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Way of Sorrow

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From Krochina, a goddess of nourning depicted as a perpetually weeping woman, to Likho Odnoglazoye, the emaciated one-eyed hag who represented privation and suffering, the pantheons of Eastern Europe brim with deities overseeing starvation, misery, misfortune, bitterness, and death. Whether the gods hear their names or the spirits merely attend their mention, a koldun who understands the obscure Way of Sorrow can invoke the most dismal powers of the divine. A victim may spend a Willpower to overcome a particular effect but is still vunerable to subsequent uses of this Discipline. Dealing with forgotten gods requires propriety, especially those who govern such bleak concerns. If invoked incorrectly, the Way of Sorrow turns on the koldun. On a botch, the Fiend suffers the effects of her own power as if she had scored 5 successes.

The Frustration of Nestrecha
Named for the goddess of grief and failure, this power allows the koldun to rob an opponent of his resolve. The koldun's state saps the target's will to struggle. Although the victim is overcome with a resigned pessimism or feelings of defeat, he can still take action to resist the koldun, including combat, but only in a half-hearted or fearful way. He musters one of his usual passion or determination. Costs one Willpower point. For this power to be effective, the koldun must make eye contact with her victim.

The Insults of Krivda
Any Fiend worthy of the name can spit out a telling insult. But with this power, Krivda -- a goddess of hatred and bitterness -- ensures that the remark offends, enraging the recipient. This is a dangerous power to use, but it can unbalance a physically weak opponent who has access to power Disciplines or could be used to embarrass a Cainite by causing him to frenzy in public. After spending one Willpower point, the koldun insults the target in the most offensive and humiliating way she can conceive. The target will fly into a rage and try to attack. If the target is a vampire, he will frenzy.

The Weeping of Kruchina
The glare of a koldun makes someone so miserable that they do nothing by cry. This power does more than spill a few tears -- it causes hysterical bawling, wailing and gnashing of teeth. Some depression notion overcomes the victim. Vampire might mourn their lost humanitas or the passing of lovers who died long ago. Sometimes the source is more nebulous -- koldun believe that it imparts the collected sorrow of their demesne's sickened soil. Costs one Willpower point. For one turn per success, the target is overwhelmed by intense misery and cries uncontrollably. Actions that require concentration are impossible. Cainites lost a blood point per turn for the powers duration as copious amounts of vitae stream from their eyes.

The Misfortuneof Chernogolov
With a declaration that a person is doomed or destined to fail, the koldun summons the attention of Chernogolov --the silver-mustached god of misfortune -- to her victim. Under Chernogolov's unlucky gaze, he is hindered in everything he does. If he fails, he does so spectacularly. Costs a Willpower point. Affects one turn per success.

The Starvation of Marena
By invoking the wife of Kupala, the koldun summons the cold and starvation that is the domain of Marena. A frosty gale blasts the victim and leaves him emaciated as if he had just survived the coldest of winters. The frostbitten and starving victim clings to (un)life, usually in no condition to contradict the koldun. Costs one Willpower point. For each success, the victim takes 2 bashing damage and, if a vampire, loses one Blood Trait.

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