Stigmatica

The Stigmatica discipline is associated with the Gethsemani bloodline, a heretical lineage of Nosferatu that are both adored as divine prophets and outcast as diabolical charlatans.

Stigmatica is a controversial discipline that causes people to exhibit the wounds that Christ suffered during the crucifixion. Depending on opinion, it could be seen as a miraculous portent of God, or as a demonic mockery of the travails of Jesus. Every power it contains, other than Devotions, fulfills the same purpose: temporarily increasing the Attributes of whoever drinks blood lost by a mortal subject.

This discipline is described in more detail in VTR: Bloodlines: The Hidden .

Powers

• The Scourging - Opens a gaping wound in a mortal's back, as if they had been whipped fiercely and repeatedly; drinking this blood gives temporary Stamina.
• Palms of Blood - Causes a mortal's palms to open and leak blood, as if impaled by nails; drinking this blood gives temporary Strength.
• The Dolorous Nail - Cripples a mortal by bloodying both of his feet, creating blood that gives the drinker temporary Dexterity.
• Crown of Thorns - A mortal's head is marked with dozens of tiny wounds, causing blood to trickle out from their head, giving temporary Composure to the imbiber.
• Spear of Longinus - Creates a massive wound in a mortal victim's left side, temporarily increasing the Blood Potency of whoever drinks the blood.

References

• VTR: Bloodlines: The Hidden, p. 54-56