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''These are Charms of'' '''[[Creatures/Malfeas|Auguinare,]]''' the Blood of the Forge, Expressive Soul of '''Amalion,''' the Manse of Echoes Ascending. ''This demon appears as an alabaster-skinned maiden with glossy black hair and eyes of liquid violet light. She has six fingers on each hand. Her blood is violet metal that swiftly hardens into whatever form she may desire, and which ever after bears the mark of her desire upon it, conveying such emotion as she instilled within it to those who touch its warm, shining surfaces. Likewise she may admix her blood with that of another, imbuing it with such feeling as fills that other’s heart.'' ([[Quendalon]] created this demon.) | ''These are Charms of'' '''[[Creatures/Malfeas|Auguinare,]]''' the Blood of the Forge, Expressive Soul of '''Amalion,''' the Manse of Echoes Ascending. ''This demon appears as an alabaster-skinned maiden with glossy black hair and eyes of liquid violet light. She has six fingers on each hand. Her blood is violet metal that swiftly hardens into whatever form she may desire, and which ever after bears the mark of her desire upon it, conveying such emotion as she instilled within it to those who touch its warm, shining surfaces. Likewise she may admix her blood with that of another, imbuing it with such feeling as fills that other’s heart.'' ([[Quendalon]] created this demon.) | ||
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=== Relay Charms === | === Relay Charms === | ||
<b><i>Fervent Blood Awareness</i></b> ([[Quendalon]]) | <b><i>Fervent Blood Awareness</i></b> ([[Quendalon]]) | ||
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This Charm is crucial to the use of certain Craft Charms further in this Charm cascade, as it provides the necessary knowledge of the emotional resonances inherent in the blood. | This Charm is crucial to the use of certain Craft Charms further in this Charm cascade, as it provides the necessary knowledge of the emotional resonances inherent in the blood. | ||
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| + | '''''Extension of Ferric Passion''''' - FourWillowsWeeping | ||
| + | :'''Cost:''' 5 motes (1 Health Level) | ||
| + | :'''Duration:''' Instant | ||
| + | :'''Type:''' Simple | ||
| + | :'''Min. Compassion:''' 3 | ||
| + | :'''Min. Essence:''' 2 | ||
| + | :'''Prereq Charms:''' Fervent Blood Awareness | ||
| + | Pouring a chalice of blood through her fingers, Auguinare forms an ingot of metal which she can lift in one hand. This metal is ruddy, flaking iron if made of mortal blood, and fragrant, fine lavender steel if made of Auguinare's own. This second option requires that she expend 1 Health Level to collect a sufficient amount of her own blood. Other exotic metals can be obtained by draining beings with unusual substances flowing through their veins. Items made of these bloodmetals allow the bearer to convert Willpower into temporary Virtue points in the same manner as Fervent Blood Awareness; Auguinare's own bloodsteel is also particularly fine, and items she forges out of it are always of Exceptional or Perfect quality. | ||
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| + | It has been suggested that an advanced variant of this Charm allows Auguinare to distill the Five Magical Materials out of the blood of Chosen. | ||
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<b><i>Blood Makes Noise Method</i></b> ([[Charlequin]]) | <b><i>Blood Makes Noise Method</i></b> ([[Charlequin]]) | ||
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The cyclic resonance which fuels the ability of this Charm is strengthened greatly by the proximity of the blood to Auguinare's senses. As a result, she receives automatic successes on her Wits + Compassion roll equal to the number of levels of lethal damage the target currently suffers. | The cyclic resonance which fuels the ability of this Charm is strengthened greatly by the proximity of the blood to Auguinare's senses. As a result, she receives automatic successes on her Wits + Compassion roll equal to the number of levels of lethal damage the target currently suffers. | ||
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| − | + | '''''Other Self Infusion''''' - FourWillowsWeeping | |
| + | :'''Cost:''' 10 motes | ||
| + | :'''Duration:''' Indefinite | ||
| + | :'''Type:''' Simple | ||
| + | :'''Min. Compassion:''' 4 | ||
| + | :'''Min. Essence:''' 3 | ||
| + | :'''Prereq Charms:''' Blood Makes Noise Method | ||
