Vine of Dionysus

Any pratitioner of the Vine of Dionysus often refers to himself/herself as a thyrsus (females are occasionally called "Maenads", preferably from a safe distance), These Warlocks sometimes wear jewelry or other accouterments with ivy and/or pinecone motifs as symbols of their dedication.

1 • Methyskein
By making physical contact with a subject, the thyrsus causes him to act as if he were drunk. While intoxicated, the subject falls into a slight euphoric episode, including slurred speech and clouded judgement. A mortal, if affected with this power for 3 consecutive nights, lose the ability to willingly resist this power. Kindred react differently should they be exposed to this influence for an equal amount of time. A Kindred's difficulty to resist raises by 1 to a maximum of 9.

2 • Omophagy
This creates a ravenous hunger in a target, overwhelming all sense of reason. To the victim, the only thing that matters is devouring raw flesh and hot blood, and he is not choosy about his potential targets. Eye contact required. This gives the target the derangement Gluttony. When consuming food, the subject will gorge himself until physically unable to eat more. Kindred affected by this not only drain a vessel completely of blood, but may also attempt to devour the victim's body. Vampires also frenzy when confronted with the sight, smell or taste of blood when hungry (blood pool of 3 or less). Lasts for remainder of night. The victim can try to resist with a point of Willpower for one scene. This power does not impart the ability to digest food to a vampire, so any flesh or food they eat will be immediately vomited forth unless other circumstances prevail.

3 • Hamartia
This causes an extremely dangerous euphoric episode in a target, to the point of delirium, perversity, and possibly torpid stupor. For each success, a subject remains under the effects for a scene. The victim's reaction may depend on his nature. Some will stand very still and glassy-eyed, while others might choose to engage in conjugal relationships with the people around them (gender notwithstanding). Lasts one scene.

4 • Enthousiasmos
A thyrsus may exude a pheromone into the air all about her person. Those affected fall into a druglike stupor as the empathogenic toxin induces visions of all sorts of ephemeral creatures, fauns chasing nymphs, angels in flight, sprites dancing in the corners of one's eyes, and the like. The pheromone induces a happiness within the affected targets, who are likely to dance around in glee to fictitious music with make-believe creatures. This affects any target within a 10-foot radius of herself. Victims under this are passive, content to while away their time in the euphoric haze. Anyone wishing to take any action must spend a point of Willpower to shrug off its effects for one turn. Lasts one scene.

5 • Oinos Aimatos
When this is invokes, the thyrsus' blood takes on the properties of potent oinos. Whether this was intented as a deterrent to diablerists or to drive feeding ghouls into euphoric ecstasy is unknown. For the duration of one scene, anyone drinking the tiniest drop of the thyrsus' blood is affected as per Enthousiasmos. Costs one bloodpoint to invoke.


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