The Blood is more than sustenance for some vampires—via the blood bond, it is a method by which one may feel again or exert a level of control otherwise impossible. Clan Tzimisce learned how to break blood bonds with the help of a demon, and though the Carpathians dissented from using this power at the time, they have since learned to apply this knowledge– a useful tool for maintaining their valued independence. You are able to lower the blood bond or viniculum rating of either yourself or another character by expending a downtime action to do so. Your target must either be willing, torpid, or restrained to receive this benefit. You cannot selectively choose which blood bonds or vinculum ratings to lower; a single application of this ability lowers all blood bonds and vinculum ratings by 1.