Pathway of Knowledge
Spell, Mysticism, level 7
After a full day of meditation and a successful Will save, the caster learns the mantra or true name of one spirit, devil or demon.
From the book
The caster sets out to learn the mantra, or true name, of one spirit, devil or demon. He must first meditate for at least 24 hours and then make a save vs Will; if it succeeds, the mantra becomes known to him.
At a glance
- Casting
- Minimum 24 hours of meditation, then save vs Will
- Save
- Special, vs Will
- Spell type
- Non-variable
A scene
Something has been stealing children from the villages along the Akela coast, and the elders are sure it is a demon. The mystic Tulok goes up into a cave above the sea and sits in silence for a whole day and a whole night, without food or water, turning his mind toward the darkness. The cold creeps in. Doubt creeps in. But at dawn on the second day he opens his eyes, and a name is in his mouth, a harsh, ugly, many-syllabled name. He does not say it aloud. Not yet.
Find it in the spellbook of Mysticism
The spell list's footnote 'restricted to practitioners of Mysticism only' is printed on the same line as Pathway of Knowledge, but the name itself carries no asterisk.