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<span style="color:#800000;"> '''Description:''' This discipline technique was developed by a Lasombra neonate and neophyte on the [[Road of the Abyss]], who sought to solve a problem of pragmatism: how to feed the thirst of Lasombra warriors in combat without either drinking the blood of enemy vampires (''an activity with obvious negative repercussions and one frowned upon by the Kindred in general, and by the elders specifically'') and or abandoning comrades-in-arms to seek out safe sustenance elsewhere? The solution to the young Magister's dilemma may provoke debate and experimentation among the mystics of the abyss for years to come, for it posits that in additions to the shadowy denizens of the Abyss, that the shadows of animate beings of this world bear a portion of their creator's life-force and can therefore be fed upon by the Lasombra who is skilled in the technique of '''''Shadow Feasting.''''' | <span style="color:#800000;"> '''Description:''' This discipline technique was developed by a Lasombra neonate and neophyte on the [[Road of the Abyss]], who sought to solve a problem of pragmatism: how to feed the thirst of Lasombra warriors in combat without either drinking the blood of enemy vampires (''an activity with obvious negative repercussions and one frowned upon by the Kindred in general, and by the elders specifically'') and or abandoning comrades-in-arms to seek out safe sustenance elsewhere? The solution to the young Magister's dilemma may provoke debate and experimentation among the mystics of the abyss for years to come, for it posits that in additions to the shadowy denizens of the Abyss, that the shadows of animate beings of this world bear a portion of their creator's life-force and can therefore be fed upon by the Lasombra who is skilled in the technique of '''''Shadow Feasting.''''' | ||
| − | <span style="color:#800000;"> While the occult principles behind the process are quite complex, the essential points of the theory are fairly simple. The theory behind this idea states that not only do the shadows of animate beings possess a life of their own, which is gained over time via spiritual osmosis, it also posits that the extent of that life-force is directly proportionate to the age of the being who casts the shadow. | + | <span style="color:#800000;"> While the occult principles behind the process are quite complex, the essential points of the theory are fairly simple. The theory behind this idea states that not only do the shadows of animate beings possess a life of their own, which is gained over time via spiritual osmosis, it also posits that the extent of that life-force is directly proportionate to the age of the being who casts the shadow. Thus, the shadows of most beasts and human children possess a relatively shallow pool of shadowy life-force, while the shadows of adult humans would possess a somewhat deeper pool and the shadows of immortal beings like vampires (especially elders and Methuselah) would hold the deepest pools of all. |
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Revision as of 20:01, 26 April 2014
Description: This discipline technique was developed by a Lasombra neonate and neophyte on the Road of the Abyss, who sought to solve a problem of pragmatism: how to feed the thirst of Lasombra warriors in combat without either drinking the blood of enemy vampires (an activity with obvious negative repercussions and one frowned upon by the Kindred in general, and by the elders specifically) and or abandoning comrades-in-arms to seek out safe sustenance elsewhere? The solution to the young Magister's dilemma may provoke debate and experimentation among the mystics of the abyss for years to come, for it posits that in additions to the shadowy denizens of the Abyss, that the shadows of animate beings of this world bear a portion of their creator's life-force and can therefore be fed upon by the Lasombra who is skilled in the technique of Shadow Feasting.
While the occult principles behind the process are quite complex, the essential points of the theory are fairly simple. The theory behind this idea states that not only do the shadows of animate beings possess a life of their own, which is gained over time via spiritual osmosis, it also posits that the extent of that life-force is directly proportionate to the age of the being who casts the shadow. Thus, the shadows of most beasts and human children possess a relatively shallow pool of shadowy life-force, while the shadows of adult humans would possess a somewhat deeper pool and the shadows of immortal beings like vampires (especially elders and Methuselah) would hold the deepest pools of all.
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Experience Cost: 7
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