Blood Crystal (Level Two)
Ritual · Vampire
For centuries, crystals have played a part in the practices of the New Age movement. Even today, many mortal New Age adherents believe that meditating on crystals can facilitate healing or provide other beneficial effects; when provided by a New Age sorcerer, they can. The sorcerer must place a piece of clear quartz into an earthen bowl full of purified water. Then, she must add her own vitae to the waters and begin meditating over the bowl. Over the next hour, the water will slowly clear again as the vitae is absorbed into the crystal, which will turn a soft pink. Crystals infused in this way have several effects. First, at
any time, the sorcerer may hold a crystal, meditate for a few seconds, and withdraw the stored vitae back into her own body. More importantly, however, the sorcerer may provide a crystal to another for meditation purposes, and if the recipient spends at least one scene meditating on the crystal (for whatever purpose she chooses), the vitae will flow into her with the exact same results as if she had drunk directly from him. Many New Age cult leaders use this technique to blood bond potential cultists long before meeting their new servants face-to-face.
System
The number of successes determines the maximum number of blood points that can be stored in a single crystal. The sorcerer can withdraw any or all of his own vitae from a crystal at will. Any other character who handles the crystal and meditates upon it will magically withdraw one point of vitae from it into her own body if she obtains even one success on a Willpower roll (difficulty 7). This includes mortals or even supernatural beings such as Lupines or mages. If the meditating character has suffered any injuries, the blood heals her as if she were a ghoul who had consciously spent blood for healing. A character who meditates on a crystal successfully on three occasions will become blood bound to the crystal’s creator (assuming it contained enough vitae). However, while the crystal still contains vitae, it carries a sympathetic link to its creator equivalent to a point of his vitae when in the hands of a rival blood magician.