Spell Name: Borrowed Breath

Arcana: Life 2 + Death 1
Practice: Veiling
Primary Factor: Duration
Cost: 1 Mana

Yantras:

• Mirror (+1)
• Mortal blood (+1)
• Spoken true name (+2)

Duration: 1 hour (with 2 Potency)

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Effects (Awakening version):

• The mage cloaks the vampire’s undead state.
  The spell overlays a “living template” onto the corpse.
• The vampire gains:
  • Warm skin
  • Breath
  • Pulse
  • Normal aura
  • No Death resonance
  • No supernatural “wrongness”
• Supernatural detection sees them as a mortal.
  Even Mage Sight sees a living pattern unless scrutinized deeply.
• The vampire can eat, drink, and pass medical tests.

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Drawbacks (Awakening balance):

• The vampire loses access to Disciplines above level 1.
  The living pattern suppresses undead power.
• The vampire suffers -2 to resist physical harm.
  Life template ≠ undead durability.
• Sunlight still harms them normally.
• If the vampire uses Blood Potency, the spell cracks.
  The undead nature reasserts itself.

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Spell Failure Condition

If the mage fails a Clash of Wills against the vampire’s Blood Potency, the spell fizzles and the vampire’s aura flares violently.