| + | From understanding comes deep harmony. Just as Auguinare can hear the inner secrets of those nearby by listening to her heart, she can become them by taking some of their blood into herself. She must first use Blood Makes Noise Method to obtain an understanding of the target, with the exception that she must ''consume'' Health Levels worth of blood from the target to obtain the proximity benefit. Once she has done so, she may use this Charm to behave in the same manner as the target does; anyone encountering her who knows the target will immediately think, ''this is (the target) in disguise!'' until presented with evidence to the contrary. She adds a number of dice equal to the successes on the Blood Makes Noise Method roll to any Ability checks needed to maintain this façade upon deeper scrutiny. | ||
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'''''The Sound of Another''''' - [[Telgar]] | '''''The Sound of Another''''' - [[Telgar]] | ||
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By feeding a sample of blood from one mortal being into another Auguinare can control the sounds of the blood within them. As the foreign blood-music overpowers their own the mortal victim is transformed into a mental copy of the one whos blood has infused him. The transformation makes only minor physical changes, but for as long as the Charm remains in effect, the victim believes himself to be the blood-donor and will think, speak and think exactly as the donor would. Magical mind reading techniques or identification by blood will show the target to <b>be</b> the donor. | By feeding a sample of blood from one mortal being into another Auguinare can control the sounds of the blood within them. As the foreign blood-music overpowers their own the mortal victim is transformed into a mental copy of the one whos blood has infused him. The transformation makes only minor physical changes, but for as long as the Charm remains in effect, the victim believes himself to be the blood-donor and will think, speak and think exactly as the donor would. Magical mind reading techniques or identification by blood will show the target to <b>be</b> the donor. | ||
| + | === Additional Charms === | ||
| + | '''''Manufacturing Desire''''' - FourWillowsWeeping | ||
| + | :'''Cost:''' 15 motes | ||
| + | :'''Duration:''' Instant | ||
| + | :'''Type:''' Simple | ||
| + | :'''Min. Compassion:''' 4 | ||
| + | :'''Min. Essence:''' 2 | ||
| + | :'''Prereq Charms:''' Extension of Ferric Passion | ||
| + | By using this Charm on an ingot of metal, Auguinare causes the metal to take the shape of its dearest desire. Natural metals tend to respond by shaping themselves into crude dragon statues with hundreds of eyes, or, if they are very refined, assuming alchemical shapes recalling the Essence pathways of their related Magical Materials. Bloodmetal ingots instead take on a shape that allows the blood donor to better realize his deepest, most secret hope. | ||
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| + | Three successes on a Blood Makes Noise Method roll allow Auguinare to predict this shape, reliably; five successes will guarantee that she is correct. If she donates the ingot while under the effects of the Other Self Infusion, she may choose which desire, among all those deeply held by the original donor, the newly produced object will satisfy. | ||
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| + | '''''Greatest Fear Shape''''' - FourWillowsWeeping | ||
| + | :'''Cost:''' 10 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 Health Level | ||
| + | :'''Duration:''' Instant | ||
| + | :'''Type:''' Simple | ||
| + | :'''Min. Valor:''' 4 | ||
| + | :'''Min. Essence:''' 4 | ||
| + | :'''Prereq Charms:'''The Sound of Another, Manufacturing Desire | ||
| + | With an unarmed strike, Auguinare infuses her victim with some of her purple metal blood, while her heart beats a disharmonious chord. This blood injection replaces the normal damage of the attack. This sudden invasion of the target's body can be rejected with a Stamina + Resistance roll, opposed by Auguinare's normal damage roll, plus automatic successes equal to her Essence. Charms that resist toxins are able to assist the target. | ||
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| + | If Auguinare wins, her blood inspires the target's, and it forges itself inside his body, taking the shape of his greatest fear. This reduces his temporary Willpower by Auguinare's net successes on the opposed roll, and suspends his bodily processes as per the Heartless Maiden Trance. Finally, the target adds his Valor in automatic successes to intimidation rolls, but each turn he must succeed at a Willpower roll at a difficulty of his own Valor, or spend the turn weeping in terror. | ||
