““Beachten Sie mich nicht, ich komme nicht um Sie zu töten.” “

– Franz Thomas

Throughout time, vampires have been depicted both as alluring immortals and vicious predators. Presence is a manifestation of both the vampire’s eternal beauty and lethality. Some vampires use Presence to accumulate herds of mortals that they can feed from with little worry. Others use it to stalk dark alleyways and claim dominion over the abandoned places of the world as boogeymen and monsters.

Characteristics

Presence is an emotion-altering Discipline, but does not directly affect the mind. . Victims of Presence are not under the control of the vampire, but their behavior is influenced in specific ways as determined by the power. 

Unless otherwise stated, such as with the power Summon, in order to be affected by Presence, you must either be in the physical presence of the user or within earshot. Being blind does not make you immune to Presence. However, Presence is not transmitted through electronic devices.

Type: Social

Masquerade Threat: Low to medium. Most effects of Presence can be explained by irrational behavior; however, being constantly subjected to the same powers can cause a mortal to wonder why they keep making decisions they can’t explain.

Blood Resonance: Sanguine. Models, actors, mortals infatuated with vampires who drink their blood, prophets, politicians, social media stars, and almost anyone who is “full of themselves” all provide blood with Sanguine Resonance.