Flavored Bloods, Edges and Flaws? Options

[ShieldT]

Okay, there's a lot of fiction and myth about the blood of some people just naturally having special effects attached. Four that come to mind are: Blood of the Righteous, Blood of the Innocent, Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.

Here are some general ideas to flesh out:


Righteous: Edge
Found among people who fight the good fight. Not people altogether free of sin, more of a moderation thing. In Dean Koontz's 'Darkfall' an honest cop with this trait used his blood to fight a dark entity; the blood not only acted as an acid weapon, it closed and permantly sealed a portal between realities. It's effectiveness as a weapon should carry over to Shadowrun and probably would aid in Banishing spirits (If the value of the Edge is high enough it might even possibly be used to permanently kill spirits as if they were killed in their own metaplane).

Innocent: Flaw?
It's a state of mind/being, which is rarely of any benefit to the person with it and should be restricted to NPCs. There are plenty of virgins who lack this trait and some non-virgins running around with it. This blood seriously boosts any Blood Magic Ritual performed with it, making people with this trait targets. Per the Unicorn myths, this should also grant a form of Animal Empathy (Equines and/or Paranormal Equines).

Sacred: Edge
This is rare and found in odd places. Blood shed by these people counts as a Holy Object and can be used against Critters vulnerable to such. Animals in certain places and times may acquire this trait, such as a Naga who has been raised inside of a temple that views Nagas as holy creatures.

Damned: Flaw
This should have some serious effect, but I have no idea what it would entail. On top of everything else certain Critters might start hunting the character...


So, comments, specific effects, suggestion on point values, if any of the traits could be bought at different degrees, etc? :)

[Kagetenshi]

See, now, I was hoping for a flaw that would make Ghouls, Vampires, and Wendigo more likely to target a character.

~J

[djinni]

[PBTHHHHT]

or the other extreme....

*slurp*
mmm... cajun!*

*yes, it is a reference.

[ Spoiler ]

IIRC, it's a scene from one of the xmen comics where sabertooth does a slash on gambit and licks the blood while saying that.