| Serpentis |
| Serpentis is the legacy of Set, his gift to his children.The Followers of Set carefully guard this Discipline's secrets, teaching the reptilian art only to those they deem worthy (almost never outsiders).Most Cainites fear the Setites purely because of this Discipline, the way of the serpent and the tempter.Serpentis can evoke an almost primordial fear in others, particularly those who crecall the tale of Eden.After all, hiss the Setite, the serpent was an evil oldr than even Caine himself. |
| Levels Of Power |
| Level 1 Eyes of the Serpent: This power grants the Setite the legendary hypnotic gaze f the serpent.The Setite's eyes become gold with large black irises,and mortals in the vampires vicinity find themselves strangely attracted to hm.A mortal who meets the vampire's beguiling gaze is immobilized.Until the vampire takes his eyes off his mortal victim, the person is frozen in place. |
| Level 2 The Tongue of the Asp: The Setite may lengthen her tongue at will, splitting it into a fork like that of a serpent.The tongue may reach 18 inches, and makes a terrifyingly effective weapon in close combat. |
| Level 3 The Skin of the Adder: By calling upon her blood, the vampire may transform her skin into a mottled, scaly hide.A vampire in this form becoms more supple and flexible.The Path of the Warrior (a line of Setites who adhere to the ancient warrior codes of Egypt) makes much use of this power. |
| Level 4 The Form of the Cobra: The Setite may change his form into that of a huge black cobra.The serpent weighs as much as the vampire's human form, stretches over 10 feet long, and is as thick as a woman's thigh.The Form of the Cobra grants several advantages, including a venomous bite, the ability to slither through small holes, and a greatly enhanced sense of smell.The vampire may use any discipline while in this form save those that require hands (such as Feral Claws). |
| Level 5 The Heart of Darkness: The Setite with mastery of Serpetis may pull her heart from her body.She can even use this ability on other Cainites, although this requires several hours of gruesome surgery.Only the new moon, the invisible moon, may grant this power success.If performed under any other moon, the rite fails.Upon removing her heart, the Setite places it in a small clay urn, and then carefully hides or buries the urn.She cannot be staked by any wood that pierces her breast, and finds it easier to resist frenzy.Setites are careful to keep their hearts safe from danger.If someone seizes her heart,the Setite is completly at that person's mercy.The Setite heart can be destroyed only by casting it into a fire or exposing it to sunlight.If this happens,however, the Setite dies where she stands, boiling away in a blistering heap of ash and blackened bone.Plunging a wooden stake into an exposed heart drives the Setite into instant torpor.A Setite may carry her heart with her, or have several false hearts buried in different places.A Setite often avoids her heart's hiding place to deter discovery.Those wise in Setite lore wisper that the corrupt elders of the clan often hold their underlings' hearts, the better to control the errant hatchlings. |