Post by Tyler on Jan 5, 2021 2:40:14 GMT -5
The White Rose of Helena
Description: The rose is an actual plant, perfectly preserved and is resistant to typical means of destruction. The rose bud is large, an intoxicating and intricate pattern visible between the petals. A long, strong stem with two leaves provides a handle for the wielder, or a helpful way to hide it in one's hair. The thorns are incredibly sharp, so the rose must be handled with the utmost care. The rose petals feel like soft velvet, the leaves like hardwood, and the thorns like razor blades.
Owned by: Olivia Pane
Created by: The Toreador Methuselah, Helena, and her human lover Pria.
Creation: The rose was originally grown in Helena's personal garden in the former Greek city state of Troy. It was one of many flowers she grew, as botany was her principle hobby. She began to dabble in feeding her garden Kindred blood, and eventually her own. She was so proud of her own talent and beauty that she felt her rich viate would grow a rose like no other. Her sorcery bore some fruits, but she was never satisfied. No rose was good enough. Then her lover, a human ghoul(pet) named Pria, offered to combine his blood with her, saying something to the effect of, "the only thing more beautiful than you is our unding, eternal love."
Pria's theory proved correct, as the combination of Helena's cursed, but powerful - blood, mixed with the true beauty of their mutual love resulted in the finest rose Helena would ever grow. The item held immense power and Helena used it during her many campaigns and destructive escapades across history.
Alignment: The rose has a neutral alignment. It is both savage cruelty and absolute beauty. It is growth and the taking of life. The rose is meant to exist in balance.
Who Can Use This Item: The rose can only be wielded by a member of Clan Toreador, by blood. A ghoul of Clan Toreador could theoretically use the rose, although at great risk to their health. Theoretically, a vampire who has committed diablerie against a Toreador of sufficient blood potency and age could use the rose.
Properties & Drawbacks:
The rose has three benefits that it conveys to a single user, who must either be holding the rose in their hand, or wearing it in a natural part of their body, such as hair, between an armpit, or pinned directly to the flesh of the user's chest. If the rose is put down, or otherwise separated from the user's body, the effects end. The benefits are conveyed instantly after equipping the rose.
The Bud - Helena's beauty is conveyed to anyone using the rose, allowing the Kindred to effectively double the power of their Presence discipline. The effect is obviously supernatural, casting the vampire in a soft glow. The vampires aura also extends in range and feels heavy in the minds of those who can sense auras or otherwise read the presence of soul like matter. The effects of Presence in a general sense include filling subjects with awe or fear, sometimes in a superficial way, but often in slavish devotion. Elders and ancients can still resist the rose's effects to some extent, but they would feel them even if ultimately they are able to push past them.
The Stem - The rose allows the user to resist the effects of mind control and casts a fake aura that is white and innocent of sin, or debatuary. Powerful psychics of near omnipotence can see through the rose, but please message Tyler before seeing through its effects.
The Thorns - The rose sharpens the natural weapons of the vampire. Their fangs can pierce through even strong metals, and their nails can slash through flesh like it was tissue paper.
Weaknesses:
1. The rose must be fed. The user must feed it a continuous amount of blood while using it. It's thirst can even surpass the Kindred in control, and will start to take directly from it's master if not fed in time. The user's own feeds can sustain the rose, as a small amount of the blood goes to it during normal feedings. Most nights, the user would likely feed the rose with a bath of blood, for putting it on while it's hungry would be a big risk.
2. For all its power, it's just a rose. It is strong enough to resist non magical crushing or tearing, but burning it, freezing it, starving it to the point of wilt, or magical means of slashing will destroy it.
3. It's power depends greatly on a Kindred's existing skill in Presence, and is less effective in vampires who don't prioritize it.
4. Extremely powerful beings can see past the rose's power. Please message Tyler if you think your character's ability qualifies as extremely powerful.
5. The ring has obvious supernatural properties when in use, making it a risk to the Masquerade if used in the wrong environment.
Interactions: How does this object interact with...
Description: The rose is an actual plant, perfectly preserved and is resistant to typical means of destruction. The rose bud is large, an intoxicating and intricate pattern visible between the petals. A long, strong stem with two leaves provides a handle for the wielder, or a helpful way to hide it in one's hair. The thorns are incredibly sharp, so the rose must be handled with the utmost care. The rose petals feel like soft velvet, the leaves like hardwood, and the thorns like razor blades.
