Mentis (skill)

The brilliant intellect of vampires harbor a fire and shrewdness unmatched among mortals. Through the mysterious powers of Mentis, the vampires spread mental afflictions, fomenting insanity among mortal and vampire alike. These telepathic powers start merely by expanding the consciousness, but as a vampire's powers of Mentis grow, their strength of will channels into the power to bend minds and control actions. With a piercing gaze, the master of Mentis can cause even the strongest mortal mind to crumble and push even other vampires to accede to their desires. This powerful mental discipline encompasses subtle textures and emotional states, transcending the physical limitations of the body while developing sharpness of the Mind.

Abilities

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Lifevision	Inept	0%	Detect food.
Whisper	Inept	0%	Condition your opponent to your liking.
Deathsight	Novice	0%	See the death about you.
Psycombat	Apprentice	0%	Battling another telepath with the psychic arts.
Assess	Apprentice	66%	Ascertaining the health of one's prey.
Disrupt	Capable	0%	Throw off your target's mental equilibrium.
Siphon	Adept	33%	Steal your target's mana.
Mesmerize	Skilled	0%	Seize control of your prey's consciousness.
ForkedTongue	Gifted	0%	Interweaving whispers.
Telesense	Gifted	0%	Heighten your awareness of telepathic attacks.
Panic	Gifted	33%	Steeds are so jittery these days.
Contemplation	Fabled	0%	Assess their mental stability.
Trill	Fabled	25%	Whisper to all who might hear.
Lure	Mythical	50%	Lure a victim to their death.
Annihilate	Transcendent	0%	Destroy a weakened mind.

Whispers

Skill	Rank	Percent	Description
Confusion	Inept	65%	Confuse your prey.
Fear	Novice	33%	Put the fear of you into 'em.
Impatience	Novice	66%	Inability to concentrate on focused tasks.
Paranoia	Apprentice	33%	Being paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you.
Stupidity	Capable	66%	Most mortals aren't terribly bright anyway.
Agoraphobia	Adept	0%	Fear of open spaces.
Masochism	Adept	66%	Stop hitting yourself.
Loneliness	Skilled	33%	Codependence is a sad thing.
Seduction	Expert	0%	Draw mana from your opponent.
Epilepsy	Expert	33%	Give 'em the shakes.
Anorexia	Expert	66%	Utter revulsion for food and drink.
Amnesia	Virtuoso	0%	Who was that masked man.
Peace	Virtuoso	33%	Calm down, I won't hurt you.
Dementia	Virtuoso	66%	Spatial orientation deficit.
Berserking	Fabled	25%	Fill 'em with rage.
Indifference	Fabled	50%	They're easy when they don't care.
Vertigo	Fabled	75%	Make your enemy fearful of any heights.
Temptation	Mythical	0%	Mentally drain your foe of their physical health.
Recklessness	Mythical	25%	Disregard for his own welfare.

Lifevision
Syntax:	LIFEVISION
Description:	Your keen senses allow you to see all living things within your sight, regardless if they are hidden or not. It will additionally provide some measure of protection against illusions, allowing you to occasionally tell if they are fake.

Whisper
Syntax:	WHISPER <affliction> <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 90 per whisper Whispers are the manner in which you can condition your opponent into various mental states that will grant you an advantage in on the field of battle. All whispers can be performed off balance, allowing you to attack with fist or sword and then whisper an affliction to your opponent. You will learn new afflictions to whisper as you continue to progress in Mentis. You can type AFFLICTION <name> to learn more about what an affliction does.

Deathsight
Syntax:	DEATHSIGHT [OFF]
Description:	Using this ability, you will be linked with the Underhalls, allowing you to sense those who perish and pass through it.

Psycombat
Syntax:	PSYCHALLENGE <player>
Description:	Psychic combat is a telepathic battle between two players where the goal is to crumple your opponents mind. There is no penalty for losing, however those with deathsight will feel the moment a game is decided. There are only seven commands associated with psychic combat that may be used, and when you accept you will be transported to a special location out of harms way. Most other commands will not work until the game is complete. You can do the following in psychic combat: PSY BLAST: Blast your opponents mind and attack his mental fortitude. PSY BARRIER: Erect a barrier that protects your mind from psychic blasts. PSY WHIP: Tear away your opponents mental barrier if they have one. PSY SURGE: If your opponent has less then half of their mental energy, you can end the match in a surge of psychic power. This is costly to perform and could result in your own loss if misjudged. PSY PROBE: Use your mind to determine your opponents mental energy. PSY MEDITATE: Meditate your mind in order to recover your mental energy. This is a slow process. PSY ESCAPE: This takes time and during which you may not do anything else. Once the ability is successful, an exit will open up allowing you to escape.

Assess
Syntax:	ASSESS <target>
Description:	Determine the physical state of another individual, discovering their current health levels. Unique to Mentis, you may additionally perform this ability off balance.

Disrupt
Syntax:	DISRUPT <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 100 Should your opponent have two mental afflictions, you may disrupt them of their equilibrium. They will not be able to recover until they CONCENTRATE. Look at HELP TYPES for more information on what is regarded as a mental affliction.

