Sorcerer's Irresistible Puppetry

Cost: 25 motes Target: Template:Creature

This spell prepares a creature for later possession by a spirit. The subject either must be willing or unconscious and immobilized during the first part of this spell, which takes an hour to cast. The sorcerer binds the target in ritual paper inscribed with the One Hundred Sigils of the Cunning Puppeteer and burns incense placed around the target in the Pattern of Command. The materials for this ritual are a Resources 2 purchase and are consumed in the spell.

At the height of the ritual, the sorcerer directs his Essence to seize part of the target's spirit and materialize it into a gemstone on the subject's brow. This gemstone resembles a hearthstone. The sorcerer uses it later to seize control over the target. When pressed to the sorcerer's brow, the jewel adheres automatically. It also fits into the hearthstone socket of an artifact attuned by the sorcerer. Doing so, however, grants no benefit beyond the ability to use the gem without touching it.

Charms such as All-Encompassing Sorcerer's Sight do not reveal the target's enchantment until the gem itself is used, though arcane senses register the gem as some sort of magical object. This spell works only on creatures with an Essence rating, and it has no effect on the undead, automata, plants and dematerialized spirits.