The Powers of the Healers

The Salubri are not completely powerless in their
struggle against the Dark Forces of the world. They
wield the Sword of Mercy and Healing _ not a weapon
to scoff. They are the masters of the soul and the mind,
and new possibilities open to those who achieve
complete serenity.

Disciplines and Golconda

As the Vitae of Saulot the Healer runs in the veins of
the Salubri, the Path of Golconda is almost a birthright
to them. By no means is this achieved automatically, but
the Salubri seems to have an innate understanding of
how to reach this state of tranquility, which eludes so
many Cainites. The Elders of the Clan have left behind
clues of Golconda for millennia, and to the Salubri who
understands their language, their way of thinking and
who can discover where the clues are, this is almost like
a marked path which they have but to follow.
	A Salubri who reaches Golconda, is of
course freed from the ravages of the Beast, and she is
never again prone to the dangers of Frenzy and
R=94tschrek for as long as she remains in Golconda. By
accepting herself, she unites both the Man and the
Beast, as she recognises them as inseparable and equally
a part of her. Total serenity is achieved, and the Salubri
finally knows freedom from the eternal blood-thirst, and
the overpowering self-pity.
	Furthermore, she does no longer need
blood as often as does other Cainites, and loses only a
single Blood Point per week, rather than one per day.
The Salubri will also be able to push aside and ignore
the need for more potent blood when they reach the age
where many Cainites spiral into a madness of Diablerie.
	Because the Salubri is in complete
balance, she is open to the Disciplines in a way no non-
Salubri can ever fathom. The body, mind, and soul sing
in harmony and the serenity of Golconda allows the
Salubri to ascend the normal limitations for learning
new Powers. A Salubri in Golconda needs not lower
her Generation in order to learn Discipline Powers
higher than five, she can learn them merely by
expending experience points.

New Knowledge Trait

Saulot's Words
This knowledge is the secret language of the Salubri,
which their most ancient records are written in, as well
as anything which is judged to vital to allow those
outside the Clan to see. The sects have special
variations of this language, which only members of the
sect speaks, and the most ancient of the Elders speak a
version which has not been spoken in the world since
Saulot entered Torpor. Since the language is a mixture
of Saulot's native Summerian Tongue and of those
which he learned while wandering in the East after
he achieved Golconda, it has no simple logic to it, and
is impossible to decipher is one does not speak it. The
letters used in Saulot's Words are archaic signs, and can
easily be hidden amongst the graffiti found in cities
all over the world.=7F
	Since the language is very complex due
to its composition of many varied languages, compound
grammar and ancient structure, Saulot's Words is very
difficult to master. Thus a Salubri cannot chose a
speciality before attaining four or more dots in the
Knowledge.

	Student:You know the basics of the l
	language, and can read and understand
	simple words.
	College:You can read some of the
	Scrolls of Salubri _ although mostly
	those written by young members of the
	Clan.
	Masters: You can speak the language
	and writing in it.
	Doctorate:You are capable of reading
	all the Scrolls of Salubri, except for the
	Eight.=7F
	Scholar: You could participate in a
	conversation with the Ancients.


Specialities: Flames of Serenity, Swords of Saulot,
Tongue of the Ancients, Personal Variant

New Obeah Powers

Level Six
Gaze of Vistherathrica: This Power allows the Salubri
reverse the normally healing properties of the
Discipline, by reversing the negative energies in a
completely corrupt and evil person, and turning them
inward against the person. This can prove very harming
to acolytes of Evil, as they are not used to the harm
they inflict upon others.
	However, if the gaze is turned upon
someone who is pure and the exact opposite of
the evil-doer, the gaze will revive the strength of the
individual's mind, and give a sense of peace and balance.

System: The gaze has an effective range of 20 yards.
When the Power is used the third eye will be very
visible, and will direct a pure white beam of light at
the target, which will make the Salubri very visible. If
the target is indeed an Evil and corrupt person, the
Salubri and her target make resisted rolls against
Willpower (with a difficulty of the other person's
Humanity). The number of dices which exceeds the
other person's successes, will equal a lost Health Level
per additional success. Thus, if the Salubri loses, she
will be harmed herself, as her target has managed to
repel her attack and thereby turning the destructive
energies towards the Salubri.

