Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Advanced Ritual

This ritual enchants two doorways allowing passage from one through the other despite the distance between them; functioning similarly to the Hearth Path advanced level.  One trait of vitae is required from each participant (who need not be present at the rituals casting), which is collected in a clay jar, in which is placed a papyrus copy of Anubis leading of the dead through the underworld from the Book of the Dead.  Each door to be enchanted is carved with hieroglyphs and then painted in the vitae of those who are to be attuned to the doors, and, therefore be able to travel between them.

This passage works by creating a small passageway into Du'at through which the lector-priest - and those she has attuned to the doors - may travel.  This brings about its own unique difficulties.  If the ritual challenge is failed (after all applicable retests), another simple challenge is thrown (no traits risked).  Failure on this follow-up challenge means that not only was the passageway not constructed properly, but something has come through from Du'at and will trouble the caster until she finds a way to get rid of it (Storyteller's discretion).  Those who have not been attuned to the ritual who travel through the door, exit wherever the door would normally exit in the real world.

This ritual passageway lasts for one Sothic year (Year based on the rising of Sirrius), at which time it needs to be recast (using another trait of blood from each who wishes to pass through it) or the ritual lapses.