Hatch the Viper
Auspex 1, Celerity 1
This rare and horrific power is known only to the Followers of Set. The members of other clans are hard-pressed to master Serpentis to this degree, much less find a Setite willing to teach this particular ability. Vampires who know this Discipline technique may create serpents out of their blood to act as servants, pets or assassins.
System: The vampire takes an entire turn to activate the power, and the player spends four blood points; no roll is required. The following turn, the character disgorges a living venomous serpent from his mouth. Formed of vitae, this serpent is considered a ghoul with Fortitude and Potence of 1. It may act independently, although it follows all commands from its parent without hesitation. If it is slain, or its master fails to feed it one blood point every three nights, the snake dissolves into a pool of fetid plasm. Anyone foolish enough to drink this venom suffers four dice of aggravated damage.
Characters with this power may create and maintain as many serpents as desired, assuming they are willing to feed their retinue. Cainites with animalism can communicated with serpents formed by this ability, but the snakes always reflect too much of their creator's personality to pass for natural animals. Each serpent bears a distinctive pattern of scales associated with its master, although motifs of gold diamonds on black skin predominate.
Experience Cost: 28
