Immortals are the creations of the Shining One and the Dark One-cosmic entities locked in an eternal struggle. The Shining One, a being of light and balance, forged Immortals to protect humanity. The Dark One, a corrupter, sought to twist them into agents of chaos. Their conflict plays out across centuries, with Immortals as pawns. Mortals perceive them as myths, demons, or angels, depending on their actions. Their battles, often concealed, have shaped history and legends.

The true nature of the Prize is shrouded in mystery. It could be ultimate power, enlightenment, or the destruction of the supernatural world's balance. Some believe it's the key to unifying Light and Darkness, while others fear it's a weapon that could doom humanity.

Immortals share an uneasy coexistence with Vampires, Werewolves, and Mages. The Technocracy seeks to study their regenerative properties, while Kindred fear their ability to disrupt the Masquerade. Werewolves often see them as intruders, and Mages view their Quickening as a unique magical anomaly.

Dueling is a sacred and binding aspect of Immortal existence, dictated by unspoken but universally adhered-to rules passed down through the ages. These guidelines ensure the integrity of the eternal competition for the Prize while respecting certain inviolable traditions:

These rules are not merely tradition; they are deeply ingrained in the culture of Immortals, shaping their interactions and conflicts across the ages.

The origins of Quickening Powers remain a mystery. Are they gifts of divine origin, a natural evolution of the eternal struggle, or a curse designed to perpetuate the conflict between Light and Darkness? Whatever their origin, these abilities define an Immortal’s path through eternity, shaping their destiny and their role in the forever war. Like other traits, Quickening Powers are developed through mastery, with each level unlocking new and more potent abilities. The progression from basic to advanced powers reflects an Immortal's growing connection to their Quickening. At their peak, these abilities rival the gods themselves, cementing the Immortal's place in the eternal tapestry of fate.

Speed

Toughness

Iron Resilience - The Immortal's durability increases, allowing them to endure harsher blows. System: Gain 2 additional soak dice for physical damage. This effect is passive.
Unyielding Defense - The Immortal's body becomes nearly impervious to harm, deflecting even severe injuries. System: Gain 3 additional soak dice for physical damage and reduce bashing damage by 1 per hit. This effect is passive.
Indomitable Body - The Immortal becomes a walking fortress, enduring punishment that would fell lesser beings. System: Gain 4 additional soak dice for physical damage, reduce lethal damage by 1 per hit, and add +1 to Stamina rolls. This effect is passive.
Invincible Form - The Immortal achieves unmatched resilience, becoming nearly indestructible. System: Gain 5 additional soak dice for physical damage, reduce all damage (bashing and lethal) by 2 per hit, and automatically succeed on Stamina rolls to resist physical harm. This effect is passive.

Strength

Strength enhances the Immortal's physical power, allowing them to perform feats of might beyond mortal capability. With mastery, their blows become devastating, capable of shattering obstacles and overpowering foes.
Mighty Grip - The Immortal's raw strength allows them to overpower opponents and lift heavy objects effortlessly. System: Gain 1 automatic success on Strength-based rolls. This effect is passive.
Crushing Force - The Immortal's attacks carry greater weight, breaking through defenses and barriers. System: Gain 2 automatic successes on Strength-based rolls and add 1 to melee damage. This effect is passive.
Herculean Might - The Immortal can lift immense weights and deliver devastating blows. System: Gain 3 automatic successes on Strength-based rolls, add 2 to melee damage, and reduce difficulties for lifting or breaking objects by 1. This effect is passive.
Colossal Strength - The Immortal's physical power becomes legendary, allowing them to dominate through sheer force. System: Gain 4 automatic successes on Strength-based rolls, add 3 to melee damage, and ignore penalties for wielding heavy or unwieldy weapons. This effect is passive.
Titanic Power - The Immortal achieves the pinnacle of physical might, overpowering all but the most powerful adversaries. System: Gain 5 automatic successes on Strength-based rolls, add 5 to melee damage, and perform feats of strength that defy logic (e.g., flipping vehicles, breaking reinforced barriers). This effect is passive.

