Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

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Custom Content Category: Blood Magic: Ritual
Blood Magic Category: Thaumaturgy - Hermetic
XP Cost: 4XP
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A twisted echo of ancient rites and corrupted Hermetic formulae, The Serpent’s Communion binds the will of the supplicant to the Eye of the Serpent itself. This ritual was originally a Setite corruption of the Tremere’s Ascension of the Blood, reworked to sever personal dominance in favor of ideological servitude. It creates a partial blood bond—not to a vampire, but to the ideals, symbols, and whispered lies of the Serpent’s Eye.

System: The sorcerer mixes a small amount of their vitae with a cup of consecrated water drawn from a subterranean source (or symbolic equivalent such as black wine steeped in soil from a buried temple). Into this, a sliver of obsidian etched with the Eye’s sigil is submerged. The subject must drink the contents under supervision while the sorcerer chants invocations in an ancient dialect. The drinker must be either willing or rendered docile through other means.

Upon completion, the target is blood bound, two steps, not to the sorcerer, but to the Eye of the Serpent itself—experiencing subtle compulsions to obey, protect, and serve the interests of the cult. They feel euphoria in service, nausea in betrayal, and may experience dream-visions of serpents or temples when they waver in loyalty. This binding does not create slavish obedience, but it gradually erodes resistance to the cult’s cause. One who drinks from the communion will not willingly divulge secrets of the Eye of the Serpent to outsiders.

This ritual is commonly used to induct prospective members or reinforce the loyalty of dubious converts. Some claim the bond persists even after Final Death, dragging souls toward a deeper pit.

Date of Archival: 06-Jul-2025
Tremere