Celerity

Celerity

Nicknames: Alacrity, The Blink, The Ghost's Pace

Essence: The power to move with impossible speed, making the world slow to a crawl while you become a lightning strike of action.

Description (In-World)

"Mortals speak of being 'faster than a speeding bullet.' Child's play. Celerity is not about moving quickly through the world; it is about forcing the world to move at your pace. When you Rouse the Blood for this, time itself seems to stretch and thin. A gunshot becomes a slow crawl of fire and lead. A swinging fist becomes a lazy arc you can casually step inside. It is the ultimate predatory advantage, the gift of the pounce, the strike, and the escape before your prey has even registered your presence. It is the grace of the dancer and the fury of the berserker, all in a single, beautiful blink."

Levels of Mastery

Initiate: Your speed comes in shocking, uncontrolled bursts. You can cross a room in the time it takes an enemy to blink, or dodge a punch you've already seen coming. To mortals, you are a blur, a trick of the light, a sudden gust of wind.

Adept: You now move with impossible grace and precision. Your speed is no longer just a sudden dash, but a sustained state of alacrity. You can pluck a bullet from the air, run along the vertical surface of a wall, or land a flurry of blows before your foe can even raise their guard. You dance through combat, untouched.

Master: A master of Celerity is a ghost of violence. You move so fast that you can appear to be in multiple places at once, dispatching an entire room of armed opponents before the first one even hits the floor. You are not simply a blur; you are truly invisible, your actions only perceived by the devastating aftermath you leave in your wake.

Traditional Practitioners

Celerity is a core Discipline for the clans who value speed and grace, whether in combat or in art. It is an in-clan Discipline for the elegant @Toreador, the furious @Brujah, and the lethal @Banu Haqim.