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|date_created=October 31, 2012
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{{3.5e Maneuver
|name=Caress the One, the Never-Fading
|discipline=Amaranth Eclipse
|type=Stance
|desc=
|lvl=8
|prereq=Four Amaranth Eclipse maneuvers, Int 9, Wis 12
|initiation=1 swift action
|range=Personal
|tsea=t
|subj=You
|dur=Stance
|save=None
|summary=You revel in your enemies' fear, healing yourself by (metaphorically) drinking their tears of impotence.
}}

<onlyinclude>''You glow blood-red for a moment, then roar mightily and break the will of your enemies. As they flee before you, their bodies flash snow-white, and you draw energy from their shattered confidence and use it to repair your wounds.''

This maneuver isn't part of the original [[Amaranth Eclipse (3.5e Martial Discipline)|Amaranth Eclipse]] discipline; it was developed by a monk who adapted its techniques into his own fighting style. (In fact, if not for its tendency to promote spreading fear for fear's sake, the Devoted Spirit discipline would probably be eager to claim this maneuver for its own.) The nature of this technique requires its user to be a bit more enlightened than the average [[SRD:Orc|orc]], but those who master it are rewarded with the power to heal their own wounds by feeding off the fear and panic they sow among their enemies.

While in this stance, whenever you succeed on an [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] check against an opposed roll or a [[SRD:DC|DC]] (including a duel of wills<ref name="tob">[[Publication:Tome of Battle|Tome of Battle (Book of Nine Swords)]]</ref> or an [[SRD:Intimidate|Intimidate]] check that you make as part of another maneuver - even a maneuver not from the Amaranth Eclipse discipline), you heal 1 point of damage for each point by which you beat the opposing roll or DC.

This stance does not allow you to derive any (extra) healing from an [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] check made without any sort of opposing value (such as the [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] check made to determine how many temporary hp you gain from [[Devil in the Mirror (3.5e Maneuver)|''devil in the mirror'']]), nor does it grant you any healing when you substitute another skill or other value for an [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] check (such as using the Unnerving Calm<ref name="tob">[[Publication:Tome of Battle|Tome of Battle (Book of Nine Swords)]]</ref> feat to substitute [[SRD:Concentration Skill|Concentration]] for [[SRD:Intimidate Skill|Intimidate]] in a duel of wills<ref name="tob">[[Publication:Tome of Battle|Tome of Battle (Book of Nine Swords)]]</ref>). This maneuver is a supernatural ability.</onlyinclude>

''[http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Amaranth-lyrics-Nightwish/D03E52F804D268194825731B00263185 Caress the one, the Never-Fading]''<br/>
''Rain in your heart, the tears of snow-white sorrow!''<br/>
''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNBw0-xIoUs Caress the one, the hiding amaranth]''<br/>
''In a land of the daybreak!''<br/>

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Article Balance	High +
Author	Luigifan18 +
Discipline	Amaranth Eclipse +
Identifier	3.5e Maneuver +
Level	8 +
Rated By	Foxwarrior +
Rating	Rating Pending +
Summary	You revel in your enemies' fear, healing yourself by (metaphorically) drinking their tears of impotence. +
Title	Caress the One, the Never-Fading +
Type	Stance +