Pierce the Masque

Pierce the Masque Mystic Proficiency 200 hours Requires: Odour of the Grave

This ability allows one to recognize Vampires & other Undead. A successful skill check at 10 or more can determine the living from the Undead, a check at 15 or more may determine what type of Undead one faces. Note that this is an active skill (where you must examine your suspect), rather than passive (such as with Odour of the Grave—you automatically smell an Undead). While this skill does not require much concentration—and thus may be performed in a social setting without drawing attention—you must still first suspect that someone is in fact an Undead in order to properly use this skill. However, this is not much of a problem for a sufficiently paranoid necromancer… and aren't they all?