Quietus

Description

Though each of the Assamite castes possesses Quietus as an in-clan Discipline, it is primarily known for being an assassin's tool in the hands of the Warrior caste, and the lower level powers are largely geared towards that end. Developed by the Assamite Antediluvian, Haqim, in ages past, its use by his descendants is associated with passing judgment on Cainites and protecting mortals from their depredations. One strange side effect of such power over blood, however, is that it seems to leave bloodlines with an affinity for Quietus vulnerable to blood curses. Also, blood diseases spread more quickly among users of Quietus. Advanced users are known to develop blood fetishisms thanks to the focus of the Discipline on blood.

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Abilities

Basic

• Silence of Fiery Blood (See Faith & Fire p.195)
• Scorpions’ Touch: Create a contact poison that greatly debilitates a victim physically. (See Faith & Fire p.195)

Intermediate

• Dagon’s Call: Cause harm from afar to a person who you have touched within the last hour. (See Faith & Fire p.196)
• Baal’s Caress: Create a poison that can be coated on weapons to make them more dangerous. (See Faith & Fire p.196)

Advanced

• Blood Essence: Extract the heart's blood of a vampire as a thick liquid that can later be consumed, granting the effects of diablerie. (See Faith & Fire p.196)

Elder

• Blood Sweat: Force a target to profusely sweat blood and dwell on horrible things they've done. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.66)
• Purification: Cleanse an individual of mental and emotional influences over them, even curses and other magical effects. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.67)
• Ripples of the Heart: Leave emotions in the blood of a mortal that will be transmitted to any vampire that feeds from them. (See Faith & Fire p.197)
• Selective Silence: As Silence of Death, except you can designate certain people to be able to make sound. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.66)
• Taste of Death: Spit acidic blood at a target. (See Laws of Elysium p.70)

Master

• Baal's Bloody Talons: As Baal's Caress, and it deals even more damage. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.68)
• Foul Blood (See Laws of Elysium p.71)
• Poison the Well of Life: Make a mortal's blood dangerous to drink by anyone except you. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.69)

Ascendant

• Blood Essence (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.69)

Methuselah

• Condemn the Sins of the Father: Apply a lower level Quietus power to an entire lineage of vampires. (See Clanbook: Assimite (Revised) p.70)

Progenitor Flaw

Cainites with this Progenitor Flaw have spent most of their undead lives hunting other Cainites, to the point that it becomes harder to resist gorging on Vitae.

Curse

Assamite clan disadvantage

(See: Faith & Fire, p.55)

Benefit

Free Trait in a combat-related Ability or Athletics