Process Daemon

Process Daemon Mystic Basic 400 hours Requires either Bind Familiar or Summon Dark Familiar

This is a ritual for familiar enhancement. It summons and binds a Lesser Demon to enchant a mage's familiar. This spell only works on non-sentient animals. This is not proper possession, but rather is a restricted form of demonic influence. Process Daemon enhances the animal's cognition. It is now sentient and able to speak. The familiar gains mental attributes and Personality of 2D6+5, or +2 to an existing attribute, whichever would be higher. Lesser Demons aren't exactly sentient on their own, so there are no personality changes to the familiar, at least initially. In other words, this is still your same familiar, but smarter. No new skills are gained, but the familiar is now able to be taught rather than trained. There is some danger to using this ritual, as the familiar may grow and learn in ways unexpected to the mage. They also may become more willful and independent, as reflected by the increased Willpower score. It must always be remembered that the driving force behind this newly improved mind is demonic. Though its mind and goals are largely overwhelmed by this spell, they are still there in the background, perhaps driving your familiar into darker thoughts.