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Wielding enigmatic and secret shamanistic magics, Ahrimanes transcend the limitations of their thaumaturgical powers, giving them a greater connection and control over the world of spirits. As an Ahrimane learns Spiritus, she can not only interact with the spirit world, but she can harness its power to aid her own physical form. The most powerful practitioners of Spiritus are said to have been able to use spirits as conduits to cross fully into the realm the werewolves referred to as the Umbra.

While the shamanistic practices of Spiritus do not grant an Ahrimane direct knowledge of spirits or the realms they inhabit, it does allow them to undergo a spiritual awakening that bestows the practitioner with an awareness of the umbral realms. As a practitioner advances in her mastery of Spiritus she becomes unable to view her surroundings in quite the same way. As she becomes enlightened to other worlds and spiritual creatures, an Ahrimane feels burdened by how the mundane world appears banal by comparison. This awakening has caused those rare Ahrimanes who interact with other vampires to serve as guides or teachers, acting as intermediaries to the world beyond the dark and lonely existence of most vampires. While the Ahrimanes find comfort and solace in the insight granted by this power, most other vampires find the knowledge disturbing and unsettling as they realize how limiting and stale their reality is.

Learning Spiritus: This discipline may only be learned by Ahrimanes who take the Ahrimane merit Seekers of the Hidden (see VTM Volume 2 Issue 1, page 32). This is due to the extraordinary amount of spiritual journeying involved which requires having undergone the Ahrimane creation rites. As an addendum to the original text of the Seekers of the Hidden merit, you may only teach Spiritus to other Ahrimanes who purchase this merit. This discipline may not be learned through the Sabbat setting rules for diablerie.

“This place is open to all who come seeking a higher path. But I know your heart and your intentions. You will leave, quickly, or my companions and I will teach you a lesson on ignorance.”

— Muricia, Gangrel Ahrimane