From Marduk's Throat is a level six ritual of Assamite Sorcery.
Overview[]
This ritual is the hallowed means by which members of the Assamite clan lowered their generation while under the influence of the Blood Curse of the Tremere. In recent nights, it has largely fallen into disuse. A few cults among the clan still observe it out of humility or habit, and these Cainites are found not only among ur-Shulgi loyalists, but among the Schismatics as well.
In order to perform the ritual, a sorcerer must create an alchemical substitute for vampiric blood, allowing the subject of the ritual to drink sufficient portions of blood to decrease her generation. The process converts mercury, molten gold, a range of plant and animal proteins, and other exotic ingredients into alchemical Vitae.
Description[]
Each ritual takes eight hours to produce one fourth of a blood point. To decrease their generation, an Assamite must consume a number of points of this alchemical blood equal to the maximum blood point value of a vampire of the desired generation. The subject of the ritual may not be the Vizier who prepared the concoction, but all of the blood used for this generation decrease must be made by the same Vizier in the same laboratory. No more than one week may pass between one use of this ritual and the next for a single drop in generation, or all of the existing elixir will spoil and be rendered useless.
When the full amount of blood is at hand, the subject of the ritual drinks the blood and tries to assimilate it into her body. She makes an extended Stamina roll (Difficulty 9), seeking a number of successes equal to the blood points consumed. Failures do not stop the process, but they do deal 6 points of lethal damage apiece. Assimilation is so painful and distracting that the subject is nearly defenseless during this period.
References[]
- VTM: Sins of the Blood, p. 102
- VTM: Blood Magic: Secrets of Thaumaturgy, p. 126
- V20: Lore of the Clans, p. 31