Ritual:Binding the Totem

Binding the Totem (3)

Requirements:	Rituals 3 and either Thaumaturgy OR Sabbat Rite Master
Components:	A large cup.
Cost:	1 blood per pack member
Cast Time:	3 minutes
Notes:	This ritual can be cast 1 time per day per totem.

Locate a willing Gaian Spirit and a pack of 2 or more Vampires or ghouls. Show this Rite to the Spirit Player to let them know that they have dialog in the Ritual. The caster of the ritual must be able to perceive both the Pack members and the Spirit.

To begin the rite, all of the pack members gather in a circle around where the Spirit is. A cup is passed from the ritualist to each member of the pack. Each member will pantomime opening their wrist with either a blade or by biting their wrist and bleeding into the cup.

Each pack member spends 1 blood.

Say the words: "Spirit of [spirit name], this pack wishes your blessing - we (they) wish to become a pack with your aid and guidance." They then offer the Spirit the cup of blood.

The spirit should remind the pack of its Ban so that they may decide whether they wish to live by it.

The Spirit should respond by either asking the pack to show their worthiness or give his blessing. When asking to show worthiness, the spirit should say "I hear your request, but I need to see that you are worthy of my aid," then describe a task that they wish the pack to perform. When granting the blessing, the spirit should say "I hear your request, and I give of myself that the pack may be strengthened."

After the blessing is granted (whether it is through the completion of a task or on the spot) the Spirit drinks the blood from the cup. The ritual mystically converts the blood to Gnosis and the Spirit gains a number of Gnosis equal to the number of pack members.

At game-down, turn in a 3x5 card with the words:

Binding the Pack ritual.
Ritualist: [your character] ([your name])
Pack: [name of your pack]
Members: [each member of your pack]
Totem: [the name of the spirit]

At the following check-in change the Patron on your character sheet to the name of the new Totem. You may now purchase the Totem background. Totems should expect to be treated as respected advisers to the pack, not as superiors unless the Totem Ban is something like "Must obey my every word."

This ritual can be recast to add people to an existing pack.