| + | The blood infusion lasts until the target has recieved Health Levels of damage equal to the sum of his Virtues; at this point, Auguinare's blood is dispersed and the target returns to his original form. If the target is killed before he returns to his ordinary shape, the blood metal sculpture remains, and it can be manipulated as a blood ingot of the appropriate size. | ||
== Comments == | == Comments == | ||
The last "for a specific being" Relay was so awesome, I thought to try it again. - [[willows]] | The last "for a specific being" Relay was so awesome, I thought to try it again. - [[willows]] | ||
| − | Dude, Suzanne Vega references are worth double points! - | + | Dude, Suzanne Vega references are worth double points! -TedPro |
Good Charms, but I'm disappointed that there weren't more smithcraft Charms in the cascade. - [[Quendalon]] | Good Charms, but I'm disappointed that there weren't more smithcraft Charms in the cascade. - [[Quendalon]] | ||
As am I...but I, for one, am not done with this theme. More Charms, coming soon! - [[willows]] | As am I...but I, for one, am not done with this theme. More Charms, coming soon! - [[willows]] | ||
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Understanding Blood
These are Charms of Auguinare, the Blood of the Forge, Expressive Soul of Amalion, the Manse of Echoes Ascending. This demon appears as an alabaster-skinned maiden with glossy black hair and eyes of liquid violet light. She has six fingers on each hand. Her blood is violet metal that swiftly hardens into whatever form she may desire, and which ever after bears the mark of her desire upon it, conveying such emotion as she instilled within it to those who touch its warm, shining surfaces. Likewise she may admix her blood with that of another, imbuing it with such feeling as fills that other’s heart. (Quendalon created this demon.)
These are DemonCharms.
Relay Charms
Fervent Blood Awareness (Quendalon)
Cost: 1 mote Duration: Instant Type: Simple Minimum Compassion: 2 Minimum Essence: 2 Prerequisite Charms: None
When Auguinare tastes blood, she draws the passions bound in its shedding into her soul. She becomes aware of the reason why the blood was shed and of what emotions coursed through the victim at the time. In addition, Auguinare may spend one point of Willpower to gain a temporary Virtue point appropriate to the emotion the victim was experiencing. For example, blood shed by a warrior in battle rage would give her a point of temporary Valor.
This Charm is crucial to the use of certain Craft Charms further in this Charm cascade, as it provides the necessary knowledge of the emotional resonances inherent in the blood.
Extension of Ferric Passion - FourWillowsWeeping
- Cost: 5 motes (1 Health Level)
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Compassion: 3
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: Fervent Blood Awareness
Pouring a chalice of blood through her fingers, Auguinare forms an ingot of metal which she can lift in one hand. This metal is ruddy, flaking iron if made of mortal blood, and fragrant, fine lavender steel if made of Auguinare's own. This second option requires that she expend 1 Health Level to collect a sufficient amount of her own blood. Other exotic metals can be obtained by draining beings with unusual substances flowing through their veins. Items made of these bloodmetals allow the bearer to convert Willpower into temporary Virtue points in the same manner as Fervent Blood Awareness; Auguinare's own bloodsteel is also particularly fine, and items she forges out of it are always of Exceptional or Perfect quality.
It has been suggested that an advanced variant of this Charm allows Auguinare to distill the Five Magical Materials out of the blood of Chosen.
Blood Makes Noise Method (Charlequin)
Cost: 6 motes Duration: Instant Type: Simple Minimum Compassion: 4 Minimum Essence: 3 Prerequisite Charms: Fervent Blood Awareness
It is a constant amongst all living beings: the flow of blood creates the rhythm by which they live and die; the sound of blood carries their soul's words out onto the wind. Auguinare's blood flows in a rhythm that is sympathetic to that of all beings, resonating and moving to match. Through this deep correlation of selves, Auguinare can come to understand the deepest soul of those she meets. Using this Charm upon an individual, Auguinare closes her eyes and listens intently to the resonant blood within her own body. She may make a Wits + Compassion roll, with a difficulty determined by what she wishes to learn. With one success, she may learn something the target longs for which he is acting to achieve, or a small secret. With three, she may learn of a strong regret or a great longing. With five successes, she may learn of the deepest secrets the target would not reveal, or their fondest and most terrible longings.