Siphon
Syntax:	SIPHON <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 100 With a brush of a finger, you can quickly steal mana from your opponent and bolster your own.

Mesmerize
Syntax:	MESMERIZE <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 100 This ability allows you to capture the attention of your opponent for a short time, rendering them transfixed and unable to act. If they are blind, then this ability will cure of them of it instead.

ForkedTongue
Syntax:	WHISPER <affliction> <affliction> <target>
Description:	The skill of the forked tongue allows you to intertwine two subvocal commands in the same whisper, inflicting both upon your target simultaneously.

Telesense
Syntax:	TELESENSE <ON/OFF>
Description:	Tune your senses to detect any telepathic attempts made on yourself or those in your location. Be warned, this will drain your mana while active.

Panic
Syntax:	WHISPER PANIC <target/mount>
Description:	Induce panic into the mind of a mount, causing it to either buck its rider off or flee from the location. You cannot interweave this whisper with another.

Contemplation
Syntax:	CONTEMPLATE <target>
Description:	Contemplate your opponent's mental state and discover their mana levels.

Trill
Syntax:	TRILL <affliction> [affliction]
Description:	Splitting the sound of your whispers into numerous directions, you can impart subvocal commands to all enemies within your location. You can trill a second affliction as long as you have knowledge of Forkedtongue. This ability has a cooldown upon use, and cannot be used until it is ready once more.

Lure
Syntax:	LURE <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 250 By projecting your mental control over your surroundings, you are able to lure a target that is within three rooms of you towards your location. This will move them as though they did it of their own accord. This ability will strip the rebounding defence if it is successful in moving the target.

Annihilate
Syntax:	ANNIHILATE <target>
Description:	Blood cost: 300 If your opponent is in a vulnerable mental state with their mana reserves are below 35% of their maximum, you can strike their forehead with a rush of psychic power and annihilate them with a single word.

Confusion
Syntax:	WHISPER CONFUSION <target>
Description:	Plant confusing echoes and voices into the mind of your target, afflicting them with confusion.

Fear
Syntax:	WHISPER FEAR <target>
Description:	Plant unnatural dread into the mind of your target, causing them to flee in fear until they compose themselves.

Impatience
Syntax:	WHISPER IMPATIENCE <target>
Description:	Reduce the attention span of your opponent, making it difficult to focus and afflicting them with impatience.

Paranoia
Syntax:	WHISPER PARANOIA <target>
Description:	Instill your opponent with irrational suspicion, afflicting them with paranoia.

Stupidity
Syntax:	WHISPER STUPIDITY <target>
Description:	Stupefy and slow your opponent's mind, afflicting them with stupidity.

Agoraphobia
Syntax:	WHISPER AGORAPHOBIA <target>
Description:	Fill your opponent with a healthy fear of the outdoors, afflicting them with agoraphobia.

Masochism
Syntax:	WHISPER MASOCHISM <target>
Description:	Give your opponent the idea that self-harm is a fun pasttime. This will afflict them with masochism.

Loneliness
Syntax:	WHISPER LONELINESS <target>
Description:	Make the fool crave the company of others, afflicting them with loneliness.

Seduction
Syntax:	WHISPER SEDUCTION <target>
Description:	Mentally coerce your opponent into sharing their mental reserves with you periodically. This effect will last until they escape your presence for a short time.

Epilepsy
Syntax:	WHISPER EPILEPSY <target>
Description:	Cause your opponent to spasm and twitch, afflicting them with epilepsy.

Anorexia
Syntax:	WHISPER ANOREXIA <target>
Description:	Implant the fear of consumption into your opponent, afflicting them with anorexia.

Amnesia
Syntax:	WHISPER AMNESIA <target>
Description:	Confuse the thoughts of your opponent, making them forget the next action they wish to perform.

Peace
Syntax:	WHISPER PEACE <target>
Description:	Induce care free thoughts into your victim, causing them to forget their enemies and afflict them with peace.

Dementia
Syntax:	WHISPER DEMENTIA <target>
Description:	Subvert your opponent's facility for recognizing his surroundings, afflicting them with dementia.

Berserking
Syntax:	WHISPER BERSERKING <target>
Description:	Fill your foe with uncontrolled rage, afflicting them with berserking.

Indifference
Syntax:	WHISPER INDIFFERENCE <target>
Description:	Induce disregard into your opponent's state of mind, giving them the indifference affliction. Attacks that require the 'prone' status will work on this target while the affliction is left uncured.

Vertigo
Syntax:	WHISPER VERTIGO <target>
Description:	Implant a fear of heights into your opponent, afflicting them with vertigo.

Temptation
Syntax:	WHISPER TEMPTATION <target>
Description:	Fill your opponent with temptation, periodically draining them of their health and adding it to your own. This effect will last until they escape your presence for a short time.

Recklessness
Syntax:	WHISPER RECKLESSNESS <target>
Description:	Influence your target to disregard his own state of health, afflicting them with recklessness.