Example: Nahstradia has sneaked into the secret
temple of the Setite Archcorrupter Harruman, and
while an elite detachment of Templars fight off
Harruman's mortal servants and Progeny, Nahstradia
concentrate on the Ancient Setite. She opens her third
eye, and a searing white light beams from it and hits
Harruman.
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[Nahstradia has a Humanity of 9 and 8 dice in her
Willpower Pool. Harruman on the other hand, is an
experienced corrupter and has Path of Typhon 8 and a
Willpower Pool of 8. So the two Cainites are almost
equal on this point.
Nahstradia rolls 2, 4, 7, 9, 8, 10, 8, 5 _ she has four
successes.
Harruman rolls 6, 9, 8, 7, 10, 4, 8, 9 _ he has three
successes.]

	Harruman screams in agony as his own
Evil is turned inwards, but he begins to focus his mind
on using the Serpentis Corruption Power, and quickly
heals the one lost Health Level.

If the gaze is turned upon someone who is completely
good, the target immediately has her Willpower Pool
replenished, and receives 2 dices to all dice pools for a
number of hours equal to the Salubri's Humanity, as a
feeling of complete balance spreads throughout her
entire being. Note, however, that this can only be done
once per story.


Level Seven
Lord of Serenity: This Power allows the Salubri to
spread her peace of mind to an area around her. As well
as healing the psyche of the inhabitants of the area, the
Salubri can also feed of the positive emotions which will
be concentrated in the area _ thus removing her farther
from the need for blood. While the Salubri is
transforming the emotional energies in an area of her
choice, she can of course use her other Disciplines and
personal abilities to increase the effect. She must also
invest some of her own power in the area, thereby
grooming it to feed her.
	But only when the chosen area has
been completely cleansed and healed of its emotional
wounds (memories of serial killers, knowledge of
corruption, etc.) can the Salubri begin to feed of the
positive energies, in stead of feeding the area. However,
once an area has been completely converted, she may
begin to reach out to a wider area, while still receiving
power from the already existing "Heaven", as such
cleansed areas are called. Thereby, the Salubri can
increase her power on a continuous basis, and use it to
improve the state of a larger and larger area.
	The few Salubri who possess this
Power, usually employ it to cleanse an area which has
been heavily infested with Ba'ali, Setites and similar
beings (most likely after the Salubri have won a battle in
the Shadow War) _ or to flush them out. Just imagine
the suffering a completely evil and corrupt Ba'ali would
feel, if the area in which he operates is suddenly
permeated with serenity and positive energy.

