The Contagion is insidious because it hides in plain sight with nothing to give it away. Through this vector, Operatives are able to see traces of the Contagion as well as seeing through other methods of concealment. This gives them a powerful advantage for those normally not able to see through methods of concealment. It allows an Operatives to work covertly and observe their target without revealing their intentions.
When it is activated, the Eyes on Target user sees the true form of their target. If the target is capable of changing forms or is hiding their true form, then it is revealed through the vision as an aura of their true form clinging to their body. Beings who seem human on the outside are revealed by Eyes on Target, if a Clash of Wills is successful, as their auras flow with drops of blood or lines of machine code flow through their extremities.
When used to study Infrastructure, it reveals the scope of the Infrastructure in terms even an ordinary mortal can understand. Sometimes Eyes on Target reveals Infrastructure as grand cathedrals or towering machines reaching into the sky, other times as dark passages leading to somewhere foreboding and terrible. It never reveals the type of Infrastructure something is, but it gives the user an indication of what it could be, and whether it makes sense to interfere with it.
When used to look for Contagion, Eyes on Target reveals traces of the Contagion in the user’s vicinity. Trace amounts of residue may appear around the bodies of infected mortals, but Eyes on Target does not reveal the specifics of the Contagion or its source.
The Uratha deeply inhales the scent of their victim, filtering the air into their mouth as they watch the multi-headed creature walk among humans like it was once one. The Sin-Eater sees the taint of the Contagion flowing through the dealer’s veins like the heroin he sells. The Renegade’s extra senses show the monstrous form of the individual peddling Contagion tainted drugs on the street corner.
System: This vector grants the Operative the ability to see the true natures of those around them. When this vector is activated, it is always on for the remainder of the scene until it is deactivated. If the user has eyes, they take on a white film which does not impair their vision. Those attempting to hide their use of the power with sunglasses can do so.
Any attempts to see past supernatural abilities designed to hide an appearance or identity gain dice equal to the user’s dots in Intel, to any Clash of Wills where the user attempts to see past the target’s concealment or ruse.
Users of this ability do not need eyes. Operatives with- out vision are still able to see their target’s true natures as disturbances on different spectrums.
Cost: 1 Willpower
Dice Pool: Wits + Occult Action: Instant Duration: One scene
Demons, Vampires: The art of looking past a person’s common form comes easily to you, whether it’s reading what your internal code is telling you or sensing the monstrous aura emanating from beneath your quarry’s skin. Looking at auras will tell you a target’s mood, but you also are able to read the target’s immediate fears.
Beasts, Deviants, Werewolves: Now you have seen your prey, you can sense their connections through their aura. Any individual aware of the target’s true form or nature exudes a smoky halo you can sense for one chapter. You are unable to select another victim for Eyes on Target for the remainder of the chapter.
Changelings, Hunters: Because your feet are firmly planted in two worlds, you can sense immediate ties between individuals. You can tell if someone’s actions are the result of their mind being modified by an outside force, if a rioter is being affected by a supernatural influence, or if someone in a group feels love, hatred, or envy for another group member.
Mages: Your perceptive abilities grow even stronger with this edge. Your peripheral Mage Sight allows for a Clash of Wills to detect if someone is practicing concealed magic within your periphery.
Mummies: You have dabbled with the raw, fundamental forces of the universe. Now, sensing their presence is second nature to you. You are able to follow energies back to their source. These paths reflect the source of mystical energy that created them. You might perceive a woman who is under the effect of a Discipline as having a strand of dried blood floating back toward the vampire who controls her, or an individual under the effect of mental sorcery surrounded by runic writing that flows back to a mage.
Specializations:
Integrator: These demons can place the target’s position in the God-Machine’s grand design, such as knowing it has selected an individual to work at this factory because they are on a path to have an accident that will get a person killed, preventing that soon-to-die individual from causing the God- Machine a problem. The destiny this specialization predicts is a butterfly effect, however, and if a character interferes with the destiny it may not take place in the way expected.
Autumn Court: If the victim of Eyes on Target has ever physically harmed another individual, for a chapter, evidence of this harm — whether in the form of a weapon or even a camera complete with footage — is visible in your mind. You know exactly where to find it. The Autumn Court does not forget wrongs and punishes them with gusto.