Pathway of Doom
Description: This ancient rite created by Cappadocius’ to speak with the ghost of his sire after the murder of the Second Generation grants the necromancer instantaneous transport through the Underworld from the point of casting to the location of anyone who has received the Embrace, whether they still be unliving or dead. This ritual must be cast in the Underworld, at a place that lies beyond any settlement, where barrow-flame burns. The ritual can transport the caster to any cainite, anywhere in the Underworld and will even place the necromancer near that person in the Shadow-lands if they yet still reside in the world of the living. A requirement of the ritual is that the caster must know the given name and clan of the cainite he seeks and must be able to cite that individual’s lineage back at least one generation. This ritual is taught only by rote, no written versions of it exist anywhere except in the Library of Brujah and it is expressly forbidden to teach the ritual to anyone within the Manus Nigrum without permission of the Liches or the consent of the Del’Roh. Out of respect for Cappadocius, this ritual is always taught in the original Enochian dialect and the one who receives this sacred knowledge is bound to the brotherhood of Avatars to ferry whoever, whatever, or whenever it is required in service to the Tal’meh’Ra.
Origin: The Liches claim that this ritual made its way into their hands after the Giovanni Purge of 1444. Though not one of the traditional rituals of the Tal’meh’Ra, this rite has been well received by the Avatars (Manus Nigrum Ferrymen) and the Rawis (Keepers of Lore) have acknowledged its authenticity as a likely creation of Ashur (Cappadocius).
Ingredients: Barrow-flame / a sword / three wooden stakes
Casting: Once the necromancer has arrived in the Underworld, he must travel to the edge of the Tempest in a place where barrow-flame is found. There he must recite the ritual’s litany and invocation. As he does so, he must throw three sharpened, wooden stakes into the cold flames and then slice his left hand with a sword, doing at least one level of lethal damage. The caster must bleed at least one blood point and that blood must be flicked into the fire three times. If the ritual is successful, the fire will be quenched on the third measure of blood and a cloud of smoke will envelope the caster, when it dissipates, the caster will have been delivered to the person he seeks or as close as the magic can get.
System:The player rolls Intelligence + Rituals = difficulty eight (8) and the casting takes no less than twenty-five (25) minutes. If the caster fails the roll, then he has wasted time and must try again. If he botches, then the ritual seems to work as expected, but the necromancer emerges at a random location within the Tempest. If the ritual is successful, then the necromancer arrives within reasonable proximity to his chosen target. The caster can transport as much equipment with him as he can comfortably carry.
Reference: Vampire Website - Necromancy Rituals - Bruce's Grimoire - level 5 - Quadrivium Ex Deus
"The Magister 00:11, 28 December 2014 (MST)"
