Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Created in 2004

SOUL PIN (ADVANCED RITUAL)

This ritual imbues a special shaft with the ability to keep a soul trapped in what ever vessel it might currently be inhabiting. The components are a green jade shaft not less than one foot in length and costing atleast $1000. Each end must be capped (usually pointed at one end) with the wood of a Bodark tree. Once the shaft is prepaired, glyphs of holding and locking are inscribed into the jade. The caster must then insert the shaft through his body (doing 1 lethal) for the entire night and day (starting at exactly midnight). Should the ritual be successful, the shaft takes on a slight glow and has the following properties: +2 traits neg: Brittle When inserted (so stabbing someone/thing and then leaving it in is how it is done) into a being that is currently possessed or otherwise has an additional entitny inhabiting the current form, i.e. possession, subsume the beast, wraithly inhabit...etc, it forces the additional entity to remain in the chosen host. It will keep those wishing to leave a posessed animal or person from doing so, even if their host body is attacked. The simpilest way around the Soul Pin is to simply remove it. However, if the visiting being had stated they were "leaving" at the beginning of the round, they must start again the next round. Should the host be slain while a Soul Pin is in, the effect is the same as if they were slain in the host body normally and were unable to leave in time. Wraiths will go through a Harrowing if trapped inside a body that is slain. Soul Pin will not keep someone's soul or consciousness in their real body, so it cannot be used to counter Soul Stealing or similar powers. The following is a list of disciplines that this ritual will specifically affect: Possession Subsume the Spirit Daemonic Possession Wraiths or spirits using Skin Riding powers