Dead Memories

The Amethyst Orders are many things, and among those things, are strange and well, to most people, kind of creepy. A big part of this is their particular sort of magick, their unique connection to that moment, to death. For it is a connection based on acceptance and with acceptance comes a particular sort of insight and understanding which others may find....offputting.

Effect

Basic Effects: This spell-form can be cast in two different modes, the swift cast and the full cast. The rapid casting version can be best described as flash of emotion and one particularly strong memory. Upon touching the corpse, handling and manipulating the flow of Lobhadh, you part the entropic veils, seeing a mere snapshot of the memories of this fallen creature. You know the cause of death, and the last thoughts it had in its mind while it died.

The longer full cast version grants you far more, as you carefully shape and mold the flow of Lobhadh, and allow yourself to be guided amongst the forgotten snippets of long dead memories, trusting the manna itself to guide you. If cast at the longer casting time, this spellform lets you perfectly bear witness as a third party, the last five minutes of the target creature's life. You feel the emotions of all involved in the memory, can see and describe all other creatures and beings clearly, and recall any audible parts of these memories as if you had heard them before.

Side/Secondary Effects

Tier II Effects: On the swifter and shorter cast you may ask one question about the target's final moments to recieve some clarity. You receive an answer in the form of a memory, a brief snapshot. For example, if you know a victim was murdered, and asked 'who/what murdered you?' you would recieve the best mental image the victim could have mustered.

On the longer and more focused casting you recieve a longer playback of 'final moments' by 2 minutes, so becoming a total of 7 minutes

Tier III Effects: You may ask two questions on the shorter cast. On the longer cast you increase the playback of final moments by another 2 minutes to be 9 minutes in length.

Manifestation

Carlyle knelt beside Lady Johann, touching her cold, dead form, allowing his mind to focus, blocking out the noises around him, as he worked the flow of Lobhadh, carefully letting it guide him, arranging the snippets of memories. He saw her husband, the blood on his hands. The bone knife in his hand seemed to writhe and shimmer, and a shadow showed in the Aether memory. Carlyle watched as the man, Anton Johann, butchered his wife, seeing the bloodlust on his face, the disconnected in his eyes, the rage. Most importantly, he could see the shadow of the figure, hovering over Anton, and seeing it pulse with glee with each blood drenched cut, stab and slice. As he finally came out of the trance, he looked to the officers standing over him. "You were right to be suspicious of her husband, but sadly, not for the sort of reasons that will make this a simple arrest."
Gestures & Ritual
Casting TN: 16, Tier II: 21, Tier III: 26
Related Discipline
Amethyst Order
Related School
Entropomancy
Related Element
Lobhadh (Entropy)
Effect Duration
Instant or 5 minutes
Effect Casting Time
1 action or 1 minute
Range
Touch
Applied Restriction
Target: One dead creature, at least a bone if not a full on corpse.

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