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| - Main_Page > Vampire: The Requiem > Bloodlines > The_Strigoi > Transviscera The flesh-crafting discipline of the Strigoi is thought to be an amalgamation of the Protean discipline and the blood sorcery Cruác, combined during the Lizuca's transformative ritual in which she sacrificed the other members of her coven. Other kindred often find Transviscera unnerving and it is one of the reasons the Strigoi tend to be reviled by their peers. A vampire who can change shape is bizarre enough, but one who can warp the flesh of other vampires is a downright threat. Modifications that strigoi make to their own bodies are enduring, lasting until they are intentionally reverted. Such a regressions cost 1 vitae and take a turn to accomplish. Reverting a change to one's original shape is usually a breach of the masquerade as the vampire's flesh pulses and undulates for all to see, although reverting very minor changes might go unnoticed if they are under heavy clothing. Onlookers are allowed a Wits + Occult roll to detect such a change. Other vampires can revert the changes that are wrought with Transviscera by spending vitae to "heal" themselves. The specific costs depend on the level of the power used and are described in the individual descriptions. Only a vampire of greater blood potency than the subject can create "permanent" changes by spending a willpower dot. These changes cannot be healed normally unless the victim's blood potency is raised to match the vampire's who flesh-crafted them, at which point the vampire can heal their modifications as if they were aggravated wounds. Mortals, being at the bottom of the spectrum, can only reverse flesh crafted changes through corrective surgery, and often find wounds caused by transviscera leave lasting scars. Though nosferatu vampires can be made to appear less monstrous through flesh-crafting, their curse does not abate. Mortals and others sense an aura of menace or feel an innate awareness of the nosferatu's bestial nature. They may catch sight of the nosferatu's original form out of the corner of their eye, or momentarily when they aren't paying attention. Most mortals don't know what it is they might have seen and usually attribute it to a trick of the mind, but their unease does not abate. Over time the nosferatu's form may even regress on its own, souring whatever grasp at vanity was attempted. Using transviscera usually requires use of the hands manually sculpting the meat, fat, cartilage, and bone. The vampire's hands and fingers eventually learn to pass the barrier of the skin, and manipulate the body internally as the need arises. Even skin pigments, hair colors, etc must have at least one pass of the hand before they change. Uncooperative subjects (victims, that is) must be grappled or otherwise restrained before they can be forcibly modified or mangled. Most flesh crafting actions are extended rolls, but a few are instant actions. Sufficed to say, Transviscera can have a detrimental effect of the humanity of those who practice it. Much like Cruác, a vampire's transviscera dots limit the total humanity dots the vampire can obtain. What a vampire does with transviscera might have its own detrimental effects on the vampire's humanity depending on how cruelly it is used.
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