The following is a list of powers that all vampires, even the youngest and newest vampire possesses without restriction. New Vampires need to be shown how to fully use and control these powers. Additions and changes to any powers listed are subject to clarifications within the Series.
Detect Lies
All vampires that are within a normal mental state of sanity are able to detect when a person is telling the truth or lying to them. Its often refered to as "Smelling the Truth of their words". This isnt really a paranormal ability. Its simply that the vampires heightened olfactory senses can pick up and detect minute changes that occur within the body when a person lies. Quickening of the pulse, slight sweating, increase in amount of breath. All the types of things that are subconscious actions that cant be controled. This ability works the same way a machine lie detector does.
Voice Control
Vampires, even the youngest can put their inner energy into their voice and can call and command humans and to a lesser extent non alpha lycanthropes. The degree of effectiveness is determined by the overall age and power of the vampire. An ancient vampire can suck a person in just by the power of their voice. Some vampires can even make the sound of their voice seem like a physical touch. Whether this is for pleasure or pain depends on the vampire and the situation. When used for commanding humans, its very difficult to resist obeying the vampire. The commands are generally of the nature of bringing the human to the vampire and using other abilites once the vampire is in reach.
Speed/Strength/Senses
All Vampires, regardless of age get an increase in speed, strength , hearing, and sense of smell. How much of an increase depends on the individual vampire, but a general rule of thumb to go by is about 10 times human ability. Even a newly risen vampire could lift a car over their heads.
Eyes
Vampires all have the innate ability to draw anyone, even shape shifters into their gaze and put them into a trance. Only some Alpha Lycanthropes have enough power to resist this and be able to look into a vampires eyes with impunity. Once the vampire puts their victim into a trance, the vampire has them at their complete mercy. They can totally control their victims with commands that are willingly obeyed, they can call on their victim whenever they want from that point on and the victim will come to them from whereever they are. They can implant subconscious thoughts, erase memories and in some instances create new memories. Its a form of super hypnosis. Use of this power is technically illegal, and if use is proven warrants an immediate Order of Execution.
Bite
Once a vampire bites a human, for a short time period afterwards, the human is under the same effects as if the vampire had mesmerized them with their eyes. The difference being that while the Trance from the gaze of a vampire can be permenant, the effects of a bite can be removed and will eventually wear off. The only method to take away the effects of a bite is to pour holy water on the bite marks. This has the effect of feeling like molten metal is being poured through your entire body. The pain is indescribable and the whol eprocess is supposed to take several days, but can be done in a single day if the person has enough stamina and a high enough pain threshhold that will keep them from going insane.
Vampire Mind
A vampire's force of mind is a very dangerous thing. With just the force of his mind channelling their innate energy, the vampire can dissappear from sight, and walk unnoticed right up to a person in the middle of a crowded room and just suddenly "appear". This is a form of mass hypnosis and is generally acceptable legally. Stronger vampires can literally tear into a persons mind and drag out their thoughts and memories, painfully if they so desire. For most people, theres no defense against this, and use of the power in this manner is enough to warrant an Order of Execution. It can feel like a sledgehammer or a soft caress. Whatever the vampire desires.
Lesser Vampire Powers
These powers are available to lesser vampires and can be chosen through the Character Sheet when first creating a character or as a power update request. Not all Powers are compatible with each other as some come from differing lines. Not all vampires have acess to all powers. When choosing powers for your character choose wisely. Additions and changes to these powers are subject to clarifications from the Series
Illusions (Minor)
This is a general bloodline power. Its simply the ability to create minor illusions at a moderate strength. Nothing major but anything from subtle almost unnoticeable changes to extravagent and flashy. Visual and Hearing illusions only.
Fly/Levitate
General bloodline power. The ability to fly and or levitate. The Vampire can aide a weaker or injured vampire in flying if both have this ability, but cannot generally unless they are a very strong vampire lift another vampire or person into flight with them.
Blend in
More of a skill than a power. This ability enables the vampire to not really become invisible, rather by ceasing all movement, using available shadows and illumination they make themselves inconspicuous. They are visually there, but seem unremarkable and unnoticeable. You would see them but you might simply subconsciously ignore them as if they werent there.
Cause Fear (Minor)
Specific Bloodline Power. Those who choose this power cannot have any powers Specific to Belle Morte or Morte d'Amour. (Lust, Arduer, Rotting) This is the ability to instill a greater sense of fear in a person. It simply enhances the natural fears in a person and brings them out at a higher than normal level.
Lust
Described as the ability to give the effects of about six hours of foreplay in a single touch. One of the rare powers of Belle Morte's line.
Rotting
This power comes from Moret D'Amour's line. Its in effect a second form for the vampire. That of a slimy, putrid dripping wet rotting corpse. Vampires of this line with this ability can change their forms and literally rot off chunks of their flesh at will. Doing this has the effect of causing a form of fear and terror when rotting on a living person.
Daywalker
The ability to wake from death during the daylight hours. The vampire still cannot go into sunlight, but is awake and moving as if it was full dark. (This power due to the differing time zones of players is unnescessary. The game runs on Eastern Standard Time, but several locations are available to Vampires to RP in 24 Hours a day provided they do not leave those areas. )
Voice Touch
More specialized and stronger than the general voice touching ability common to all vampires. A Normal vampire can use this ability and have their voice and emotions felt on the skin of the person they wish. Vampires with this power have an enhanced and stronger version. Their voces are felt more clearly and are more easily felt.
Manipulate Shadows (Minor)
The ability to control and use natural shadows to your advantage. Moving them, twisting, shaping, using them to cover and obscure/camoflauge yourself in them. At this level, control and use of such is not at 100 percent and is far from infallible.
