Gaze of the Gorgon

Koldunism Level 5

The koldun is able to transform a single victim into unliving stone. The subject must be present for the entire hour-long ritual, in which the caster chants constantly, spends two blood points and sheds a third. This last blood point must be consumed by (or force-fed to) the subject. If the subject is Kindred, she may resist with a Willpower roll, difficulty 8; her successes are subtracted from the koldun's own. The transformation lasts for one year per success with Kindred; the effect on mortals is permanent. while stone, victims cannot sense their environment in any way. Although they do not expend any blood while petrified, Kindred often come out of the ritual in frenzy when it finally wears off. (Self-Control difficulty 9 to avoid). Some Tzimisce koldun are fond of sculpting their subjects into more "pleasing" forms with Vicissitude before transforming them into more durable material.