Darksome Embrace
Another name for the power The Darkness Within.
Description: This power enables the Cainite to pour forth her inner darkness. The shadow stuff vomits from the vampire's mouth and engulfs a chosen target with a soul-burning chill. The darkness leeches the blood from mortal victims in a black parody of the Kiss and, while it cannot drain blood from other vampires, it does engender overwhelming feelings of terror.
System: The player makes a Willpower roll and spends a Blood Point. While this power wraps the victim in darkness, the target is not physically hampered. Mundane attacks have no effect on the shadow stuff, though magical or Discipline-based attacks dissipate it.
Mortal victims caught in this embrace lose one point of blood per turn, and suffer an additional three difficulty (modifier) to all actions (to a maximum of 10). Cainites don't lose any blood though the preternatural chill is so terrifying that their difficulties also increase by three and they must successfully roll against Courage (difficulty 8) or suffer Rotschreck.
Notes: The user must focus her attention on maintaining the darkness and can take no other actions. If the vampire is attacked during this time, the shadow stuff instantly returns to her body through her mouth. Otherwise, the Cainite can summon it back at any moment, gaining a number of Blood Points equal to half the number drained from her mortal victim (rounded up).
Source: Dark Ages Companion - pg.86 - 87.
