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"Nightly from my narrow chamber driven,
Come I to fulfil my destined part.
Him to seek to whom my troth was given,
And to draw the life-blood from his heart.
He hath served my will;
More I yet must kill,
For another prey I now depart."
THE BRIDE OF CORINTH
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Vampires, werewolves and their blasphemous ilk are endowed with a myriad of supernatural powers - The Dark Arts, which are purportedly bequeathed by the Devil to his subjects - all the better to avail themselves of their unsuspecting prey. These Dark Arts can be divided into three categories; powers of the flesh, which alter one's form; powers of the mind, which sway the thoughts and perceptions of others; and powers of the spirit, which harness the darker forces of nature. -
Vᴇsᴘᴇʀɪsᴍ
The power to change one’s form partially or completely into that of a bat.
◆ Fangs of the Bat - One's teeth elongate into razor-sharp fangs for tearing flesh and draining blood.
◆ Winged Flight - One sprouts a pair of chiropteran wings, allowing one to glide through the air.
◆ Talons of the Bat - Wicked-sharp talons extend from one's digits, strong enough to scale walls with.
◆ Vesperic Form - One shifts into a form resembling a regular bat, albeit noticeably bigger in size.
◆ Man-Bat Form - One transforms into a huge and winged beast resembling a hybrid of man and bat.
Lᴜᴘɪɴɪsᴍ
The power to change one’s form partially or completely into that of a wolf.
◆ Jaws of the Wolf - One's mouth and jaw distends into a ravenous maw full of jagged lupine fangs.
◆ Wolven Senses - One acquires a wolf's sharp and fine-tuned senses of vision, smell and hearing.
◆ Claws of the Wolf - One's nails extend into long, powerful wolf claws, perfect for rending into flesh.
◆ Lupine Form - One transforms into an ordinary wolf, somewhat larger than the typical specimen.
◆ Man-Wolf Form - One metamorphoses into a large and monstrous amalgamation of man and wolf.
Nᴇʙᴜʟɪsᴍ
The power to disperse one's form into myriad beasts, or the very elements.
◆ Mantle of Mists - One's body completely dematerialises into a wafting vapour of insubstantial mist.
◆ Vermin Horde - One dismantles into a multitude of skittering rats, spiders, insects or other vermin.
◆ Shroud of Shadow - One vanishes into the darkness, becoming indistinguishable from a shadow.
◆ Winged Army - One's body bursts into a host of fluttering bats, or other flying nocturnal creatures.
◆ Elemental Dust - One disintegrates into a drifting cloud of silvery dust, glittering in the moonlight. -
Hʏᴘɴᴏᴛɪsᴍ
The power to manipulate the thoughts and memories of mortal victims.
◆ Enthralling Speech
◆ Entrancing Eyes
◆ Impelling Gesture
◆ Telepathic Voice
◆ Total Possession
Eᴍᴘᴀᴛʜɪsᴍ
The power to influence the emotions and sentiments of mortal victims.
◆ Flutter of Wonder
◆ Spark of Hate
◆ Torrent of Desire
◆ Surge of Fear
◆ Curse of Anguish
Iʟʟᴜsɪᴏɴɪsᴍ
The power to project illusions and apparitions into the minds of others.
◆ Hallucination
◆ Invisibility
◆ Impersonation
◆ Projection
◆ Dream Visitation -
Sᴘᴇᴄᴛʀᴀʟɪsᴍ
The power to influence the spectral dimension and consort with spirits.
◆ Clairvoyant Vision
◆ Psychometry
◆ Exorcise Phantoms
◆ Psychokinesis
◆ Spectral Invocation
Aɴɪᴍᴀʟɪsᴍ
The power to call and command nocturnal beasts and carrion creatures.
◆ Plague of Insects
◆ Flock of Birds
◆ Swarm of Rodents
◆ Flight of Bats
◆ Pack of Wolves
Tᴇᴍᴘᴏʀɪsᴍ
The power to invoke the weather and command the elements of nature.
◆ Harness of Winds
◆ Blanket of Fog
◆ Kindling of Flames
◆ Cover of Clouds
◆ Marshal of Storms -
