Blut Alchemie
In an uncharacteristically pragmatic display, the Geheim named their unique take on Kindred occultism Blut Alchemie (literally “Blood Alchemy”). They consider their processes to possess components both scientific and spiritual, and that through learning to refine and manipulate the blood in the laboratory, a Kindred can do the same to the Vitae within the crucible of the vampire form. Geheim tend to develop a faint obsession with the blood, acclaiming it as the seat of the Kindred soul. By purifying the Vitae, they claim, one can purify the soul. The goal of this work is the sanguine stone, a Kindred equivalent to the philosopher’s stone. Cecilia von Geheim coined this term, but whether she was referring to an actual physical substance or a spiritual state has been lost during her centuries asleep.
Questions of whether or not the effects listed below are a Discipline or an esoteric science inevitably rise in most discussions of the practice. Those who claim the former assert that those outside of the lineage cannot replicate the effects achieved through the procedures practiced by the bloodline. Those on the other side of the fence point to certain experiments by The Ordo Dracul that have produced similar (though never identical) results. Individual members of the Geheim family tend to fall in either camp, but most ultimately dismiss the question as irrelevant.
Each of the abilities below requires access to a laboratory to perform, usually needing either the Merit Haven (Size •+) or Covenant Status (Ordo Dracul •+). Because the procedures of Blut Alchemie require one or more hours to perform, the Discipline is ill suited for tasks requiring immediate results. Additionally, Blut Alchemie only affects blood or Vitae that has been spilled or harvested since the most recent sunset. After that, the blood loses some vital spark and becomes too degraded to be effectively transmuted or examined.
Questions of whether or not the effects listed below are a Discipline or an esoteric science inevitably rise in most discussions of the practice. Those who claim the former assert that those outside of the lineage cannot replicate the effects achieved through the procedures practiced by the bloodline. Those on the other side of the fence point to certain experiments by The Ordo Dracul that have produced similar (though never identical) results. Individual members of the Geheim family tend to fall in either camp, but most ultimately dismiss the question as irrelevant.
Each of the abilities below requires access to a laboratory to perform, usually needing either the Merit Haven (Size •+) or Covenant Status (Ordo Dracul •+). Because the procedures of Blut Alchemie require one or more hours to perform, the Discipline is ill suited for tasks requiring immediate results. Additionally, Blut Alchemie only affects blood or Vitae that has been spilled or harvested since the most recent sunset. After that, the blood loses some vital spark and becomes too degraded to be effectively transmuted or examined.
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