Rapturous Touch

Quietus 6

With this level of mastery over blood, an Assamite is able to absorb blood through the skin anywhere on her body, as long as she is in contact either with the blood itself or, in the case of blood in a body, an uncovered part of that body. Usually, this power is used to surreptitiously drain blood from a vessel, but it can also be used as an attack during a grapple. It can also be used to save face - a starving Assamite faced with a pool of blood on the floor may drink it simply by placing his palm in it (or his foot, should he be barefooted), rather than licking it up.

System: This power is always in effect once learned. Any part of the Assamite's body may absorb blood as if the Assamite were drinking it, with all the risks that entails (blood oath, poisoning, etc). However, the effects of the Kiss are lessened when this method of feeding is used. Mortals may resist as if they were vampires, and vampires resist at difficulty 6. Also, the Assamite may drink only two blood points per round, no matter what his generation.