Although masters of Death can summon ghosts from the underworld without the aid of any other Arcana, many of the dead do not leave ghosts behind and so cannot be summoned in this fashion, while other ghosts either fade over time or forget the experiences of their mortal lives. This spell reaches back into the past, to the moment of the individual’s death, and calls his ghost into the present day.
To use this spell, the mage must have a sympathetic connection to either the person’s place of death or to his body. Mages who cast this spell at the place of death, with a piece of the deceased’s body on hand, receive a +2 bonus to this spell. This spell calls forth the dead person’s ghost, exactly as it would have been if the person’s death had created a ghost. In addition, this ghost appears exactly as it would have within a few hours or days after the person’s death. As a result, the ghost is still very attached to the events of its life. The ghost always has a clear memory of these events, but this same attachment means that the ghost may want the mage to perform various tasks for it, in return for answering the mage’s questions.
Mysterium Rote: Recalling the Ancient Departed
Although vast amounts of knowledge have been lost, someone once living once knew all of it. If a master of Death can find the bones or place of death of someone who once knew the desired information, the mage can call this deceased individual back so that she can reveal her knowledge to the living.
