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'''{{Anchor|Consume Psyche}} ([[SRD:Special Abilities Overview#Extraordinary|Ex]]):'''
Ronen developed this technique from enduring the process of Elan making and combined it with the way an Erudite Psion learns discipline powers and commits them to his repertoire, as well as observing the initiation ritual of making a Quori Mindhunter (''MoE'' 77). Ronen projects himself into a pocket dreamscape, on the edge of Dal Quor by manifesting ''[[SRD:Dream_Travel|Dream Travel]]''. Ronen then causes the dreamscape to produce random psychic emissions (''Psychic Beacon''), enough to attract a nearby quori to investigate. When this happens, Ronen must disable the quori or Inspired in combat. When Ronen disables a Quori or Inspired, he gains additional power from it by consuming the victim's liberated energy of consciousness. He must begin by establishing mental contact (one round of meditation with psionic focus while making physical contact) with the quori or Inspired victim within 1 minute of the victim becoming totally disabled. Once contact is made, a Psicraft check (DC 15 + HD of the disabled victim) is required to consume the victim's psyche. Finally, Ronen must leave Dal Quor and immediately expend his psionic focus to complete the binding. If Ronen is interrupted during this process, he can’t completely consume the psyche or gain the benefits.
A quori that has been consumed by Ronen cannot be restored to life through any means. There is no limit to the number of Quori psyches Ronen can consume in this fashion, but he only advances when Ronen consumes a Quori or Inspired whose HD are equal to at least half Ronen's own hit dice, '''OR''' he can use that same liberated energy of consciousness to ''[[SRD:Mind_Seed|Mind Seed]]'' an individual. For example, Ronen can only advance by consuming the psyche of a Quori who had at least 13 HD. Should Ronen choose to advance, Ronen's Hit Dice, his Manifester level (he does not add class features from any of his manifesting classes), and Charisma each increase by +1. He also adds power points to his reserve from his Charisma score increasing as well. His saving throw and base attack bonuses improve according to the rules for epic characters. He gains additional skill points equal to 2 + his Intelligence modifier. Now whenever Ronen uses this consumed energy to imbue another subject with his ''Mind Seed'', that individual (once the seed is fully integrated) becomes a Wilder 19 (along with all the abilities of an 17th level Monk because of the ''Fused'' entity which manifested ''Mind Seed'' on Ronen), but does not acquire the ''Consume Psyche'' ability, any epic feats, the [[Illuminator,_Elan_(3.5e_Feat)|Elan, Illuminator]] feat, nor the ''Patriarch'' template.
