You are a throwback to an older lineage of the clan. You suffer from a ghastly pallor reminiscent of the Cappadocians, and you can learn Necromancy: Mortis Path. This path is learned without a teacher, is purchased at out-of-clan costs, and is not considered an in-clan discipline. This merit provides an exception to the rule that prevents non-Cappadocians from learning Necromancy: Mortis Path. Other Giovanni (especially old ones) are extremely suspicious of characters who demonstrate the ability to harness the Mortis Path, believing that such an individual may still be loyal to the Cappadocians. Your disciplines are the same as those of your parent clan (Giovanni), save that you can purchase the discipline Necromancy: Mortis Path without a teacher. Bloodline Merit Cost: 4

A Giovanni vampire’s bite causes excruciating pain in the mortals who receive it. When a Giovanni feeds upon a mortal, she inflicts 3 points of damage for every blood she drains instead of the standard 2.