Editing Genius The Transgression/Chapter Four:Special Rules and Systems (section)

=== Manes: ===

''"Observation: I can't see a thing. Conclusion: Dinosaurs."''
''-Carl Sagan''

Manes, whether creatures, objects, or places, need Mania in order to survive. Even the most beautiful, hopeful mane or bardo is ultimately a parasite on the thoughts of the world, draining it in order to sustain itself. 

A bardo requires Mania depending on its size. This rarely comes up, since most bardos that have lasted for more than a few years have found ways of sustaining themselves, but the inhabitants of a bardo are deadly serious about making sure that their homes stay supplied with intellectual energy. A bardo that goes "hungry" will shrink, casting any creatures within the abandoned area out into the real world. Generally a bardo needs a certain amount of Mania per month; if it does not receive that amount, it will shrink until it stabilizes at its new Mania supply level.

{|
|+
|'''Bardo Size'''
|'''Mania Required'''
|-
|House
|10 per month
|-
|Village or Castle
|20 per month
|-
|Town
|50 per month
|-
|City or Realm
|100 per month
|-
|World
|300 per month
|}

Bardos sustain themselves by sending out emissaries to gather Mania. Manes within a bardo do not require a separate Mania supply (the ideological consistency found in a bardo sustains them), but outside their homes they require Mania to survive and can suffer Havoc.

All animate manes possess the Calculus Vampire Merit, and those that dwell outside of a bardo use that ability to provide themselves with sustenance. A mane away from its home burns one point of Mania per day; if it cannot pay, it must make a Havoc check.