Ritual:Dedicate the Chantry

Dedicate the Chantry (5)

Requirements:	Thaumaturgy, Rituals 5, two other Tremere
Components:	A large permanent Ritual circle (can be on a rug or board), two other Tremere with at least Thaumaturgy 1 and Rituals 1, fireplace prop.
Cost:	3 blood per participant
Cast Time:	10 minutes
Notes:	This ritual can only be cast indoors, in a cabin-sized building or smaller, with no more than 3 doors.

The permanent ritual circle should be the Tremere Clan Symbol.

Place the permanent ritual circle in the center of the building. Starting with the Caster, Each Tremere ritualist pantomimes biting their own wrist and bleeding out to trace the lines of the circle, spending 3 blood in the process. They then recite the entire Tremere code (included below)

The ritualists then makes a white 3x5 card for the both sides of each door.

Ritual: Dedicate Chantry
Caster: (Your name)
Begin Time: (Current time and date)
Duration: Remainder of Game
Effect: This door is Warded against anyone who is not Tremere. Any who pass this door who are not Tremere, or not escorted by a Tremere suffer 5 damage and Open Wounds, while in the building, or for 10 Minutes, whichever is longer.
A Tremere can escort 1 other person at a time by willingly touching them while crossing the threshold of the door.

Affix these cards on both sides of every exterior door of the building.

Additionally, so long as the Chantry remains in effect, the permanent ritual circle can be used as the circle for any Thaumaturgy ritual cast by anyone within it.

This ritual ends if the permanent ritual circle is destroyed or removed.

This ritual does not count against the limit on wards a door may have. This is not considered a “Ward Vs” ritual.

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I, [initiate's name], hereby swear my everlasting loyalty to House and Clan Tremere and all its members. I am of their blood, and they are of mine. We share our lives, our goals, and our achievements. I shall obey those the House sees fit to name my superiors, and treat my inferiors with all the respect and care they earn for themselves.

I will not deprive nor attempt to deprive any member of House and Clan Tremere of his magical power. To do so would be to act against the strength of our House. I will not slay nor attempt to slay any member of the House and Clan except in self-defense, or when a magus has been ruled outlaw by a properly constituted tribunal. If a magus has been ruled an outlaw, I shall bend all efforts to bring such magus to justice.

I will abide by all decisions of the tribunals, and respectfully honor the wishes of the Inner Council of Seven and the wishes of my superiors. The tribunals shall be bound by the spirit of the Code of Tremere, as supplemented by the Peripheral Code and interpreted by a properly constituted body of magi. I have the right to appeal a decision to a higher tribunal, if they should agree to hear my case.

I will not endanger House and Clan Tremere through my actions. Nor will I interfere with the affairs of mundanes in any way that brings ruin upon my House and Clan. I will not, when dealing with devils, or others, in any way bring danger to the clan, nor will I disturb the faeries in any way that should cause them to take vengeance on the House and Clan. I also swear to uphold the values and goals of the Camarilla, and I will maintain the Masquerade. Insofar as these goals may conflict with my goals, I will not pursue my own ends in any way that would endanger the Masquerade. The strength of the House and Clan Tremere depends on the strength of the Masquerade.

I will not use magic to scry upon members of the House and Clan Tremere, nor shall I use it to peer into their affairs. It is expressly forbidden.

I will train only apprentices who will swear to this code, and should any of them turn against the House and Clan, I shall be the first to strike them down and bring them to justice. No apprentice of mine shall be called magus until he first swears to uphold the code. I shall treat my apprentices with the care and respect that they earn.

I concede to my elders the right to take my apprentice should it be found that my apprentice is valuable to an elder's work. All are members of the House and Clan and valuable first to these precepts. I shall abide by the right of my superiors to make such decisions.

I shall further the knowledge of the House and Clan and share with its members all that I find in my search for wisdom and power. No secrets are to be kept, or given, regarding the arts of magic, nor shall I keep secret the doings of others which might bring harm to the House and Clan.

I demand that, should I break this oath, I should be cast out of the House and Clan. If I am cast out, I ask my brothers to find and slay me that my life may not continue in degradation and infamy.

I recognize that the enemies of the House and Clan are my enemies, that the friends of the House and Clan are my friends, and that the allies of the House and Clan are my allies. Let us work as one and grow hale and strong.

I hereby swear this oath on this day and in this place. Woe to they who try to tempt me to break this oath, and woe to me if I succumb to such temptation.