Rite of Dormant Wisdom~4~Mystic~Silent Strider~SS~
This forbidden rite is known only to the Eaters of the Dead. The
practitioner and his aides may gain the knowledge and memories of a dead
person by ritually devouring the deceased's brain. The corpse can be
long dead, as long as the brain hasn't fully decomposed. Those participating
in the rite must roll Intelligence + Occult (difficulty 9). The number of
successes determines how complete the memory transference is: one indicates
that the Eater gains the dead one's most recent memories, while five confers
total life memories. No special abilities (Disciplines, Gifts, or the like)
can be learned from this rite, but the Eater may learn any number of passwords
or occult knowledge.

However, the Wyrm's touch is on this rite. If the rite is practiced more
times than the character has Gnosis, then the character will become wholly
of the Wyrm, servant of Foebok, Urge Wyrm of Fear. A botch will also destroy
the character's mind, making him an insane slave to the Wyrm.

If the ritemaster and his aides each spend a permanent Gnosis point, they
may perform this rite on a Garou or mummy. The rite also works on 
immobilized or torporous vampires, although cutting into a Leech's cranium
will certainly awaken it.
