Choronzon
Few creatures in the World of Darkness are as unsettling as a Forsworn vampire whose covey-mates have exalted him into the ranks of the Therion. Once so inducted, the new blood Priest can expect fear and reverence in equal measure from any other creature with a Beast, including his own covey-mates, and the sacred practice of Choronzon is one of the primary reasons why. With little measure of exaggeration, it can be truly said that the Brood itself would risk collapsing under its own weight without both the guidance of the Therion and the unique power of their Discipline. Without these, the Forsworn would be Crippled by their own beliefs — rendered impotent (or worse) by the very Pursuit that drives them in all things. Through Choronzon, the Therion can draw on the power of The Crux (and the Adversary itself, some say) to manipulate the very essence of the vampiric curse, aiding the covey’s ability to function despite its inhumanity.
Choronzon powers are often invoked with great ceremony, usually in conjunction with The Vaulderie, but such solemnity is not technically a requirement. What is a requirement, however, is that the Therion stays true to his covenant and to his beliefs. A Therion who actively chooses to abandon his covenant and/or increase his Humanity rating loses all dots in Choronzon; if he later returns to the Brood, he must relearn any lost Choronzon dots.
Only the Therion and those covey-mates connected to him by means of The Crux can benefit from the effects of his Choronzon powers (keeping in mind that a covey can have no fewer than three and no more than 13 members). And since The Crux itself must be maintained through The Vaulderie, any covey member who stays away from his covey long enough to be detached from The Crux (366 days) loses the benefits of its ongoing Choronzon effects. (Returning to the fold thereafter requires the rites be performed again.) If a covey member other than the Therion leaves the covey with two or fewer members, the Therion and the remaining member continue to gain the benefits of existing effects but cannot conduct new Choronzon rites until the third member has been replaced. If the Therion leaves the covenant or meets Final Death, the benefits of his rites end at once for all involved. Otherwise, the effects of each rite last for so long as The Crux binds its participants together. If a new covey member arrives (or an errant one returns) and wishes to partake of the Therion’s Discipline, each rite must be performed again to integrate the new member into the mystical group bond.
Choronzon powers are often invoked with great ceremony, usually in conjunction with The Vaulderie, but such solemnity is not technically a requirement. What is a requirement, however, is that the Therion stays true to his covenant and to his beliefs. A Therion who actively chooses to abandon his covenant and/or increase his Humanity rating loses all dots in Choronzon; if he later returns to the Brood, he must relearn any lost Choronzon dots.
Only the Therion and those covey-mates connected to him by means of The Crux can benefit from the effects of his Choronzon powers (keeping in mind that a covey can have no fewer than three and no more than 13 members). And since The Crux itself must be maintained through The Vaulderie, any covey member who stays away from his covey long enough to be detached from The Crux (366 days) loses the benefits of its ongoing Choronzon effects. (Returning to the fold thereafter requires the rites be performed again.) If a covey member other than the Therion leaves the covey with two or fewer members, the Therion and the remaining member continue to gain the benefits of existing effects but cannot conduct new Choronzon rites until the third member has been replaced. If the Therion leaves the covenant or meets Final Death, the benefits of his rites end at once for all involved. Otherwise, the effects of each rite last for so long as The Crux binds its participants together. If a new covey member arrives (or an errant one returns) and wishes to partake of the Therion’s Discipline, each rite must be performed again to integrate the new member into the mystical group bond.
Execution
Dice Pool: Choronzon, unlike most Disciplines, is composed of several concomitant effects, none of which is actively rolled. Rather, the boon of each effect grows alongside the Therion’s escalating mastery of Choronzon itself. Once the initial ritual for each effect is performed, the effects are considered “always on” for each participant thereafter. All Therion have access to all four of these effects as soon as they gain their first dot in Choronzon.
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