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| − | '''Diablerie''' is the heinous act of consuming a fellow [[vampire]] completely, down to the victim's very soul. The act of diablerie can increase a character's [[Blood Potency]] and grant them access to powers and [[Discipline]]s known to the victim, but at a terrible cost to the character's [[Humanity]]. Diablerie leaves characteristic black veins on the aura of a [[Kindred]] observed through the [[Auspex]] [[Discipline]]. A Kindred who commits diablerie is called as diablerist. | + | '''Diablerie''' is the heinous act of consuming a fellow [[vampire]] completely, down to the victim's very soul. The act of diablerie can increase a character's [[Blood Potency]] and grant them access to powers and [[:Category:Discipline|Discipline]]s known to the victim, but at a terrible cost to the character's [[Humanity]]. Diablerie leaves characteristic black veins on the aura of a [[Kindred]] observed through the [[Auspex]] [[:Category:Discipline|Discipline]]. A Kindred who commits diablerie is called as diablerist. |
Diablerists generally perform such an act for one of two reasons - to gain in power by raising their [[Blood Potency]] or because they are addicted. The former tends to be more careful when choosing victims, as diablerie must be performed on vampires in [[Torpor]]; nothing is as attractive to power-hungry neonates as the rumors of an elder in torpor. However, it is not unknown for a diablerist to beat their victim into torpor themselves before performing the act. | Diablerists generally perform such an act for one of two reasons - to gain in power by raising their [[Blood Potency]] or because they are addicted. The former tends to be more careful when choosing victims, as diablerie must be performed on vampires in [[Torpor]]; nothing is as attractive to power-hungry neonates as the rumors of an elder in torpor. However, it is not unknown for a diablerist to beat their victim into torpor themselves before performing the act. | ||
| − | While the benefits of performing diablerie are many, among them increased Blood Potency and the chance of gaining new skill in [[Discipline]], the drawbacks are considerable - the diablerist's [[Humanity]] automatically sinks, and black veins dot their aura for a number of years equal to the victim's Blood Potency, making them walking targets for [[Auspex]] users. Most are careful not to be seen. | + | While the benefits of performing diablerie are many, among them increased Blood Potency and the chance of gaining new skill in [[:Category:Discipline|Discipline]], the drawbacks are considerable - the diablerist's [[Humanity]] automatically sinks, and black veins dot their aura for a number of years equal to the victim's Blood Potency, making them walking targets for [[Auspex]] users. Most are careful not to be seen. |
Diablerie is addictive the same way that vitae is addictive, especially to elders (who usually must drink vampire blood just to survive). Diablerie-addicted elders are feared by many a vampire. | Diablerie is addictive the same way that vitae is addictive, especially to elders (who usually must drink vampire blood just to survive). Diablerie-addicted elders are feared by many a vampire. | ||
