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'''Quote:''' ''For the life of the flesh is in the blood.'' - Leviticus 17:11
 
'''Quote:''' ''For the life of the flesh is in the blood.'' - Leviticus 17:11
  
'''Description:''' All ancient nations hinged their beliefs about ''hema'' (blood) on their religious dogmas as related to mythology or the origins of religion. The Hellenes (Greeks) especially have always known ''hema'' as the well-known red fluid of the human body. Greek scientific considerations about blood date from Homeric times. The ancient Greeks considered ''hema'' as synonymous with life. In Greek myths and historical works, one finds the first references to the uninterrupted vascular circulation of blood, the differences between venous and arterial blood, and the bone marrow as the site of blood production. The Greeks also speculated about mechanisms of blood coagulation and the use of blood transfusion to save life.
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'''Description:''' The Augury of Serpentarius represents a refinement of the Lamian Oracle, a rite of divination, but not for hunting, but rather one of medical investigation. The transformation of the rote from one of detection to diagnosis reveals its specialization.  
  
According to many linguists, the Greek word '''''AIMA''''' (haema, hema, blood) is derived from the ancient Greek verb '''''“αίθω”''''' (aetho), which means “make red-hot, roast” “warm or heat”. In most ''ipsissina verba'', according to this interpretation, the word stems from the passive present perfect of the verb '''''“αίθω”''''' (aetho) '''''“ήσμαι”''''' (hesmae). From this we get '''''“αίσμα”''''' (haesma) or '''''“αίμα”''''' (haema), which means literally ''“hot”'' or ''“incandescent”'' (as the body fluid is supposed to be).
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To the ancient Greeks snakes were sacred beings of wisdom, healing, and resurrection; Serpentarius, serpent-handlers by extension were a rare breed of miracle worker, among them was the demigod  Asclepius, god of healing, whose relationship with serpents eventually allowed him to conquer death itself.
  
Given the details from above, it is no great deduction to understand that the ''Mantea Aimatos'' is a ritual of blood. More importantly, it is a ''divination through blood'' as the Greek word '''''μαντείο''''' (manteio) is a oracle and '''''αίμα''''' (blood) or an oracle of blood. However in both ancient Greek and in English, that could mean a great many things. Rather the ''Mantean Aimatos'' is a refinement of the ''Lamian Oracle''.  
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Before one can conquer death, one must learn to see as Asclepius could see, or rather as his serpents could. As a permutation of the Lamian Oracle, the Augury of Serpentarius grants the caster or another upon whom he casts it, the ability to see the life-force of an individual in the form of the blood that courses throughout that individual's body. The difference between the Lamian Oracle and the Augury of Serpentarius, is that the latter applies to just one subject and grants significant magnification of perception.  
  
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The augur's senses are so acute, that they can see the smallest capillary and can detect the presence of the blood cells individually. As with the Lamian Oracle, the flesh of the subject being viewed appears translucent in shades of pink, pale blue and violet save for where blood congregates. The blood itself has a ruby incandescent that grows brighter as it flows towards and immediately away from the heart.
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This gift of ophidian sight allows the augur to determine the health of a single subject, whether they are injured or sick and the likely cause. The degree of information conveyed depends upon the degree of success of the magician in the casting of this effect. As with the Lamian Oracle, the illumination of the blood is present in the bones of the body and its brightness is enough to reveal broken bones, cracks or osteoporosis.
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The augury need not be one of sight, the other four senses of hearing, taste, touch and smell are all valid, but only one sense can be augmented at a time. Transformations of the caster's body, or the one upon whom the spell was cast manifest ophidian characteristics related to the sense being used for the diagnosis. These manifestations can be frightening to Commoners (the Un-Awakened) and while not a function of paradox, they can become so upon a backlash or branding.
  