Owned by: Olivia Pane
Created by: The Toreador Methuselah, Helena, and her human lover Pria.
Creation: The rose was originally grown in Helena's personal garden in the former Greek city state of Troy. It was one of many flowers she grew, as botany was her principle hobby. She began to dabble in feeding her garden Kindred blood, and eventually her own. She was so proud of her own talent and beauty that she felt her rich viate would grow a rose like no other. Her sorcery bore some fruits, but she was never satisfied. No rose was good enough. Then her lover, a human ghoul(pet) named Pria, offered to combine his blood with her, saying something to the effect of, "the only thing more beautiful than you is our unding, eternal love."
Pria's theory proved correct, as the combination of Helena's cursed, but powerful - blood, mixed with the true beauty of their mutual love resulted in the finest rose Helena would ever grow. The item held immense power and Helena used it during her many campaigns and destructive escapades across history.
Alignment: The rose has a neutral alignment. It is both savage cruelty and absolute beauty. It is growth and the taking of life. The rose is meant to exist in balance.
Who Can Use This Item: The rose can only be wielded by a member of Clan Toreador, by blood. A ghoul of Clan Toreador could theoretically use the rose, although at great risk to their health. Theoretically, a vampire who has committed diablerie against a Toreador of sufficient blood potency and age could use the rose.
Properties & Drawbacks:
The rose has three benefits that it conveys to a single user, who must either be holding the rose in their hand, or wearing it in a natural part of their body, such as hair, between an armpit, or pinned directly to the flesh of the user's chest. If the rose is put down, or otherwise separated from the user's body, the effects end. The benefits are conveyed instantly after equipping the rose.
The Bud - Helena's beauty is conveyed to anyone using the rose, allowing the Kindred to effectively double the power of their Presence discipline. The effect is obviously supernatural, casting the vampire in a soft glow. The vampires aura also extends in range and feels heavy in the minds of those who can sense auras or otherwise read the presence of soul like matter. The effects of Presence in a general sense include filling subjects with awe or fear, sometimes in a superficial way, but often in slavish devotion. Elders and ancients can still resist the rose's effects to some extent, but they would feel them even if ultimately they are able to push past them.
The Stem - The rose allows the user to resist the effects of mind control and casts a fake aura that is white and innocent of sin, or debatuary. Powerful psychics of near omnipotence can see through the rose, but please message Tyler before seeing through its effects.
The Thorns - The rose sharpens the natural weapons of the vampire. Their fangs can pierce through even strong metals, and their nails can slash through flesh like it was tissue paper.
Weaknesses:
1. The rose must be fed. The user must feed it a continuous amount of blood while using it. It's thirst can even surpass the Kindred in control, and will start to take directly from it's master if not fed in time. The user's own feeds can sustain the rose, as a small amount of the blood goes to it during normal feedings. Most nights, the user would likely feed the rose with a bath of blood, for putting it on while it's hungry would be a big risk.
2. For all its power, it's just a rose. It is strong enough to resist non magical crushing or tearing, but burning it, freezing it, starving it to the point of wilt, or magical means of slashing will destroy it.
3. It's power depends greatly on a Kindred's existing skill in Presence, and is less effective in vampires who don't prioritize it.
4. Extremely powerful beings can see past the rose's power. Please message Tyler if you think your character's ability qualifies as extremely powerful.
5. The ring has obvious supernatural properties when in use, making it a risk to the Masquerade if used in the wrong environment.
Interactions: How does this object interact with...
- Other magical objects - The item's reaction would be neutral unless the object's purpose is to destroy the rose. Then, the rose would be destroyed.
- Curses - The rose is already cursed and will not accept any new curses. They simply will not take effect, or bounce to the nearest object.
- Blessings - The rose could be blessed and will accept anything that makes the plant stronger.
- Demonic magic - The item's reaction would be neutral unless the magic's purpose was to destroy the rose. Then, the rose would be destroyed.
- Angelic magic - The item's reaction would be neutral unless the magic's purpose was to destroy the rose. Then, the rose would be destroyed.
- Fae magic - The item's reaction would be neutral unless the magic's purpose was to destroy the rose. Then, the rose would be destroyed.
- Anything else you can think of? - While the rose's magic is obviously supernatural, it is not obvious that the rose is what causes it. The user appears to be very powerful. The rose looks like and feels like a regular flower. Before writing a perspective that suspects the rose, please message Tyler.