Reconsolatio

(“The Cleansing”)

Vampire the Requiem - Covenant - Belial's Brood

The deep sleep of Torpor is rarely a balm for the mind of any vampire, but Torpor is undeniably rejuvenating for the undead body. The question, then, becomes one of time: How long must the vampire’s mind endure The Fog of Eternity while his mind waits for his body to reconstitute itself? Traditionally, a vampire’s activity cycle increases the closer to human his brand of morality. This has the unfortunate side effect of putting the Forsworn out of commission for extremely long periods of time, while those outside his covenant rise much sooner after repairing even more grievous wounds to their undead flesh. The power of the Reconsolatio rite, however, works to even the scales some in this regard. The rite is known as “the cleansing” for the way it prepares the Forsworn soul for the rigors of Torpor.
Each dot of Choronzon adds 1 to each participating covey member’s Humanity rating for the purposes of determining time spent in Torpor (see Vampire: The Requiem, p. 175), to a maximum equivalent rating of 10. A Brood member with Humanity 3, for example, would normally spend a base time of one decade in Torpor (which is then multiplied by his Blood Potency to determine the total time spent in torpor). If he participated in the Reconsolatio as led by a Therion with Choronzon •••, however, he would be considered Humanity 6 with regards to Torpor, and would thus reduce his base time spent in Torpor to just two weeks, rather than 10 years.

Related Discipline

Choronzon