Valeren

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Name:	Valeren
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Clans:	Salubri

Valeren is the mystical Discipline of the Salubri. Valeren was originally split between two distinct paths of powers: the Path of the Healer, the first line developed by the Salubri Antediluvian, and the Path of the Warrior, an offshoot Discipline developed by Samiel to fight the Baali and other infernalists. In the Modern Nights the Path of the Healer has come to be known as Obeah, and Valeren refers only to the Path of the Warrior.

At its most basic, Valeren provides control over pain and increased martial ability, seemingly allowing warriors to draw on the power of heaven to vanquish their foes. Like Obeah, the use of Valeren relies upon a third eye which is formed when a vampire gains a second level in either Discipline. The third eye is said to bestow "sight beyond sight" and enable the Salubri to see the threads of life and death around them. Use of any power but the first causes the third eye to open and glow brightly, making surreptitious use very difficult.

Contents 1 Revisions 2 Official Abilities 2.1 Standard Powers 2.2 Advanced Powers 3 References

[edit] Revisions

In Vampire: The Dark Ages and Dark Ages: Vampire, Valeren is a single Discipline that represents both the Healer and Warrior Paths. Upon taking the first level of Valeren a Cainite must choose which line of powers to pursue. An individual can attempt to learn both Paths, but the secondary Path is harder to master as its focus contradicts the first. In Vampire: The Dark Ages, each level beyond the first of the secondary Path costs an additional experience point.^[1] In Dark Ages: Vampire, each level beyond the first of the secondary Path costs experience points as if it were one level higher.^[2]

In Vampire: The Masquerade, the Healer and Warrior Paths are completely separate Disciplines, Obeah and Valeren, and there are no special rules for learning both beyond having an available teacher.

[edit] Official Abilities

Included below are the official powers described in supplements for Vampire: The Masquerade and Dark Ages: Vampire. Sources are described below in the order they were printed.

[edit] Standard Powers

• Sense Vitality ^[3]: Detect how healthy an individual is or how they came to harm
• Anesthetic Touch ^[4]: Remove feelings of pain from a target or put a living creature to sleep
• Burning Touch ^[5]: Cause a victim to feel debilitating agony
• ^[6]
  • Armor of Caine's Fury: Create mystical armor that protects you from harm and makes it easier to avoid fear frenzy
  • Ending the Watch: Painlessly kill a mortal who wants to die
• Vengeance of Samiel ^[7]: Make a single devastating blow that cannot be avoided

[edit] Advanced Powers

• ^[8]
  • Blissful Agony: Cause a victim to feel continuous pain that can cause damage or drive them to frenzy
  • Watching the Passage: Draw knowledge and energy from using Ending the Watch

• ^[9]
  • Aversion: Cause a crowd to greatly dislike an individual, avoiding or harassing them
  • Sword of the Righteous: Cause a blade blooded with your vitae to blaze with heavenly fire and deal aggravated damage

• Shadow of Taint ^[10]: Purge an individual of infernal possession and force such demons into nearby objects

[edit] References

• ^  VDA: Dark Ages Companion, pp 101
• ^  DAV: Dark Ages Storytellers Companion, pg 46

^  Level 1

Sense Life/Death	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 101
Sense Vitality	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 121
Sense Death	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 47

^  Level 2

Gift of Sleep	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 101
Anesthetic Touch	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 122
Morphean Blow	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 48

^  Level 3

Burning Touch	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 102
Burning Touch	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 122
Burning Touch	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 48

^  Level 4

Ending the Watch	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 102
Ending the Watch	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 122
Armor of Caine's Fury	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 48

^  Level 5

Vengeance of Samiel	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 102
Vengeance of Samiel	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 123
Vengeance of Samiel	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 48

^  Level 6

Loving Agony	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 103
Watching the Passage	Clanbook: Salubri	Pg. 46
Blissful Agony	Guide to the Sabbat	Pg. 123
Fiery Agony	Dark Ages Storytellers Companion	Pg. 49

^  Level 7

Aversion	Dark Ages Companion	Pg. 104
Sword of the Righteous	Clanbook: Salubri	Pg. 46

^  Level 8

Shadow of Taint

Dark Ages Companion

Pg. 104

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