The cyclic resonance which fuels the ability of this Charm is strengthened greatly by the proximity of the blood to Auguinare's senses. As a result, she receives automatic successes on her Wits + Compassion roll equal to the number of levels of lethal damage the target currently suffers.
Other Self Infusion - FourWillowsWeeping
- Cost: 10 motes
- Duration: Indefinite
- Type: Simple
- Min. Compassion: 4
- Min. Essence: 3
- Prereq Charms: Blood Makes Noise Method
From understanding comes deep harmony. Just as Auguinare can hear the inner secrets of those nearby by listening to her heart, she can become them by taking some of their blood into herself. She must first use Blood Makes Noise Method to obtain an understanding of the target, with the exception that she must consume Health Levels worth of blood from the target to obtain the proximity benefit. Once she has done so, she may use this Charm to behave in the same manner as the target does; anyone encountering her who knows the target will immediately think, this is (the target) in disguise! until presented with evidence to the contrary. She adds a number of dice equal to the successes on the Blood Makes Noise Method roll to any Ability checks needed to maintain this façade upon deeper scrutiny.
The Sound of Another - Telgar
- Cost: 15 motes, 1 willpower
- Duration: One month
- Type: Simple
- Min. Compassion: 5
- Min. Essence: 4
- Prereq Charms: Other Self Infusion
By feeding a sample of blood from one mortal being into another Auguinare can control the sounds of the blood within them. As the foreign blood-music overpowers their own the mortal victim is transformed into a mental copy of the one whos blood has infused him. The transformation makes only minor physical changes, but for as long as the Charm remains in effect, the victim believes himself to be the blood-donor and will think, speak and think exactly as the donor would. Magical mind reading techniques or identification by blood will show the target to be the donor.
Additional Charms
Manufacturing Desire - FourWillowsWeeping
- Cost: 15 motes
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Compassion: 4
- Min. Essence: 2
- Prereq Charms: Extension of Ferric Passion
By using this Charm on an ingot of metal, Auguinare causes the metal to take the shape of its dearest desire. Natural metals tend to respond by shaping themselves into crude dragon statues with hundreds of eyes, or, if they are very refined, assuming alchemical shapes recalling the Essence pathways of their related Magical Materials. Bloodmetal ingots instead take on a shape that allows the blood donor to better realize his deepest, most secret hope.
Three successes on a Blood Makes Noise Method roll allow Auguinare to predict this shape, reliably; five successes will guarantee that she is correct. If she donates the ingot while under the effects of the Other Self Infusion, she may choose which desire, among all those deeply held by the original donor, the newly produced object will satisfy.
Greatest Fear Shape - FourWillowsWeeping
- Cost: 10 motes, 1 Willpower, 1 Health Level
- Duration: Instant
- Type: Simple
- Min. Valor: 4
- Min. Essence: 4
- Prereq Charms:The Sound of Another, Manufacturing Desire
With an unarmed strike, Auguinare infuses her victim with some of her purple metal blood, while her heart beats a disharmonious chord. This blood injection replaces the normal damage of the attack. This sudden invasion of the target's body can be rejected with a Stamina + Resistance roll, opposed by Auguinare's normal damage roll, plus automatic successes equal to her Essence. Charms that resist toxins are able to assist the target.
If Auguinare wins, her blood inspires the target's, and it forges itself inside his body, taking the shape of his greatest fear. This reduces his temporary Willpower by Auguinare's net successes on the opposed roll, and suspends his bodily processes as per the Heartless Maiden Trance. Finally, the target adds his Valor in automatic successes to intimidation rolls, but each turn he must succeed at a Willpower roll at a difficulty of his own Valor, or spend the turn weeping in terror.
The blood infusion lasts until the target has recieved Health Levels of damage equal to the sum of his Virtues; at this point, Auguinare's blood is dispersed and the target returns to his original form. If the target is killed before he returns to his ordinary shape, the blood metal sculpture remains, and it can be manipulated as a blood ingot of the appropriate size.
Comments
The last "for a specific being" Relay was so awesome, I thought to try it again. - willows
Dude, Suzanne Vega references are worth double points! -TedPro
Good Charms, but I'm disappointed that there weren't more smithcraft Charms in the cascade. - Quendalon
As am I...but I, for one, am not done with this theme. More Charms, coming soon! - willows
