Every day of rest that you forgo such contact cumulatively halves all dice pools until all actions use a single die. The dirt may come from your homeland or your empty grave, as befits your attachment. You feel a deep mystical connection with the earth and must rest amid two or more handfuls of soil from a place of personal significance.

It is almost (but not wholly) unknown among the other clans. It is much rarer among sorcerers and viziers, only affecting those who have partaken of warrior vitae or who spend the majority of their time associating with warriors. This Flaw is mainly found among the Assamite warrior caste. You often find yourself thinking of other Cainites - even Children of Haqim - as potential vessels rather than equals. No roll is possible, and the Flaw is worth four points. If you follow a road that teaches Instinct, you are instantly lost to this frenzy. Whenever you taste Cainite blood, you must make a Self-Control roll (difficulty 8) or you fall into a hunger frenzy in which you will do anything to gorge upon as much blood as physically possible. The curse that the infernal Baali bloodline laid upon the Assamite warrior caste has fallen on your head, and you are plagued with an unending hunger for the blood of other Cainites. Even ordinary mortals can sense there is something faintly wrong with you, adding +1 to the difficlty of most Social rolls if they have ever seen your reflection. even at the one-point intensity, magi and other gifted souls may occasionally glimpse your true nature for a moment. If mirrors betray your monstrous nature to everyone, this Flaw is worth two points. If this horror is visible to you alone, this Flaw is worth only one point. Whenever you stare into a reflective surface, you see your Beast leering back at you.

This Flaw occasionally manifests among vampires who do not belong to the Clan of Shadows, but such accursed individuals invariably disappear under mysterious circumstances, perhaps swallowed by their own alien darkness. Regardless, you lose two dice from all Social rolls with other Lasombra who know of your problem. Some Lasombra believe this curse afflicts only those who delve too deeply into the mysticism of the Abyss others attribute it to infernal pacts, the wrath of God or a shameful lack of self-control. Your shadow has a bizarre unlife of its own, reaching out with claws to grasp the shadows of those around you in a parody of feeding or billowing to a demonic mien when frenzy threatens to overtake you.

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