Litae - Spirits of Prayer 1-3 Might (Mentem) (Spring)
Like all sensory species in a magic aura the sounds of prayer attract (or generate) Imagines. These are called Litae. Many dominion worshipping magi and grogs find them disconcerting at best, and bordering on blasphemous at worst, as they tend to hover around chapels and repeat the prayers coming from within.
A lesser known and poorly understood aspect of these spirits comes into play when truly devoted pagans make a supplication in a magical aura. In these cases Litae appear also, but in rare cases they can use the supplicant as a connection to a vestige in the Magic Realm and enter it, delivering their plea to some inhabitant of the Realm. Some magi believe these vestiges represent the collective faith of pagan cults, and were once much stronger and more reliable. Very rarely when a plea is sent in this way a daimon may actually answer the appeal and manifest an aspect, though only if doing so has some purpose that suits the daimon.
The exact circumstances for this to happen are very unclear. It seems to be connected to the piety of the supplicant, but strong ties to fairie gods (common among pious pagans) seems to weaken whatever connection might exist to the magic realm. The strength of the aura and the affinity of the location to the being that is being appealed to seem to also factor into it. Maxentius of Flambeau has proposed that certain ceremonies involving items which have shape and material bonuses linked to the target spirit may also help, but this is largely speculation.
To the great frustration of theurges who have investigated this phenomenon it remains wildly inconsistent and attempts to interrogate Litae on the matter are fruitless – they act purely on instinct and have no capacity for reason whatsoever. Even if they understood the process enough to explain it, they do not have the capacity to communicate the information.
Characteristics: Cun -3, Per +4, Pre +0, Com +0, Str +0, Sta +0, Dex +0, Qik +0
Qualities and Inferiorities: Improved Characteristic, Lesser Power
Personality Traits: Spirit of Prayer +3*, Simple-Minded +3
Abilities: Area Lore (Magic Realm) 6, Magic Lore (magic Realm) 2
Description: Litae appear as ribbons of light which flow through the air like water.
Powers
Repeat the Ardent Plea (CrIm) 0 Might Init +0
R: Touch D: Concentration T: Individual
The spirit can mimic sounds that it has heard (typically prayers) perfectly. They typically latch onto a single prayer and repeat it ad nauseum.