The Drumbeat of the World As spirit-talkers and shamans around the world, the Dreamspeakers have the keenest insight into the nature of the Umbra - and with their ties to the primordial pulse, they understand why they are more than mundane flesh. Even when marginalized or thrust into categories of convenience, the Dreamspeakers recognize the trials of the modern age as simply one more test in the ongoing struggle to heal the split between materia and ephemera. Now they must find a means to accept one another, different though they may be, in order to rise above the suffering and sacrifice of their people. Is the Heartbeat of Humanity At last, a revised look at the Traditions for Mage: The Ascension. Completely new material covering history, practices, beliefs, special character rules and more. Examine new roles in the wake of the Reckoning and the hidden secrets and powers of the surviving Traditions.