•••• The Dragon's Own Fire
The name of this power comes from an apocryphal Dracula legend that the first of the Azerkatil seemed to think was true. Among the Kindred of Constantinople, it was rumored that the blood of Dracula was caustic, capable of burning flesh and Bone like a chemical acid. It was said to be a kind of “dragon’s breath,” and Dracula was thought to be capable of spraying his lethal blood from his mouth.
This power resulted from the attempts of the first Azerkatil vampires to change their blood into a similarly threatening substance. The name of this power was meant as a sort of jab at their hated enemy, a suggestion that the Azerkatil had learned the Dragon’s secrets and replicated his power. Of course, in truth, The Ordo Dracul had no such power until the Azerkatil brought it to them.
With this power, a Dragonslayer with Vitae in his system is never without a weapon — his blood is his weapon. The touch of his blood-slick palm burns flesh. A wave of his slashed arm sprays out an arc of searing blood. To sip his Vitae is to taste pain.
This is the most commonly seen hostile power of the Azerkatil. Most of the first Dragonslayers were even dispatched on their mission to slay Dracula without learning the power beyond this one.
This power resulted from the attempts of the first Azerkatil vampires to change their blood into a similarly threatening substance. The name of this power was meant as a sort of jab at their hated enemy, a suggestion that the Azerkatil had learned the Dragon’s secrets and replicated his power. Of course, in truth, The Ordo Dracul had no such power until the Azerkatil brought it to them.
With this power, a Dragonslayer with Vitae in his system is never without a weapon — his blood is his weapon. The touch of his blood-slick palm burns flesh. A wave of his slashed arm sprays out an arc of searing blood. To sip his Vitae is to taste pain.
This is the most commonly seen hostile power of the Azerkatil. Most of the first Dragonslayers were even dispatched on their mission to slay Dracula without learning the power beyond this one.
Effect
By spending the Vitae to activate this power, the character’s blood is instantly transmuted into a potent acid capable of burning flesh, Bone, metal and stone with aggravated damage. The character can will this blood out of his body through his pores, so that any part of his flesh becomes a dangerous weapon in close combat. Attacks can be made with the blood using either Strength or Dexterity + Brawl.
Successful close combat attacks against the character cause attackers to suffer one point of aggravated damage from blood spatter. Any attempt to consume blood from the character while this power is active inflicts one point of aggravated damage on the drinker for each Vitae taken from the Dragonslayer.
Successful close combat attacks against the character cause attackers to suffer one point of aggravated damage from blood spatter. Any attempt to consume blood from the character while this power is active inflicts one point of aggravated damage on the drinker for each Vitae taken from the Dragonslayer.
Side/Secondary Effects
The character is immune to the damage caused by his own blood, but his clothing and Equipment are not. The character’s blood becomes inert shortly after leaving his body; spilled blood is dangerous only in the turn when it is shed.
Material Components
Cost: 1 Vitae per scene
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: This power requires no roll.
Related Discipline
Effect Duration
This power persists for the rest of the scene, unless the vampire chooses to return his blood to its inert state prematurely.
Effect Casting Time
Reflexive
Level
4