Ayanda is a Mekhet, embraced into a strange and esoteric variant of undeath known to no other Kindred, aside from her sire.
History[]
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- Clan: Mekhet
- Covenant: None
- Mask: Nomad
- Dirge: Questioner
- Touchstone: Her mother’s shawl
- Mental Attributes: Intelligence 4, Wits 5, Resolve 5
- Physical Attributes: Strength 5, Dexterity 3, Stamina 4
- Social Attributes: Presence 6, Manipulation 3, Composure 3
- Mental Skills: Academics (Religion) 4, Crafts (Embalming) 3, Investigation 3, Occult (Ghosts) 5, Politics 4
- Physical Skills: Athletics 4, Brawl 3, Larceny 1, Survival 3, Weaponry (Knives) 4
- Social Skills: Animal Ken (Ride) 2, Persuasion (Ghosts) 4, Socialize 1, Subterfuge 2
- Merits: Acute Senses, Allies (Ghosts) 4, Cutthroat, Dream Visions, Fame 3, Honey Trap, Language (Dutch, English, French), Resources 4, Staff 5, Striking Looks 2, Undead Menses, Unnatural Affinity (Ghosts, Sin-Eaters) 2
- Disciplines: Animalism 1, Auspex 5, Celerity 5, Coil of the Wyrm 1, Crúac 3, Dominate 2, Majesty 4, Obfuscate 3, Protean 3, Resilience 4, Vigor 5
- Devotions: Cult of Personality, Enfeebling Aura, Ghost Skin, Pierce the Veil, Séance, Shatter the Shroud
- Rituals: Cheval, Deflection of Wooden Doom, Pangs of Proserpina, The Pool of Forbidden Truths
- Blood Potency: 7
- Health: 13
- Willpower: 8
- Humanity: 3
- Size: 5
- Speed: 18
- Initiative: 6
- Defense: 7 (Active Defense 12)
- Notes: If a mortal asks Ayanda a question in isiXhosa, her mother tongue, she cannot use her Disciplines for the rest of the scene (including passive benefits) or harm the speaker as long as he doesn’t begin to speak another language. The Pool of Forbidden Truths ritual can be found on p. 184 of Secrets of the Covenants.
Bane[]
Unique among Shadows, Ayanda bears the Taboo Curse. Instead of a Kindred bane, the Specter suffers from a bane similar to those of ephemeral beings. Whether this means she is truly a Mekhet, or the last scion of a related lost clan, is hotly debated.
