Those who are riddled with Envy are never satisfied with what they have, and are more than willing to covet - and steal - their neighbor's things, positions and lovers. However, most who suffer from this Vice are careful enough to not get connected to the theft, or else find some perfectly legal {or socially acceptable} way to take what they want. The Jealous Shadow is unwilling to be subtle or sneaky about the matter: it sees something, and if it wants it, it takes it - end of story. A Wraith with such a Shadow is always being tempted to do
away with byzantine intrigues or complicated plots and plans,
and just reach out and take what she wants. "Wealth is the
only reality," whispers the Shadow: "Theft the only
true currency, and those who cannot hold onto what they want
to not deserve to have it... not like us." Heart's Thorn: All for Me The shared power, then, is the ability to cloud the desires of another to the point where the Wraith can talk her out of what she most wants, and get her to hand it over to the Wraith. Each success on an Angst + Appropriate Attribute {Strength, Wits, Presence, etc.} roll takes one effective die out of the Willpower pool of the person being spoken to in this manner. The effects of the power are cumulative, and once the person is down to zero effective Willpower, she will hand the thing right over without a qualm, and spend the rest of the Scene sitting in a stupor, uncaring of her loss. |