Auspex is as much reflections of the Curse of Caine as the traditional banes, as it can lead to an obsession with minutiae and distraction from important matters from focusing on minor details[1]. Also, higher mastery of the discipline can result in Cainites who are accustomed to using Auspex to read the minds of people in any situation and may suddenly find themselves unable to shut the mind-reading down. These vampires find themselves overwhelmed with “background noise” or, if only in the company of one or two people, answering unasked questions[2].
It is one of the most common and favored Disciplines among Cainites due to its versatility and overall usefulness in just about every facet of vampiric existence. In addition to the individual powers granted at each level, Auspex allows someone the opportunity to see through illusions, such as from Obfuscate or Chimerstry, so long as the user possess at least an equal mastery in Auspex as the Discipline in question. Furthermore, it has been known to grant some degree of oracular ability, particularly when alerting a Cainite to danger, even if they are in torpor.
Heightened Senses: Raise one of your five senses to superhuman levels
Aura Perception: Learn various qualities of a person from their aura
The Spirit’s Touch: Learn something of an object and its previous owner from its resonance
Telepathy: Briefly probe someone’s mind or project a telepathic message to them
Psychic Projection: Free your mind to travel the world in astral form