Balauri (Rules)

## Advantages

Balauri increase their **Distortion** and **Prospection** by 1.

They start with the following Powers:

## Unique Powers

### Master Powers

**The Forefathers Call [Requires Mastery of the Mortal Essence | 25 points ]-** *Allows the Methusalem to call upon the powers of their Dark Forefather to take controll over another Strigoi.*

Passive: Allows the Methusalem to take controll over another Strigoi as if they cast *Danse Macabre* on them. This requires a successful Evocation Roll and a contested Composure Roll.

## Unique Rituals

### Aspirant Rituals

**Reshape Visage** **[10 points]**- *Allows the Aspirant to take permanent alterations to their appearance or that of other Strigoi within the boundaries of their human or supernatural nature. To do so they must gather some of their own blood or that of another Strigoi. It must be given with any concentration of the following herbs:* Moonflower *(representing fur and spikes),* Belladonna *(representing vampiric fangs),* Mandrake *(representing muscles and flesh) or* Black Henbane *(representing claws),* Wormwood (*representing rot),* Lavender *(representing eyes, ears and mouth)* and Flax *(representing humanity). Said mixture must be given into an Alembic and heated with a fire fed only by the wood of a haunted maple tree. After the destillation process is complete a clear liquid will emerge that must be rubbed onto the skin of the target where it will induce heavy mutations that permanently alter their facial features.*

Duration: 1 AP

Ritual Resources: Common (3), Exotic (3), Strigoi Blood

Effects: The Aspirant may place a feature of Corruption onto the rituals target. This ritual can also be used to remove physical Corruption, but this will require a Narrative Resource.

**Vengeful Reclamation [10 points]-** *Allows the Aspirant to consume a Strigois blood to gain necromantic knowledge from it. To do so the Aspirant must chain and hang the chosen Strigoi to a wall; before cutting ritualistic circles and runes into their flesh. Their blood must be gathered in a bowl placed under the Strigois floating feet until bleeding them out completly. The chained Strigoi must be left to suffer their hunger and die from it befor their heart can be removed and placed into their extracted blood. The mixture must be boiled for several hours while reciting passages from the Book of Balaur. Afterwards a thick liquid will emerge that must be consumed by the Aspirant. Doing so grants them great insights into the consumed Strigois blood and allows them to learn powers of Blood Sorcery known to them, including Bloodline-specific powers that would normally be unaccessable. Note that the required Strigoi can only be found in a session.*

Duration: 3 AP

Ritual Resources: Strigoi

Effects: Unlocks all Blood Sorcery powers and rituals known to the sacrificed Strigoi for the Aspirant (including Bloodline-specific ones).

## Backgrounds

* **2 points- *False Lineage;* Requires Imposter-** Allows a Balauri to hide their true identity and pose as a member of another Bloodline. This Background is necessairy if they wish to aquire any Covenant Backgrounds. It can also be used to gain Backgrounds and Corruptions from the Bloodline they choose to embody. Note that this Background can be bought several times.
* **2 points- *Bloodleech;* Requires False Lineage*-*** Unlocks an Aspirant Blood Sorcery Power restricted to the Bloodline they disguise themselves at; which may be aquired during character creation. Note that this Background can be bought several times. They may choose powers from more than one Bloodline if they learned the ritual *Vengeful Reclamation*.
* **10 points- *Voice of Corruption-*** Allows the Balauri to reroll up to two dice on Charisma rolls when trying to instill doubt, making someone succumb to their desires or inciting violence.