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While a part of the broader Koldunic school, this Path does not overtly rely upon a direct connection to Kupala. Rather, it invokes a number of curses in the name of various pre-Christian Slavic deities. Then again, some Tzimisce scholars speculate that at least some of those deities are themselves merely aspects of the being which calls itself Kupala. All of these effects require the koldun to be able to directly perceive the target. They cannot generally be used at range through sympathetic magic, but they can be used against a distant target whom the koldun can perceive through powers such as The Way of the Spirit or Scry.

The koldun may destroy her enemy’s resolve, instilling feelings of pessimism and hopelessness. For one turn per success, the target may not spend Willpower for any purpose. The koldun unleashes a hateful insult towards his foe, thereby provoking her to mindless anger. In response to the insult, the target must immediately roll Self-Control to resist frenzy against a difficulty of 5 + the number of successes on the activation roll, maximum difficulty 9. The koldun may instill a crushing despair or nigh-suicidal depression in her enemy. For one turn per success, the target is overwhelmed by intense misery and weeps uncontrollably. She cannot engage in any action that requires concentration, and a Kindred loses one blood point each turn as vitae streams from her eyes. The koldun taunts his enemy with a prediction of certain doom, which then comes to pass. The target automatically loses two successes on every roll she attempts. The effect lasts for a number of consecutive rolls equal to the successes rolled. The koldun may now inflict direct damage on her enemy in the form of bitter cold and starving hunger. For each success, the target suffers two levels of bashing damage that can be soaked normally. In addition, a vampire targeted with this power loses one blood point per success.