The art of passion. This is the dangerous one. Usury allows a Wraith to steal the emotional energy (Pathos) from the living. You can make a person feel your grief, your rage, or your love. But in doing so, you feed your own existence. It’s a parasitic art, and it’s a fast track to becoming a monster. The Dark Secret: Your Shadow Knows Them Too Here is the cruel twist of Wraith . You have a dark mirror called your Shadow . The Shadow is your self-destruction, your guilt, and your despair given a voice. And the Shadow can learn Arcanoi too.
(Technically, the game calls them —singular: Arcanos—but in the gothic slang of the dead, they’re often whispered as "The Ars.") What Are The Ars? In simple terms, Arcanoi are the supernatural disciplines of Wraiths. They are the specific arts that allow a soul to interact with the world. Because you no longer have a body, you cannot punch a Spectre, open a living person’s door, or build a fortress in the Shadowlands without using these powers. wraith ars
But for a little while longer, thanks to the Ars, you can feel the rain on a windowpane. You can whisper "I love you" to a sleeping child. You can scream defiance at the Spectres. The art of passion
The art of movement and navigation. The Underworld is infinite, shifting, and hostile. Argos allows a Wraith to find doors where there are no walls, to travel the ghostly byways (The Tempest), and eventually walk the living world without getting lost. If your Wraith is an explorer or a messenger, Argos is your lifeline. You can make a person feel your grief,
So, how do you fight back against Oblivion? How do you manipulate the living, reshape the underworld, or even touch a doorknob?