 
'''Origin:'''  [[Czere Ubireg |Ostanes]]
 
'''Origin:'''  [[Czere Ubireg |Ostanes]]
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'''System:''' ''[[Modus]]'' + ''[[Anima]]'' = difficulty is 5 normally / or with a unique instrument difficulty is (4 + 1) -2 = 3
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'''System:''' ''[[Modus]]'' + ''[[Anima]]'' = difficulty is 5 normally / or with a unique instrument difficulty is (4 + 1) -2 = 3. Successes over the first grant an additional +1 die to Perception + Medicine rolls. The effect of the spell specifically reveals how many health levels a subject should have, how many current levels the subject has and sources of injury or infection. Other things that might be revealed by more successful rolls would be: birth defects, mutations, cancers, old conditions, previous surgeries, childbirth, etc. While the spell might reveal a recent malignant developments and the site of that event, it could not specifically detect supernatural effects upon a subject without the addition of the Sphere of Prime. This rote can only be used upon one subject at a time, but may be switched in the time allowed to other subjects at a penalty of one die (-1) from the original casting roll and bonus.
  
 
'''Sphere:''' ([[Anima]] •)  
 
'''Sphere:''' ([[Anima]] •)  

Latest revision as of 19:45, 31 May 2020

De Cartis Hellene ~&~ Rotes by Craft / Tradition

Quote: For the life of the flesh is in the blood. - Leviticus 17:11

Description: The Augury of Serpentarius represents a refinement of the Lamian Oracle, a rite of divination, but not for hunting, but rather one of medical investigation. The transformation of the rote from one of detection to diagnosis reveals its specialization.

To the ancient Greeks snakes were sacred beings of wisdom, healing, and resurrection; Serpentarius, serpent-handlers by extension were a rare breed of miracle worker, among them was the demigod Asclepius, god of healing, whose relationship with serpents eventually allowed him to conquer death itself.

Before one can conquer death, one must learn to see as Asclepius could see, or rather as his serpents could. As a permutation of the Lamian Oracle, the Augury of Serpentarius grants the caster or another upon whom he casts it, the ability to see the life-force of an individual in the form of the blood that courses throughout that individual's body. The difference between the Lamian Oracle and the Augury of Serpentarius, is that the latter applies to just one subject and grants significant magnification of perception.

The augur's senses are so acute, that they can see the smallest capillary and can detect the presence of the blood cells individually. As with the Lamian Oracle, the flesh of the subject being viewed appears translucent in shades of pink, pale blue and violet save for where blood congregates. The blood itself has a ruby incandescent that grows brighter as it flows towards and immediately away from the heart.

This gift of ophidian sight allows the augur to determine the health of a single subject, whether they are injured or sick and the likely cause. The degree of information conveyed depends upon the degree of success of the magician in the casting of this effect. As with the Lamian Oracle, the illumination of the blood is present in the bones of the body and its brightness is enough to reveal broken bones, cracks or osteoporosis.

The augury need not be one of sight, the other four senses of hearing, taste, touch and smell are all valid, but only one sense can be augmented at a time. Transformations of the caster's body, or the one upon whom the spell was cast manifest ophidian characteristics related to the sense being used for the diagnosis. These manifestations can be frightening to Commoners (the Un-Awakened) and while not a function of paradox, they can become so upon a backlash or branding.

Origin: Ostanes

Instruments: Serpent Blood

Casting:

System: Modus + Anima = difficulty is 5 normally / or with a unique instrument difficulty is (4 + 1) -2 = 3. Successes over the first grant an additional +1 die to Perception + Medicine rolls. The effect of the spell specifically reveals how many health levels a subject should have, how many current levels the subject has and sources of injury or infection. Other things that might be revealed by more successful rolls would be: birth defects, mutations, cancers, old conditions, previous surgeries, childbirth, etc. While the spell might reveal a recent malignant developments and the site of that event, it could not specifically detect supernatural effects upon a subject without the addition of the Sphere of Prime. This rote can only be used upon one subject at a time, but may be switched in the time allowed to other subjects at a penalty of one die (-1) from the original casting roll and bonus.

Sphere: (Anima •)

Paradox:

Inspiration: Sense Health

Source Material: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/anemia/2010/857657/