Dark Arcanos

Dark Arcanoi
Guild	Spectres
Status	Dark Arcanoi
Marking	None

A Dark Arcanos is a specialized Arcanos fueled by Angst and Oblivion.

Overview

These abilities are primarily used by Spectres to serve Oblivion and torment both the wraiths and the Quick. It is possible for a regular wraith to learn and use these abilities, but it generally results in their being destroyed or joining the ranks of the Spectres much faster. Of the few wraiths who attempt to use the Dark Arcanoi, the most common are Doomslayers and Helldivers; these two groups spend much of their time in the Tempest and Labyrinth, and find the abilities useful for disguise and turning the tools and weapons of Spectres against them.

Introduced In 1st Edition

• Contaminate - Allows Spectres to manipulate the Shadows of wraiths, drawing them closer to Oblivion.
• Hive-Mind - Allows communication with other Spectres at all times, allowing them to form a sort of collective intelligence.
• Larceny - Prolongs a Spectre's existence in the Tempest by using Oblivion to strengthen their Corpus.
• Shroud-Rending - Allows Spectres to see the Skinlands and the Quick through the Shroud.
• Tempest-Weaving - Manipulates the Tempest, both physically and metaphysically.

Introduced In 2nd Edition

• Corruption - Overcomes the will of one of the Quick, who is then brought closer to Oblivion through the actions of the controller.
• Leechcraft - Historic variation on Larceny in use among Spectres during the Great War.
• Maleficence - Infuses the power of Oblivion into beings and allow them to serve the hive-mind.
• Tempestos - Helps navigate and survive the winds of a Maelstrom. It also offers the user limited control over the storm.

Introduced In 20th Anniversary Edition

• Blighted Insight - Allows Spectres to sense and manipulate the threads of Fate.
• False Life - Creates powerful illusions of the Skinlands for the targeted wraith.

References

• WTO: Wraith: The Oblivion Second Edition, p. 272
• WTO: Dark Reflections: Spectres, p. 34-42
• WTO/cMET: Oblivion, p. 239-243
• WTO: Doomslayers: Into the Labyrinth, p. 55-56, 59, 60-61, 123-130
• WTO: Wraith: The Great War Rulebook, p. 177-181
• WTO: The Book of Oblivion, p. 29-31