Thanks to this inverse of the Merit: Prestige, you’re saddled with a bad reputation among your fellow mages. System-wise, this Flaw adds +2 to the difficulties of all social rolls within your faction (Traditions, Crafts, Technocracy, etc.), and pre­ disposes pretty much everyone outside your closest friends to think the worst of you. Rumors dog your steps, and whispers

precede your appearance. Whether or not the stories are true, you’ve been linked to some disgrace, and will be shunned and probably punished accordingly if you haven’t been punished already. (See the Supernatural Flaw: Branded, p. 89, for a potential punishment, or for an alternative to this Flaw that could be taken by a Tradition mage character.) You might be able to shuck this bad rep eventually, but it’s gonna be a pretty rough road until you do.