Necromantic Rites

## Introduction

The following powers mainly used by mortal Necromancers to replace some of the ingredeance an Afflicted can make from their own Esssence. While Afflicted might find them useful aswell, they are not necessairly common among them.

## Aspirant Rites

**Fabricate Vitae [3 points]-** *Allows the Aspirant to create a substance similar to the Essence of an Afflicted. To do so a human corpse must be filled with destilled water and left to rot for up to a week. After that the corpse may be cut open and all of its fluids must be extracted. All of them must be mixed and slowly cooked while sacrificing small animals in the pot chosen for the process while reciting texts from the Book of the Dead. The arising fumes may be gatered in a cold glass where they will condense, forming a liquid that has the same magical properties as regular Essence. Adding the Essence of a real Afflicted into the pot before heating it will grant the resulting liquid the characteristics and form of the chosen Essence, effectivly multiplying it. Should this not be done, the liquid is known as False Essence.*

Duration: 1 AP

Effect: Creates two points of Essence. It may gain the characteristics of a type of Essence unique to chosen Afflicted and can be used for rituals of their unique lore of necormancy.

**Alchemists Salts [3 points]**- *Allows the Aspirant to create Necrotic Salts, an essential ingredeance for many rituals and a sustenance all Afflicted can use to replenish Essence. There exist various types of Necrotic Salts, the most common of them are based on Sodium Chloride (Sea Salt), Salpeter, Natron, Potassium Dichromate, Calcium Chloride, Sodium Bisulfate, Copper Sulfate or Ammonium Nitrate. One of these salts must be soaked in Essence and various secretions extracted from rotting corpses for several nights while reciting a passage from the Book of the Dead once per night.*

Duration: 0.5 AP

Effect: Creates 100g of a chosen type of Necrotic salt (1 out of 8).

**Restoration of Unlife [5 points]-** *Allows the Aspriant to bind several parts of corpses together to restore a destroyed corpse. This can not be used to create constructs violating the basic anatomy of the chosen corpses species. However you may for instance use a dogs eye to restore a human corpse. The chosen corpse part must be washed in a mixture of Essence and atleast one type of Necrotic Salt while reciting a passage from the Book of the Dead. After that the part may be pressed against the chosen corpses opened flesh. If necessairy the skins of both parts must be stitched together.*

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**Rest for the Wicked [10 points]-** *Allows the Aspirant to create a substratum in which Undead replenish their Binding. To do so they must combine fresh soil with ash and three types of Necrotic Salts before burrying a small living animal in it. All Undead completly covered by the resulting mixture regain energy from the Underworld, allowing Afflicted for more replenishing sleep and Gravespawn to retain their energy should they rest inside it for atleast one day per week.*

Duration: 1 AP

Effect: Afflicted that sleep covered in this substratum may stay awake for a number of days *equal to the Aspirants Resurrection Rating divided by 2* without loosing Essence*.* Gravespen resting a full day and night in it for atleast once a week do no longer require regular sustenance.