Tyrants Lash DAV Road of Kings p.76-77 Art by James Stowe
The Tyrant's Lash is a simple horse whip with a small barb at the tip.
Overview[]
Created by a Tzimisce koldun shortly after the rise of the Tremere, the Tyrant's Lash is a simple horse whip with a small barb at the tip, In the hands of a powerful enough Scion, however, it can break nearly anyone with a single stroke.
The Lash magnifies the pain of its strokes and engenders a feeling of weakness and helplessness whenever it strikes a target. Anyone struck by the Tyrant's Lash roll Willpower (difficulty 6, modified by the wielder's Aura; thus, the difficulty rises if the wielder's Road rating is higher than 7 and drops if the rating is lower than 4). Success on this roll means that the victim must soak damage as usual (the Lash inflicts 3 dice of lethal damage) but suffers no further ill effects. If the roll fails, the victim is immediately driven to their knees in pain and humiliation, and all Willpower rolls for the remainder of the scene (including any required by further lashings) increase in difficulty by one. If the roll is a botch, the victim loses a dot of permanent Willpower in addition to the above effects.
When wielded by a non-Scion, the Lash has no special properties. The Tyrant's Lash is currently in the possession of an unknown Tzimisce warlord. Presumably, a skilled koldun could create another such item if properly instructed and motivated.
References[]
- DAV: Road of Kings, p. 76-77
