Doorways of Eye and Mind
Level-Three Crúac Ritual
When the body enters Torpor, the vampire’s mind is awash in fog and Nightmare — but what if it was active? Able to see the world? This ritual ensures that the vampire can watch the world change while her body remains torpid, whether for one night or one century. It necessitates, however, casting the ritual before Torpor occurs, which can be a bit tricky to guess (which leaves some vampires casting this ritual “just in case”). First, the vampire must slumber beneath a door frame, gateway, archway or other portal. When she awakens the following evening, she may ast this ritual by spilling her own Vitae upon the floor along with some bits of hair from a chosen target. If the vampire enters Torpor during the next 30 nights, her mind transfers away from her slumbering form and enters the mind of the chosen target. The target must be willing to accommodate the vampire’s conscious mind, however. If the target is unwilling, he’ll notice and can spend a point of Willpower to eject the vampire’s consciousness back into her torpid body. The target can be forced into willingness, as it were, using Dominate or Majesty.
While in the target’s mind, the vampire can choose two senses to share with the target for the duration. The vampire can communicate with the target and the target can communicate back, but this achieves another level when the target sleeps — the two may meet in the theater of the mind, face-to-face in dreams and nightmares.
This lasts for as long as the vampire is in Torpor, or until the target ejects the vampire by spending a point of Willpower. If the target dies, the vampire goes back to her body. The vampire may not access any Disciplines or make any rolls other than Social rolls (used against the target). This ritual does nothing for The Fog of Eternity when the vampire awakens from slumber — the events that occurred before Torpor may be obscured by broken memory. But the vampire can clearly remember everything witnessed while in the mind of the target.
While in the target’s mind, the vampire can choose two senses to share with the target for the duration. The vampire can communicate with the target and the target can communicate back, but this achieves another level when the target sleeps — the two may meet in the theater of the mind, face-to-face in dreams and nightmares.
This lasts for as long as the vampire is in Torpor, or until the target ejects the vampire by spending a point of Willpower. If the target dies, the vampire goes back to her body. The vampire may not access any Disciplines or make any rolls other than Social rolls (used against the target). This ritual does nothing for The Fog of Eternity when the vampire awakens from slumber — the events that occurred before Torpor may be obscured by broken memory. But the vampire can clearly remember everything witnessed while in the mind of the target.
Pre-requisites
Must meet requirements of The Ianus Crescent
Must meet requirements of The Ianus Crescent
Related Discipline
Level
3