Mesmeric Taint
Predator’s Allure, Majesty •••
A vampire’s Beast is a creature of passion and territoriality. Weaker vampires can be cowed into submission by the mere presence of a Beast worthy of respect. Mesmeric Taint allows Forsworn to subjugate those who would challenge their authority by crushing any defiance presented to their own Beasts. Forsworn of the Throne of Smokeless Fire consider this aura a mark of some distinction within their ranks, and some take a perverse pleasure in the fawning attention of weaker vampires.
Effect
The potency of this Devotion is equally as substantial as it is narrow in scope; its effects only come into play in situations when touching Taints actually calls for opposed Composure + Resolve rolls (e.g., when meeting other vampires for the first time). When an unfamiliar or startled vampire fails his Composure + Resolve roll upon touching Taints with the character, instead of succumbing to frenzy, the other vampire must immediately enter a contested roll with the Forsworn to resist being Entranced (per Majesty •••). If the near-frenzy vampire fails this contested roll, his impending frenzy is averted, and he is instead affected per the Entrancement Discipline. If he wins the contested roll, his frenzy or Rötschreck proceeds as normal.
Related Organizations
Material Components
Cost: —
Gestures & Ritual
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Empathy + Majesty contested by Composure + Blood Potency
Related Discipline
Predator’s Allure, Majesty •••
Effect Duration
As Entrancement
Effect Casting Time
As Entrancement