Regeneration

Immortals possess unparalleled recuperative abilities, allowing them to recover from injuries that would be fatal to mortals. Their healing factor is tied to their Quickening, and their ability improves with mastery. At its height, an Immortal’s body can mend wounds almost instantaneously, making them incredibly difficult to kill without decapitation.
Minor Recovery - The Immortal's body heals small wounds such as cuts, scrapes, and bruises within moments. While this level of regeneration does not allow recovery from more serious injuries, it significantly reduces the duration of minor pain and impairment. System: Minor injuries heal in 1-2 minutes without any Quickening expenditure. The Immortal reduces penalties for light wounds by 1.
Accelerated Healing - The Immortal can recover from moderate injuries, including deep cuts, sprains, and non-lethal broken bones, in hours instead of days. Their Quickening allows them to focus on repairing damage with greater speed. System: Spend 1 Quickening point to heal all bashing damage in minutes and one point of lethal damage per hour. Rolls to recover (such as Stamina + Survival) gain a -1 difficulty bonus.
Advanced Regeneration - At this level, the Immortal can heal from severe injuries such as shattered bones, deep lacerations, and puncture wounds. Regeneration begins to work even during combat, granting them an edge in battle. System: Spend 2 Quickening points to heal up to 3 levels of lethal damage over a scene. The Immortal can regenerate broken bones within minutes and gains an additional die for soaking physical damage while regenerating.
Rapid Recovery - Wounds that would incapacitate most beings can now be healed with startling efficiency. Even life-threatening injuries are resolved quickly, though extreme damage requires additional effort. System: Spend 3 Quickening points to heal all lethal damage within a single scene. The Immortal also gains the ability to regenerate missing body parts, such as fingers or eyes, over the course of a few days.
Instant Restoration - The Immortal becomes nearly indestructible, capable of healing even fatal wounds as long as decapitation is avoided. This mastery of regeneration makes them formidable opponents, feared by allies and enemies alike. System: Spend 5 Quickening points to fully restore the body to its peak condition within seconds, regardless of the severity of the injuries. This includes recovering from mortal wounds (e.g., impalement or exposure to extreme environments). The Immortal can regrow entire limbs within a scene.

Fade

Fade allows an Immortal to vanish from sight, blending seamlessly into their surroundings. This power is especially useful for evading pursuit or initiating a surprise attack. With mastery, an Immortal can move undetected even under intense scrutiny.
Subtle Presence - The Immortal becomes less noticeable, seeming unremarkable and blending into crowds or dimly lit areas. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Anyone attempting to locate the Immortal must succeed on a Perception + Alertness roll (difficulty 7).
Blurred Silhouette - The Immortal's form becomes hazy and indistinct, making it difficult to focus on them directly. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Opponents suffer a -2 penalty on rolls to detect or target the Immortal for the scene.
Vanish - The Immortal can disappear entirely from sight, even in plain view, as long as they remain motionless. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. The Immortal becomes invisible for a scene, though sudden movement may prompt a Perception roll (difficulty 8) to detect them.
Ethereal Movement - The Immortal can move while remaining unseen, navigating through even well-lit areas undetected. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. The Immortal may move freely while invisible, remaining undetectable unless they make a sudden or aggressive action.
Total Obfuscation - The Immortal becomes a ghostly presence, entirely imperceptible to both natural and supernatural senses. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. The Immortal remains invisible and undetectable by any means, including magical or technological surveillance, for the duration of the scene.

Magic Resistance

Magic Resistance shields the Immortal from supernatural effects, whether they stem from spells, rituals, or innate abilities. This power allows them to deflect or nullify hostile magic with increasing effectiveness as they grow stronger.
Dampened Effect - The Immortal reduces the potency of minor magical effects aimed at them. System: Spend 1 Quickening point to reduce the success threshold of any magic targeting the Immortal by 1.
Spell Shield - The Immortal gains resistance to more powerful spells and magical effects, forcing spellcasters to work harder to overcome their defenses. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Add 2 to the difficulty of any magic targeting the Immortal for the scene.
Reflective Barrier - The Immortal can reflect minor magical attacks back at their caster. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Any magical attack that fails to overcome the Immortal’s resistance is reflected back at its source.
Arcane Nullification - The Immortal can cancel out most magical effects entirely. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. The Immortal may roll Wits + Occult (difficulty 8) to nullify an ongoing magical effect or ritual within their vicinity.
Supreme Immunity - The Immortal becomes virtually immune to all but the most ancient and powerful magics. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. The Immortal automatically resists any supernatural effect unless it is cast by a being of significantly greater power (Storyteller’s discretion).

Mental Prowess

Mental Prowess enhances the Immortal's mind, granting them the ability to resist manipulation, sharpen their senses, and project their will onto others. At its peak, this power allows an Immortal to dominate the thoughts of weaker minds.
Focused Mind - The Immortal strengthens their mental resilience, enabling them to resist distractions and manipulations. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Add 2 dice to any roll to resist mental influence or fear-based effects for the scene.
Heightened Awareness - The Immortal gains enhanced perception and intuition, making them difficult to deceive. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Add 2 dice to Perception-based rolls for the scene.
Thought Projection - The Immortal can project their thoughts directly into another’s mind, creating a telepathic link. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Roll Manipulation + Empathy (difficulty 7). Success allows the Immortal to communicate telepathically with a chosen target for a scene.
Mind Shield - The Immortal becomes impervious to mental intrusions, blocking attempts to read or control their thoughts. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Roll Wits + Resolve (difficulty 6). Success renders the Immortal immune to mind-affecting powers for the scene.
Dominate Will - The Immortal exerts their will over others, forcing them to obey commands or see visions of their choosing. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. Roll Manipulation + Leadership (difficulty 8). Each success compels the target to follow a single command or experience a vivid mental illusion.