Master
This is just the ability to become a Master Vampire. This power must be selected before any Master Level Powers can be had.
Master Level Powers
Cause Fear (Major)
The Ability to draw out the deepest darkest fears of a victim. The ability to wrap yourself in a cloak of pure near incapacitating terror for a single victim, or depending on the power of the vampire, an entire crowd. Individualized or generalized. The general use of this power is to literally mentally pound the victim to near death with pure unadulterated terror of the vampire. More than can be comprehended or dealt with rationally.
Feed From Fear
The ability to take sustenance from natural or induced fear. This is a rare ability as most vampires do not have a secondary source of food other than blood.
Feed From Lust
One of Belle Morte's signature powers. Commonly refered to as the "Arduer" . It can be a gift or a curse depending on the nature of its manifestation. It can either allow the vampire to feed off of and take sustenance from lust and sexual energy. Giving a secondary supply of food. Or it can be a curse and need to be fed itself by giving it lust and sexual energy. In this form the Arduer takes the shape of uncontrollable need for sex and sexual energy at regular intervals which can creep up slowly and gradually, or rise all at once. It can be very inconvenient to say the least.
Spread Corruption
A very rare ability spawned within those of Morte D'Amour's line. The bite of those vampires with this 'gift' has the option of the vampire to infect the victim with a poisonous corruption that not even other vampires are immune to. The skin of the victims turns an obsidian black and their bodies begin to decay and rot from the inside out. Death is agonizing and a slow process and is virtually uncureable. The only way to 'cure' a victim of such corruption is for a strong Master Vampire to literally suck the poison from the victim. It can be done but always runs the risk of transferring the corruption into the vampire.
Illusions (Strong)
The ability to create , control and maintain strong full sensory illusions. Illusions cannot kill but can scare and force the actions of victims inot making themselves available for more mundane means of harm. Illusions made with this power seem real enough to touch. They can effect sight, sound, even smell. Illusions still cannot be touched, felt or tasted however. Those with this power can also create mental illusions. Effecting only one person and emplacing the illusionary cloak or mask over another person for nefarious means if they so desire.
Manipulate Shadows (Major)
The ability to fully control , manipulate, twist and bend natural shadows to the benefit of the vampire. To cloak an area in full darkness, surround the vampire themselves and hide them from view or any other myriad of uses.
Voice Touch (Major)
The ability to fully use the power of your voice to literally touch deep into the person the vampire wishes to effect in any way the vampire chooses.
Damage From Distance
A rare ability. Vampires with this power are able to use the energy of those creatures or being connected with the dead (vampires, necromancers, animators) by turning the persons own energy against them and causing it to make sharp deep painful cuts into their flesh. For most vampires its a simple slash or cut. Making a wound likened to that of a large knife or similar blade. To some very rare vampires, it can turn the entire energy force of the intended victim against them and literally dice them to peices.
Energy Drain/Feed (Non Lethal)
Another of the rare and unique secondary feeding abilities. With this ability, as shown in Obsidian Butterfly, the vampire is able to almost completely drain the life force of the victim to the point where the victims body resembles that of a dessicated ancient egyptian mummy. The vampire draws their lifeforce completely into themselves increasing their own power and feeding from it at the same time. Its more of a borrowing than a permenant taking of the life energy, and it can be fully returned to the victim, at which point the corpselike barely alive comatose victim almost instantly regains their former appearance though physically drained and weakened until they rest and recuperate.
Illusion of Desires
A very dangerous gift. It manifests in the ability to reach down into the minds of the intended victims and search out and bring forth the deepest most coveted desires of the intended victim and create a fully mental non visual illusion that the vampire can give that person their desire. In the books, Seraphina was able to delve into the mind of Anita Blake and make her percieve that the Master Vampire was Anita's long dead mother. Giving the sense of family that Anita desired. Though it wasnt a visual illusion, it was sensory none the less. Anita could smell her mothers favorite perfume, hear her voice over Seraphinas and almost transposed her mothers image with that of the master vampire.
Call Ghosts
The ability to call forth long dead restless spirits. The vampire cannot communicate with them but to some extent they are able to do the vampires bidding as much as they in their present form are able.
Human Servant
The ability to mark and have a human servant. Not all Master Vampires have this ability and it is a highly prized and coveted power.
Animal To Call
The ability to send out a metaphysical calling to a specific animal. Whether the animal is a natural animal or a wereanimal of the same species, the vampire can call the animal to them and command the animal or lycanthrope fully. (See rules for more specifics on character interaction). Master Vampires usually only have one animal to call, though it is not unknown for a vampire to have two or more though it is very rare. Lycanthropes of the species of animal that the vampire has affinity with are either used as slaves and servants, or as valued and cherished companions and allies depending on the individual vampires tastes. If the Vampire has an animal to call, they generally choose their pomme de sang from the Lycantrhopic version.
Cause Nightmares
An ability similar to Causing fear. Its the power to cause waking and sleeping nightmares. It has far more clarity than causing fear, which can cause the victim to see images they fear, this power melds the powers of illusion and the power of causing fear into one frightening ability. Very powerful and can be done over large distances. (In the books it was used on people in St. Louis Missouri from somewhere in Europe.) The one instance it was shown it brought forth the most traumatic and terrifying events in the lives of several people and made them relive them in their heads
Telepathy (Special)
A power given to Master Vampires who are Master of The City. It is the ability to send mental one way communications and orders to any vampire who is blood bound to them. There is some indication that this ability is also evident between Sire and Progeny but its never been clarified one way or the other.
Read Memory from Touch
A Power that the Master Vampire Malcolm has. It is the ability to sift through and read a persons memory with just a simple touch. Generally the person doesnt even know that this is being done if the vampire is good enough with it.
