Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

(Intermediate Ritual)

Expanding upon the original Iranian concept of the ritual of protective Baptism, the Ashipu who wishes for greater levels of protection from harmful magics may expand their knowledge and skill to perform this ritual.  By bathing in the Blood of either themselves or that of an animal, the ashipu is granted immunity from harmful rituals for a time.  Indeed, their mastery in this skill has reached such a level are no longer limited to one simple protection, but not an unlimited amount either.

System: System: The ashipu does not have to use her own blood; animal blood will do, but the Ashipu must use enough blood to cover their entire body. The ritual protects only against ritual magic that directly affects the subject. For instance, it would not protect against the ritual Bladed Hands because that ritual targets the caster and benefits them, not the person who happens to occupy that place. A person may not have more than three Greater Warding Baptisms at a time.  At each casting the ashipu must choose what ritual they wish immunity to and this cannot change until the Greater Warding Baptism expires at sunrise.  Each casting of Greater Warding Baptism only effects a single target ritual.  Greater Warding Baptism would have to be cast multiple times for each additional target ritual the caster wishes to be immune to; again with a maxium of three rituals.