Serpico's Specs

By Gus "Genesis" Belanger (gusbelanger@yahoo.com)

Two Point Artifact

Description

In outward appearance, these look like an ordinary pair of smallish sunglasses (like those John Lennon was often seen wearing in his later years). Closer inspection of the frame and the glass will also bear that out.

Anyone who wears the glasses will notice that he can only see in black and white, never color. There seems to be no reason for this; it is just so. Any type of scientific analysis done by attempting to dissemble the spectacles or otherwise break off a piece of the glass will destroy them; they will henceforth become nothing more than normal sunglasses. No one else will notice anything any different about the glasses unless a Kindred attempts to Dominate them or use Presence on them. If that happens, the wearers will be immune to both Powers up to Level 6. This includes Majesty and is not affected by the Generation or age of the Dominating/Presencing Vampire.

Unfortunately, this means that the wearer also cannot use Dominate and Presence, at all, regardless of his age or Generation.

No one knows where the item came from; it has its name because it is currently under the employ of a Ventrue private investigator named Donatello Serpico, who lends it out to close associates from time to time.