Les arts licencieux, described in modern nights as Licencieux, grant the power to warp the perceptions and emotions of humans, altering their behavior by causing wondrous and fantastic illusions. It is practiced by the Duchagne bloodline, a charming lineage of French Daeva.
This discipline is described in detail in Bloodlines: The Chosen.
With Licencieux the Kindred warps the senses of her prey, manipulating others towards her own goals.
Discipline Levels
• Intime
Draws a memory thought to be forgotten to the surface, associating a recent sensation with the idylls of childhood.
•• La Touche Illusoire
Creates the sensation of touch, whether it be smooth and sensual, or fierce and disparaging.
••• Douleur Agréable
A form of conditioning, this technique creates pain or pleasure from afar, subconsciously teaching that actions producing the pleasure are good, those producing pain are to be avoided.
•••• Insensate
Dims the senses, causing the target to become as deprived of pleasure as the Duchagne herself, or even more; has the potential to blind, deafen, or worse.
••••• Jardin d'Agrément
Manipulates an expansive and marvelous scene of illusion, which can in turn manipulate whoever is trapped in it.
