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CREDITS Written and Developed by: Eddy WebbMind’s Eye Theatre: The Awakening is based on Mage: The Awakening, which was developed by Bill BridgesAdditional Material: Bill Bridges, David Bounds, Chris Buser, Anthony Colaizzo, Justin Diaz, Steve DiPesa, Kevin Drugan, Mike Gearman, Jon Herrmann, Luke Hill, Dave Sauter, Michelle WebbCreative Director: Rich ThomasEditors: Genevieve Posey and ScribendiArt Director: matt milbergerBook Design: Craig S GrantInterior Art: Michael William Kaluta and Justin NormanFront & Back Cover Design: Craig S Grant after Richard Thomas and Katie McCaskill

Playtesters: Steve Cothard, Beth Denton, Ian Fabry, Chris Frye, Mark Harrison, Alex McConachie, Patricia A. “Trish” Pettinati, Stephen Michael DiPesa, Aaron Fisher, Stacey Fisher, Matthew J. Pester, Tara Ann Pelletier, Nicholas Glencross, Chris Burns, Jared Thaler, Kristen Thaler, Michael Murray, Flynn Leek, Heather Ried, Lucas Macdonald, Even Erksine-Zilbert, Rachel Ragatz, James A. Hussiere, Andrea Prueser, David Norton, Joshua Newton, Angelica Harmon, James “Jack” Townsend, Felix J. Blinn III, Adam Scaramella, Mark Jacobs, Carl Ames, Heather J. Bradstreet, Andy Jordan, Jess Horowitz, Brian McAloon, Audrey Johnson, Louis Jones, Rebecca Sanderson, Randy Ulch, Justine Lindsey, Andrew Kasurak, Nicole Kasurak, Alex Loveridge, Jeff Dunnett, Jason Parachoniak, James Donald, Dylan Trottier, Matthew Savage, Sheldon Maynard, Chris Reardon Smith, Caitlin Vilsack, Joseph Harris, Treavor Blakney, Ian Fletcher, David Brideau, Jason Rochon, Kevin Drugan, Gemma Renwick, Jennifer Drugan, Douglas MacIntyre, Thomas Maund, Nessim R Sampson, Peter Smalley, Annika Johnson, Sean K. Morris, Rebecca Sampson, Matt Hegge, Adam Jarvey, Timothy R Roane, Mist L Reynolds, Philip A Colombo III, Erica J Harold-Heine, Suzie Thomas, Betty J. Osthoff, Samuel Rummel, Chris Chapman, Kent Miller, Elmer Gilbert, Chris Stopper, Scott Hicks, Pete Sears, Herb Bledsoe, Jason Card, Jaime Pittenger, Will Stull, Erik Schlintz, David Durman, Logan Nance, Luke Hill, James Townsend, Rebekah Young, Ronald “Timbo” Plunkett, Terry “Donny” Mason, Robert Biskup, Sabrina Weiss, Jeremiah Wenneker, Dustin Drumheller, Robin Feaster, Scott Shoonover, Josh Redding, Calvin Culp, Dustin Drumheller, Justin Diaz, Jennifer Kooken, David Hofmann, James Fredrickson, Andrew McGregor, Russ Desman, Jim Reiner, Angelus Michaels, Belinda Kelly, Chris Benton, Dan Ryan, James Hardie, Jon Andersen, Katie Harwood, Kieran Sparksman, Matt Cramsie, Richard Woon, Steve Marks, James “Shamus” Glass, Jon Herrmann, Ben Sims, Brian Ward, Josh Cheny, David Sauter, Cody Richardson, Collette Mailhot, David Kusy, Erin Nicholson, Gordon Wright Jr., John Wilson, Jonathan M. Elmore, Lee Van Duzer, Patrick Harron, Sam Gaudreault, Simone-Jaculine Roulet, William P. Morrison

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and Mage the Ascension are registered trademarks of CCP North America, Inc. All rights reserved. Vampire the Requiem, Werewolf the Forsaken, Mage the Awakening, Storyteller System and Storytelling System are trademarks of CCP North America, Inc. All rights reserved. All characters, names, places and text herein are copyrighted by CCP North America, Inc. The mention of or reference to any company or product in these pages is not a challenge to the trademark or copyright concerned. White Wolf’s use of the term Mysterium in the Mage the Awakening product line in no way challenges any other use of this term, including but not limited to its use in Laughing Pan Productions’ roleplaying game Deliria. This book uses the supernatural for settings, characters and themes. All mystical and supernatural elements are fiction and intended for entertainment purposes only. This book contains mature content. Reader discretion is advised. Check out White Wolf online at http://www.white-wolf.com

Dedication: This book is dedicated to my wife, who always supported me no matter how crazy my

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TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 4

CHAPTER ONE: ARCANUS MUNDUS (THE SECRET WORLD) 12

CHAPTER TWO: CHARACTER 48

CHAPTER THREE: MAGIC 134

CHAPTER FOUR: THE SECRETS OF THE UNIVERSE (ARCANA AND SPELLS) 200

CHAPTER FIVE: STORYTELLING AND ANTAGONISTS 386

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Introduction

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