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answering an Iron Master’s rite; a knowledge-
spirit answering a Cahalith’s rite)
–1 or more The spirit outranks the werewolf*
–1 Attempting to summon a specific individual spirit
–3 Attempting to summon a specific individual
spirit from one mile away
–5 Attempting to summon a specific individual
spirit from 10 miles away
*The werewolf’s honorary Rank as determined by total
Renown (see p. 272) is compared to the Rank of the spirit
summoned. If the werewolf outranks the spirit, the Harmony
roll for the ritemaster gains a bonus equal to the difference.
If a werewolf with a total of 20 Renown (equivalent to Rank
4) calls a lesser Jaggling (Rank 3), rolls made for the werewolf
receive a one-die bonus. If the werewolf’s honorary Rank is
less than the spirit’s Rank, the roll made for the ritemaster
suffers a penalty equal to the difference.
Rite of Healing (•••)
As astounding as a werewolf’s supernatural recuperative
powers are, they’re not infallible. Some wounds, such as those
inflicted by silver, simply inflict too much damage to be regenerated
at any speed. The Rite of Healing is the Uratha’s answer
to this need. With it, the ritemaster can increase a subject’s
regenerative powers until they can overcome even the most
severe wounds. This rite is certainly potent, but it’s hardly an
ironclad guarantee. The most grievously wounded werewolves
might not survive the time required to complete the rite.
Performing the Rite: The ritemaster must gather any
subjects to be healed around herself, evenly spaced about
her like the points of a compass or spokes of a wheel. As she
chants or sings an invocation to ancestor-spirits and spirits
of strength and mercy, she ritually cleans the wounds of each
subject in turn. Some ritemasters wash the wounds in pure
water, while others lick the wounds clean. Unlike many other
rites, the Rite of Healing doesn’t involve howls. It’s a quiet,
intense ceremony usually performed between packmates.
Cost: 2 Essence per Health point healed
Dice Pool: Harmony
Action: Extended (5 to 25 successes; each roll represents
fifteen minutes)
Roll Results
Dramatic Failure: The rite fails, and the ritemaster
may not attempt to heal the given recipients again until
after the next night’s moonrise.
Failure: The rite fails; the ritemaster may try again.
Success: The ritemaster may heal up to five Health
points lost to aggravated damage; each Health point
regained costs two Essence, and requires five successes.
Either the ritualist or the subject being healed may pay
the Essence cost, or they may split it between them; the
Essence is spent before the ritemaster begins the rite, in
order to charge the rite with the added power needed.
The amount of Essence spent determines the length of
the ritual as well as its potency; thus, if the ritemaster spent
four Essence in order to heal two Health points, the rite
would be completed once she accumulated ten successes. The
healing may be distributed among multiple recipients, including
the ritemaster, as long as all are within arm’s reach.
If the subject to be healed is unconscious, the ritemaster
may choose to tap into the subject’s own Essence pool
to pay the cost for healing. In effect, she jump-starts his
healing process by ritually encouraging his body to heal
itself. The ritemaster cannot force conscious targets to
spend their own Essence, however.
This rite can be used on any given subject, including
the ritemaster, only once per day. The Rite of Healing
cannot heal subjects other than werewolves, as it specifically
accelerates the power of werewolf regeneration.
Exceptional Success: No additional effect beyond the
several successes gained.
Rite of Initiation (•••)
Once a newly Changed werewolf has been taught
something of what she is, she is given the opportunity
to join a tribe. Sometimes the other werewolves pressure
her, for reasons of bloodline or “destiny,” to join a specific
tribe, but the choice of which tribe to join always rests
with the werewolf. Joining a tribe is a serious business, one
meant to color the path of the werewolf’s life, so it is ritually
acknowledged through the Rite of Initiation.
The first part of the Rite of Initiation is an ordeal of some
sort. The ordeal might be physical or mental, a challenge to
be overcome or a painful experience to be endured. It is usually
meant to test the subject’s dedication and ability. Some
harsh ritemasters set ordeals that might kill an unworthy
supplicant. Others prefer that the ordeal run little or no risk of
actually killing the subject, but in no case is the ordeal simply
ceremonial. It always tests the subject physically or mentally.
If the subject endures the ordeal, she then swears the
Oath of the Moon, including the vow levied by her new
tribal totem. Once her oath has been accepted, she becomes
a member of her tribe in full, which is often a cause
for vigorous celebration.
Performing the Rite: The performance of the Rite of
Initiation varies not only from tribe to tribe, but also from
region to region. In most cases, it takes place at a tribal
gathering, but some werewolves have been given the Oath
and inducted into the tribe by a solitary ritemaster. There
are a few constants, but Storytellers and players should
customize the ritual as seems appropriate. The applicant
must have at least one dot of Renown in the appropriate
category to undergo the rite; thus, an aspiring Bone
Shadow must have at least one Wisdom.
First, the ritemaster calls to the tribal totem, asking it
to watch the ordeal and determine whether the new
supplicant is worthy. In some cases, the subject is introduced
by a sponsor or relative who vouches for her.
The ordeal itself varies very widely but always reflects
the tribe’s ideals in some fashion. The ordeal usually takes
a few hours to a night to complete successfully, but some
tests of endurance last longer. If the subject does her best
to pass the ordeal but fails (passing out in the middle of an
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