Auspex
Auspex is, for the most part, best described as a sixth sense. It allows for those with such a gift, to seen that which may otherwise have remained concealed or hidden, as well as grant them the ability to pierce through the veil of limited mundane understanding: and observe the astral plane beyond our own. Whilst proficiency does indeed vary, Auspex allows for those most gifted with it to utilise their heightened senses and understanding to navigate the world unburdened by an element of paranoia.
Sense the Unseen (low or high level Auspex):
Those who possess this unique power have the gift to peer through the mundane reality, and reveal to themselves what has been hidden. It is almost impossible to hide in plain sight from someone with the preternatural sight that Auspex grants. Their worldview is forever altered by the sight gifted to them upon their Embrace. A prime use of this power, is to peel back the veil of Obfuscate, to the reveal whoever is in hiding. As you would expect, this makes users of this gift indispensable to their own, and their coterie's, survival. All can be wary of the natural forms of predation, but it is a rare gift to be able to keep an eye peeled for the supernaturally concealed.
[ System: The Auspex user spends an appropriate amount of time surveilling an area, attempting to discover anyone who may be hiding in Obfuscate. After a short duration, the User can approach the player in hiding (if there is one) and discuss the level of Obfuscate and Auspex being used.
Through this negotiation, both players reveal the level of the power they have (the Obfuscate player will be indicating this with a number of fingers displayed against their chest) and if the Auspex power surpasses the Obfuscate, they can be seen. In the case of a tie, the Auspex user can be vaguely aware of a hidden presence, but is unable to break the Obfuscate being used.]
Scry the Soul (high level Auspex):
Those more well acquainted with the means of acquiring information through Auspex, can utilise it to peer into the very Soul of their target, and ascertain qualities about their persona. This can simply be a way to seem if someone's Aura reads as a mortal, or if they a vampire (or other supernatural creature). As you can expect, it is incredible useful to be able to read the true nature of someone without having to ask them: they cannot hide the truth of their
souls afterall. In other cases, they can ascertain whether or not a target is under the effect of Dominate, or
another supernatural mind altering effect. Even, in some cases, if the target has committedthe sin of Diablerie in recent times.
[ System: During a conversation with the Target, a player can use this power to ask them a single question regarding their current emotional state, their nature (mortal, vampire, fae, werewolf, etc etc) the target them has to answer honestly. This power can be roleplayed as if the user is reading the aura of the target, and can only be used on the same target, from the same source, once an hour (unless negotiated otherwise). ]