System: The Salubri chooses an area which she wants
to cleans, and free from its shroud of depression,
corruption and evil. For the Power to have a payback
worth the effort, this is usually a 5-square-mile area. An
area smaller than that, may not contain the necessary
number of souls. The healing of the area is done in any
number of ways: the downfall of local gang leaders,
removal of corrupt city officials, ensuring that public
means are diverted into the area to give it a face-lift,
arranging for new shelters for the homeless, etc. The
possibilities are endless, and the idea is to spread as
much happiness and make sure the inhabitants have
positive experiences in a seemingly hellhole of a
neighborhood. This will begin to affect the behaviour
and state of mind of the inhabitants in a very
real way over time _ but remember the World of
Darkness is a very dark place, and the effort needed, to
heal the aura of doom which permeates everything and
the depressed outlook of the people, is a lot more
strenuous than it would be in the world we live in.
Given time, the inhabitants will begin to forge a
community spirit, and behave in a more responsible
way; assaults and rapes are reported in and the
witnesses are ready to testify against the criminal(s) in
a court of law, forgiveness is more likely to happen than
random acts of violence, the inhabitants begin to care
about their neighbors and their immediate environment,
etc.
	Each week, the Salubri must spend 10
Blood Points to intensify the feelings which arise as a
result of her handywork. This will consolidate the
current results, and make way for the next step up the
latter to healing. When an area of the previously
mentioned size has been healed, it will provide the
Salubri with 15 Serenity Points (which works in the
same way as Blood Points) each week. However, the
Salubri can only store as many Serenity Points as she
has remaining "free space" in her Blood Pool.
	The Heaven becomes a pool from
which the Cainite receives Serenity Points, and for as
long as she remains within the city limits she can draw
upon them anywhere in the city _ and is thus not
trapped within the confines of the Heaven. The Salubri
may use all the points on the first day of the week, but
that would leave her with none for the rest of the week.
In order to maintain the feeling of peace and sanity in
the area, the Cainite must spend 10 Blood Points, or
Serenity Points, each week. Once the area has been
turned into a Heaven, it will become an area where
people are not afraid to walk the streets at night, and
where crime is less likely to occur as the area is no
longer divided _ however, to reach that point requires
hard work and is no easy task. Because the Salubri
broadcasts feelings from her own peaceful mind the
inhabitants become attuned to the presence of her, and
the most peaceful area will be move with the Salubri.
The people of the entire area will also react to any
moodswings of the Salubri, and the Cainite may destroy
months of hard labour by a single outburst of anger.
This is probably why only those who have reached
Golconda attempt to master this Power; they recognise
the damage they could do, if they are not balanced in
mind and soul at all times.
	As the Salubri has healed one area, she
may increase her Heaven by another 5-square-miles,
which must be cleansed in the same way. The Cainite
must spend an additional 5 points per week on the new
area, until it has been completely corrupted _ after
which it will also provide her with 15 Serenity Points
per week, and demand a 5 points expenditure of Blood
Points, or Serenity Points, per week. This procedure is
repeated each time the Salubri desires to heal a new
area.
	When a Salubri has succeeded in
turning an area into a Heaven, it becomes her Domain.
Anyone who is hostile to the Cainite, and who ventures
within the confines of the area, will have 4 dice
subtracted from their dice pool for as long as they
remain in the area. The Salubri will have 4 dice added
to her dice pool for any purpose while within one of her
Heavens.
	While the Serenity Points may seem as
a blessing, they can become a burden if too many are
gained. If the Salubri have more Blood and Sufferance
Points in his Blood Pool than the allowed maximum,
she becomes a beacon (and possible entryway) to
entities from beyond the Horizon. As the Cainite cannot
contain the positive energy, it begins to permeate her
entire being and finally to leak out into the Umbra,
while also creating a positive field of energy around the
character. In social relations, this becomes rather
burdening, as those who have committed even the least
sin or crime, suddenly becomes repentant and want to
confess to the character when she comes within 10-20
feet of them. This draws attention to the Salubri, which
she does not need at all. The Ba'ali and Tremere are
always attentive to reports of any active Salubri, and
will be very quick to make a move if they hear stories of
a person who makes people confess their crimes, and of
entire city blocks where crime has suddenly ceased to
exist. Each additional Serenity Point subtracts 1 dice
from any Social Roll dice pools because of the cluster
of repentant sinners which always follows the Salubri
around _ very possibly the dice pool will be reduced
below 0, and people will begin to react with hostility
towards the Cainite. Just as people feel threatened in
the presence of too great Evil, they also feel threatened
in the presence of too great Good.
	Each additional dice of Serenity which
the Salubri cannot contain, increases the chances of her
being detected by entities from other planes _ some
may even attempt to use her as a gateway. The surplus
positive energy registers as Pure Quintessence just
waiting to be absorbed. Each additional point gives the
entities one additional dice to their attempt to penetrate
the dimensional barrier. Wraiths are very sensitive to
this energy, and will begin to swarm around the Cainite
already when she has fewer than 5 additional Serenity
Points. They sense the energies of Salvation, and is
drawn to it like moths to a flame.At 10+ additional
points, the effectiveness of the Gauntlet/Shroud in the
Heaven area, is lowered by -1, and by another at 20
points. At 10 points, the more powerful Wraiths will
begin to be attracted to the Salubri, and minor Banes
and Wyrmlings will also begin to take notice. At 20+
points, the Cainite might suddenly find himself to be the
focal points of the manifestation of a Nexus Crawler, or
an Umbra Lord. The Tremere, the Ba'ali, the
Technocracy, the Garou, the Tradition Mages, the
Marauders, the Nephandi and the Paradox Spirits will
take notice at these levels, and rush to find the source.
Thus the Salubri might suddenly find herself responsible
for manifestations of destructive creatures in the very
area she has worked so hard to heal. That is
very likely to wreak havoc on her state of Golconda,
and general peace of mind!
	The Ancients who can store more than
20+ Serenity Points in their bodies without exceeding
the safe limit, can induce a feeling of serenity, and heal
the minds of the insane, at will merely by spending a
singel Serenity Point per person they wish to affect.
	Even though it may seem as if the
Salubri can merely settle back and relax once she has
turned an area into a Heaven, this is not the case. It=7F
demands hard work to keep an area completely healed.
There are many forces who are not interested in crime
disappearing from an area, or a collective mass of
strong minded people. It is also easy to tempt humans
into evil, and Ba'ali and Setite Vampires are likely to be
attracted to a Heaven by its aura of peace. They cannot
stand purity, and will most certainly work to destroy the
work of the Salubri _ and the Salubri if they discover
her. The Cainite must constantly monitor the area, and
besides all the activities naturally sparked off by the
aura of the Heaven, she must occasionally make sure
that a particularly positive event takes place. Merely to
reaffirm the inhabitants's knowledge of their
neighborhood: "Boy, this place has to be the nearest
thing to Heaven on Earth!"