The subject remembers a sad memory from her past and dwells on it, filling herself with sorrow.
Prerequisites: Mantle (Winter) •• or Court Goodwill (Winter) ••••
Cost: 1 Glamour
Dice Pool: Intelligence + Investigation + Mantle (Winter) – subject’s Composure ({Intelligence}+{Investigation} + Winter Mantle - Composure)
Action: Instant
Catch: The subject is carrying a photograph (or other image) of an older relative or ancestor on her person.
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The attempt fails, and the subject is immune to the character’s Fleeting Winter Contracts for one full day.
Failure: The subject remains unaffected.
Success: The subject recalls one sad or painful memory, and it causes her sorrow. The character has no influence over what memory surfaces. The subject’s Social rolls suffer a dice penalty equal to half the number of the character’s successes; the same penalty is applied to people attempting to influence the subject. The recollection and sorrow last for one scene.
Exceptional Success: The character may also choose to trigger another such event (which may or may not be a different memory) at a set time within the next 24 hours.
Suggested Modifiers
| Modifier | Situation |
| +1 | The subject has a doleful personality. |
| –1 | The subject is naturally upbeat. |
| –1 | Something good just happened to the subject. |
| –3 | The subject has no genuinely sad memories (a truly innocent child, for instance). |