Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Basic Ritual

 

In the religions of old, the celebration of a great mother goddess as a personification of fertility was common. Associated with such goddess was usually a young god, a consort, that dies and comes back to life, like the vegetation that withers but blooms again. The coupling of the deities marked the blooming of the seasons, ensuring a time of plenty upon the land. 

 

The sacred ritual involved the High Priestess of the cult of the Goddess laying with the lord of the land, ensuring prosperity and validating his rule with the blessing of the Lady of Heaven.

 

For this ritual, the Ashipu needs to partner with someone of meaning to him or her and engage in willing sexual activity. Since this is a spiritual coupling, the caster needs to be in an altered state of mind, be it through meditation, drugs or any other form that releases its grip on reality and pray for the Lady of Heaven, Moon, War and Love, Innanna. As the act proceeds, the Goddess and her consort take charge of the bodies of the two practitioners. At this point, the ritual may only be stopped with a spending of one temporary willpower each, as they release control of themselves to the deities. Since they are so enthralled by the act, the pair also suffers a -2 trait penalty in perception related challenges. Because they are not quite themselves, they will experience all the feelings of real sexual activity as if they were mortals. 

 

After spending at least 30 minutes in the sexual coupling in which a blood offering must be offered and upon reaching climax, the Ashipu may ask a question of the Goddess, as she departs to return to Heaven. The answer might take the form of a vague vision or be direct and specific, based on how deep the connection between the caster and the consort is and how many blood traits were offered between the pair in the act. The vitae offered as the sacrifice to the deities vanishes during the ritual and may not exceed 10 points total. Should the pair also sacrifice one temporary willpower each, a second question related to the first may be asked. 

 

Because of the deep spiritual connection between both practitioners share a bond for an hour or scene similar to the effects of a full blood bond.