Sixth Sense

Sixth Sense allows the Immortal to perceive unseen threats, supernatural entities, and even glimpses of the future. This heightened awareness can mean the difference between life and death in critical moments.
Danger Sense - The Immortal gains an intuitive sense of nearby threats, even when they are not immediately visible. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Roll Perception + Alertness (difficulty 6). Success alerts the Immortal to the general location of potential dangers.
Supernatural Awareness - The Immortal can detect the presence of supernatural beings and effects within their vicinity. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Roll Wits + Occult (difficulty 7). Success reveals the presence and general type of supernatural forces nearby.
Insight - The Immortal gains flashes of knowledge or visions regarding a specific person, place, or event. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Roll Perception + Empathy (difficulty 8). Each success provides a clearer and more detailed vision.
Precognition - The Immortal can briefly glimpse into the immediate future, allowing them to react to events before they occur. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. Roll Intelligence + Occult (difficulty 7). Each success provides a turn of foreknowledge during a critical moment.
Omniscient Awareness - The Immortal achieves near-total awareness of their surroundings, perceiving hidden dangers, supernatural entities, and subtle details with perfect clarity. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. For the duration of the scene, the Immortal automatically detects all relevant details within their immediate environment and may act accordingly without requiring perception rolls.

Weapon Bonding

Immortals share a deep connection with their chosen weapon, transforming it into an extension of their very essence. As this bond strengthens, their weapon becomes a powerful tool, enhanced by their Quickening.
Attuned Weapon - The Immortal forges a connection with their weapon, rendering it almost unbreakable. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. The weapon gains +1 damage and becomes resistant to wear or breakage.
Enhanced Edge - The weapon becomes sharper or sturdier, allowing the Immortal to deliver more devastating blows. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. The weapon gains +2 damage for the scene and ignores mundane armor.
Quickening Infusion - The weapon channels the Immortal’s energy, delivering strikes infused with supernatural power. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Add the Immortal’s Quickening rating to the weapon’s damage for one attack.
Signature Weapon - The weapon takes on unique characteristics tied to the Immortal’s essence, such as glowing with energy or humming in anticipation of combat. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. The weapon gains +3 damage and an additional effect (e.g., fire, lightning, or stunning blows) for the scene.
Soulbound Weapon - The weapon becomes a true extension of the Immortal’s soul, granting unparalleled power and resilience. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. The weapon cannot be disarmed, destroyed, or wielded by another. It gains +5 damage and a unique ability, such as striking through magical defenses.

Temporal Memory

Temporal Memory allows Immortals to tap into the vast expanse of their lived experiences, recalling past events and knowledge with uncanny accuracy. With mastery, they can even gain insights into their current challenges from the echoes of history.
Historical Insight - The Immortal remembers key details from historical events they witnessed. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Gain an automatic success on any roll related to historical knowledge.
Tactical Recall - The Immortal accesses strategies and lessons from battles fought long ago. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Add 2 dice to any roll involving strategy or tactics for the scene.
Living Archive - The Immortal's mind becomes a repository of centuries of knowledge, ready to draw on as needed. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Gain 3 automatic successes on any Knowledge-based roll for the scene.
Ancestral Echoes - The Immortal channels the memories and skills of their predecessors. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. Temporarily gain a skill or ability your character does not possess, at 3 dots, for one scene.
Timeless Awareness - The Immortal achieves near-total recall and can even foresee the potential outcomes of present actions. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. The Immortal may replay a failed roll involving Intelligence or Wits, taking the better result.

Laying of Hands

Laying of Hands allows the Immortal to heal others through physical touch, channeling their Quickening to mend injuries and alleviate ailments. This power reflects their capacity for compassion and responsibility.
Minor Healing - The Immortal can stabilize wounds and alleviate minor pain. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Heal 1 bashing damage or stabilize a dying individual.
Restorative Touch - The Immortal can cure ailments such as infections or minor poisons. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Heal 2 bashing damage or remove minor negative conditions.
Healing Surge - The Immortal channels a burst of energy to heal more significant injuries. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Heal 2 lethal damage or all bashing damage for one individual.
Cleansing Light - The Immortal's touch purges toxins and supernatural effects from the afflicted. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. Remove curses, supernatural effects, or up to 3 lethal damage.
Life Bringer - The Immortal restores life’s vitality, healing even grievous wounds. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. Heal all lethal damage, remove debilitating effects, and restore the target to peak condition.

Affect Weather

Immortals wielding this power can manipulate weather patterns, shaping the environment to their will. With mastery, they can conjure storms or even alter the climate on a massive scale.
Local Change - The Immortal can create minor weather effects, such as a light drizzle or gentle breeze. System: Spend 1 Quickening point. Alter the weather in a small area (e.g., a street or park) for a scene.
Stormcaller - The Immortal can summon moderate weather phenomena, such as heavy rain or strong winds. System: Spend 2 Quickening points. Affect an entire neighborhood with significant weather changes.
Thunderbringer - The Immortal can call forth violent storms, including thunder and lightning. System: Spend 3 Quickening points. Cover a city district with destructive weather for a scene.
Elemental Fury - The Immortal commands catastrophic weather effects, such as tornadoes or blizzards. System: Spend 4 Quickening points. Affect an entire city with severe weather conditions, causing widespread disruption.
Master of the Skies - The Immortal can reshape weather across vast regions, even altering the climate. System: Spend 5 Quickening points. Change the weather across a country or large region for a scene, creating or dissipating extreme phenomena.