21 XP
Even when we’re alone, we’re not—the imagined presence of all those we know and whose opinions motivate us looms still, even when they are physically distant. Humans are social beasts, and the Kindred share this dependency upon the attention of others. Expectations are a binding, conjuring and direction behavior, forcing action and mocking free will. The roles into which we are cast become who we are. By manipulating the way a target is treated, Feed the Hungry Eyes trains the target to conform to a new role.
Cost: 1 Vitae
Dice Pool: Manipulation + Subterfuge + Nightmare – target’s Composure + Blood Potency
Action: Instant
This power produces a profoundly disquieting effect, ranging in subtly from a vague impression to a sanityrending shift in the way the target is treated. Feed the Hungry Eyes changes the way people who know the target treat her. The power is immediate, but the long-term effects of the devotion take awhile to fully manifest.
With a successful application of this power, the target is treated as if she is known to be significantly different in one or more major ways—different Virtues or Vices, possessing mental or social Flaws, Derangements, a lower or higher Morality, different politics, different allegiances, prejudices, opinions or beliefs. A fanatical member of the Lancea Sanctum might be treated as if she were an apostate reformer, a strong supporter of the Prince’s regime as if she were a dangerous radical.
Each time these altered perceptions afflict the target in some way, she must pay 1 Willpower to overcome the urge to conform to the expectations. Until she’s paid Willpower points equal to the total successes rolled when using this power, the effects remain. If she’s ever unable to pay the Willpower to resist, she changes to conform to expectations— changing her personality, beliefs or core values to suit.