Rules Theme

The Corruption of Azrai

As seen in several portions of Blood Enemies, several people have (or may have had) their normal bloodline corrupted by committing blood theft on a scion of Azrai's blood.  Given that most people have no interest in seeing new answeghlein, over the past 1500 years it is reasonable that quite a number of people have tried to hunt down and destroy people of the blood of Azrai, however even today it is no less common than any other bloodline. This is because even in death Azrai continues to corrupt men and women across Cerilia, and this is how . . .

Whenever a scion of any bloodline besides Azrai commits an act of blood theft on a scion of Azrai they must make a number of resistance checks against the corrupting influence of the blood of  Azrai.  This is a saving throw against Breath Weapon including ONLY the following modifiers:

Blood thief:
tainted bloodline -1
major bloodline  +1
great bloodline +2
CON adjustment to HP  + or -
is a regent  +1
using tighmaevril or similar magic weapon -3
already has corrupted blood -1 
has used corrupted blood abilities -1
Dead scion of Azrai:
minor bloodline -1
major bloodline -2
great bloodline -3
is a regent -1
 has higher blood strength -2
 
Environment:
night -1
in the Shadow World -2
The blood thief must make one saving throws for every 10 points of blood strength of the dead scion. For each failed roll, one point of blood strength of the blood thief has become "corrupted". Every time the number of corrupted blood points enters a new bracket on chart 12 (on page 22 of the Birthright Rule book) for which the blood thief did not receive a blood ability, you must roll again to see if a corrupted blood ability is gained. If a blood ability is indicated that ability is generated as if the blood thief had an Azrai bloodline.

Example:

Vladimir (MV; F5; Vo; major, 32; CN) has just slain an orog chieftain (MM; F5; Az, minor, 20; LE).  Vladimir has a 16 con (+2 bonus) and is using a normal spear,  it is well after dark. Neither Vladimir nor the orog are regents.  Vladimir must make two saving throws against breath weapon (for the 20 bloodline strength of the orog) at +1 (+1 his major bloodline, +2 his CON bonus, -1 the orog's minor bloodline, -1 night).  Rolling a 17 and a 3, he fails one of the saving throws and one of his blood points becomes corrupted.  Vladimir did not receive a blood ability on the "1-10" section an must roll again to see if he gains a new ability. Rolling a "98" he does receive a new blood ability which will be rolled as if he had an Azrai bloodline.

If a character's corrupted blood points ever equals or exceeds their true bloodline strength, their corrupted blood becomes their new bloodline strength and they are now considered to have an Azrai bloodline.
 

by breye@earthlink.net

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