Vitae

Vitae is the force that drives Mercenaries. It is a strange power and an extremely rare gift. Its origins are debated though a widely held theory is that it is apportioned by the World-Spirit to those who would use it to protect Primus and Mercenaries have it in abundance. Vitae grants Mercenaries several benefits:
 * 1) The chance to be restored to life by mystical means
 * 2) The capacity to be Reincarnated
 * 3) The ability to see Reality with greater clarity and to understand when it falters or changes

As it can be seen the In Game nature of Vitae is highly mystical. For simple game mechanics all PCs start with 100% Vitae. Should they die and are lucky enough to be successfully restored to life by use of supernatural powers this will drain a portion of their vitae. Generally this will be a loss of 10% for a non-evil character and 20% for an evil character. To be restored to life a character must have some vitae remaining. This means that typically a non-evil person can be restored to life up to 10 times and an evil one up to 5 times. See the Restore Life Miracle for further information.