A grimore penned by the Mage Rota over 30 years ago, this book catalogs his findings and discoveries. It includes long notes on his journeys into the Underworld and his theories about the journey of the soul to the Supernal. Influenced by Scion philosophy and his own focus on death, it concludes that bodily Ascension is impossible and that only a creature of ephemera can make the journey intact. To that end he launches into his research on bridging the gap between spirits and ghosts, taking the best of both worlds, both worldly memory and spiritual vibrancy. This catalyzed by the remnant of an Awakened soul can open a gate through the Abyss to the Supernal.
Rotes:
Death 3: Control Ghost (Word of Woe M:tA p.138), Restore Corpus (Restore the Undying Servant M:tA p.141)
Death 3: Opening the Gate
With this spell a Mage can open an Avernian Gate.
Practice: Perfecting
Action: Instant
Duration: Prolonged (One Scene)
Aspect: Vulgar
Cost: 1 Mana
The gate opens and remains open for the scene. This allows entrance into the Underworld and for creatures in that realm to exit.
Silver Ladder Rote: Opening the Gate
Dice Pool: Presence + Occult + Death
Death 3 + Spirit 3: Control Geist (this works Word of Woe in M:tA p.138)
Death 4 + Spirit 4: Grant Numina
With this spell a Mage can grant a ghost a spiritual Numina. This requires familiarity with the Numina and an appropriate spirit nearby to transfer it from.
Practice: Patterning
Action: Instant and Contested; Target spirit rolls Resistance reflexively. Target Ghost may aid if also unwilling.
Duration: Prolonged (One Scene)
Aspect: Vulgar
Cost: 1 Mana
This transfers one Numina from the spirit to the ghost for the duration of a scene. It can be extended permanently given sufficient successes.
Silver Ladder Rote: Grant the Servant Power
Dice Pool: Presence + Persuasion + Death
Death 4 + Spirit 4: Create Geist
This spell allows for the creation of Geist provided the raw materials are present. It allows a Ghost to devour a Spirit (or vica versa). The result is either a mad Magath or a slightly more sane Geist.
Practice: Patterning
Action: Extended and Contested (the unwilling partner in this ritual rolls Resistance reflexively. The other ephemeral being may aid if also unwilling; Target Number 10)
Duration: Prolonged (One Scene)
Aspect: Vulgar
Cost: 5 Mana
The spell only provides an opportunity. At the completion of the spell the spirit or the ghost must be devoured, leaving one survivor. The survivor then rolls Resistance to maintain its sanity and complete the transformation.
Silver Ladder Rote: Welding of Mind and Spirit
Dice Pool: Presence + Occult + Death