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Post by Ashurr on Jun 1, 2008 19:31:05 GMT -5
The Coils of the Dragon are the most impressive advantage of the Ordo Dracul, the system of powers that the founder and his brides spent their unlives unlocking, the method by which the Dragons can, perhaps, transcend their condition.
Learning the Coils is a formative moment in the career of a Dragon. It demonstrates to the Kindred that vampires can change and can even mitigate their curse somewhat. Up until a Dragon experiences her first chrysalis, she might well have doubted the truth of the Coils, viewing them as wishful thinking. But the Coils of the Dragon are not prayers, but scientific precepts in action. A vampire does not have to be devout or reverent to use the Coils, merely diligent and persistent. The belief in God and in the vampiric curse is taken as read. Studying the Coils requires the vampire to know and understand her condition, not simply believe it. Each of the Coils requires different techniques and practices from the Kindred, but once a Dragon has passed a chrysalis and achieved a given tier, she never has to “relearn” that tier and will never forget it. A vampire who progresses in a Discipline or in blood sorcery like Crúac might, over time, forget what she has learned, because these powers are based on knowledge. The Coils of the Dragon are permanent changes to a vampire’s body, mind and soul (and in that regard, are more similar to the physical Disciplines of Resilience, Vigor and Celerity than to the others).
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