        <Prereq>
            <Type>AbilityBonusOption</Type>
            <Attribute>Wanderlust</Attribute>
            <Target>Player</Target>
        </Prereq>
        <Prereq>
            <Type>Tech</Type>
            <Attribute>Breons_Letters</Attribute>
        </Prereq>
        <ArtDef>QuestMap_ArtDef</ArtDef>
        <GameItemTypeArtDef InternalName="QuestMap_ArtDef">
            <GameItemTypeModelPack InternalName="QuestMap_Default">
                <IconFile>Parchment1.png</IconFile>
                <TintR>0</TintR>
                <TintG>0</TintG>
                <TintB>0</TintB>
                <GameItemTypeModel>
                </GameItemTypeModel>
            </GameItemTypeModelPack>
        </GameItemTypeArtDef>
    </GameItemType>

This is mostly how it works (children attach to their parents rather than parents attaching to their children), with some small exceptions such as unlockable skills from wearing items.