Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

(Advanced Ritual, requires both Mortis and Abyss Mysticism, one at Intermediate one at Advanced)

 

  The caster must obtain a complete equine skeleton and reassemble it in their ritual space.  The individual skeletal components need not all come from the same horse, but the assembly must be functional, requiring a Medicine Challenge against 8 Traits (10 if assembling parts from different equine corpses)

 

  Once the remains are prepared, the caster summons an Abyssal Spirit and binds it into corporal form by spending a blood trait and succeeding at the challenge to cast the ritual.

 

  Once complete, the Steed of Bone and Shadow requires a trait of blood each month to maintain, much like a ghoul.  It will serve as a well trained war-horse, and may be commanded to strike in combat if the rider wishes, but that is not its true value: the Steed of Bone and Shadow may be ridden into or out of both the Abyss and the Shadowlands, once per scene.  (No riding in and out every combat action)

 

Steed of Bone and Shadow: (based on Heart that Beats in Silence and rearranged)

Physical: 12

Social: 4

Mental: 4

 

Abilities: Alertness 3, Athletics 3, Dodge 3, Intimidation 2, Stealth 5, Survival 3

 

Willpower: 5

Health Levels: 5