Sielanic Thaumaturgy

Sielanic Thaumaturgy is a form of blood magic created by the Telyavelic Tremere, a bloodline of the Tremere native to Lithuania. The Telvays learned to utilize the power of siela, the animistic spirit latent in the earth, stone, plants and animals of their adopted homeland. Based on shamanic practices, these Paths combine aspects of both nature- and spirit-based magic. Some Tremere outside the bloodline believe that Sielanic Thaumaturgy is an offshoot of Koldunic Sorcery and look upon those who practice it with suspicion and distrust.
Sielanic Thaumaturgy is not a distinct Discipline, it is fully compatible with normal Hermetic Thaumaturgy. It does, however, share some similarities with Koldunic Sorcery, allowing vampires with knowledge of the Sielanic Paths to, with extensive time and effort, learn the Ways of Koldunic Sorcery through their arts. There are also some similarities between Sielanic Thaumaturgy and Necromancy. Learning Koldunic Ways by means of Sielanic Thaumaturgy is difficult, the cost to raise Ways learned by this method is Current Rating x 6 and any Koldunic Rituals learned are considered one level higher than normal.
Unofficial Speculation: It may be possible that the similarity between Sielanic Thaumaturgy and Koldunic Sorcery runs both ways. Kolduns may be able to learn the sielanic paths and rituals in the same manner that sielanic thaumaturges can learn Koldunic magics. Given the similarity of the Path of the Shadow World to Necromancy there may be a variant of that Path that exists for Mortis.
After the Telyavelic Tremere are destroyed by the Inquisition, knowledge of Sielanic Thaumaturgy is lost. Little of its practices survives to the Modern Nights.
The two known sielanic paths are:
===Path of the World's Blood===
(Published in Libellus Sanguinis 2: Keepers of the Word.) This path allows the vampire to become part of the natural world, partaking of the abilities inherent in the earth, trees, rocks and life of any ground she is attuned to.
*• Eyes of the Earth: Sense nearby goings on through the land.
*•• Roots of Power: Draw energy from the land to strengthen your body.
*••• Arbor of Protection: Merge your body into a living tree to hide from danger.
*•••• Course of the Beast: Transform into animals that live in your territory.
*••••• Way of Stone: Transform yourself into a living and somewhat mobile stone.
===Path of the Shadow World===
(Published in Libellus Sanguinis 2: Keepers of the Word.) Through this path the sorcerer reaches across the border between life and death, using her own unliving body as a conduit for contact with the dead.
*• See the Dead: See the spirits of the dead and gain some knowledge of their attitude.
*•• Repel the Angry Dead: Ward wraiths away from specific locations.
*••• Command the Freshly Dead: Command ghosts to serve your will.
*•••• Army of Souls: Summon ghostly warriors to serve as defenders or messengers.
*••••• Walk the Road of Shadows: Cross physically into the underworld.
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