Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

Intermediate

Seshat, Daughter/Wife of Thoth ((Stories greatly conflict in this area)), is a Goddess ((Aeon)) rarely worshiped, but who touches the lives of every man, woman, and child every day. She is the Goddess of Astronomy/Astrology, mathematics, and measurement of time.

Sealing away Seshat is a Milk of Set to distance oneself or another from the influence of Seshat, who has locked us into a never ending cycle of rules and mandates dictated by clocks, watches, and timepieces everywhere, and thus enforces and strengthens the law and order imposed by Ma'at.

For the eternal, the strict adherence to the concept of time, the measurement of which was invented by Seshat and taught to mortals, only stands in the way of their progress and development.

To anyone under the effects of Sealing away Seshat, there is little difference between an hour, day, week, or month. If they do not choose to spend the willpower to stay awake during the day, they will awake the next evening feeling as if they had just dozed off for a moment, and should they happen to glance at the newspaper to note the change of days, within minutes they will simply forget their revelation.

To create a  preparation of Sealing away Seshat, the Lector-Priest must create an infusion of Skullcap, Valerian, Blue Lotus petal, and Psilocybin mushrooms, all of which have a notable effect on how the body perceives time. This is added to ink, bestowing upon any book written with it a measure of it's power. A book, scroll, or other document so inscribed will confound the readers sense of time until the reader has finished reading it in it's entirety, and the reader will be unable to skim or skip through it, as the trance causes them to read and understand every word. Nothing short of a situation in which the reader is placed in direct danger will awaken them from the trance caused by reading the book. This application does not, however, increase or decrease the amount of time the reader will take to read said book. After this effect has ended, the effect of the Milk shall be used up, however as the ink remains in the pages, should the book be soaked in a preparation of Sealing away Seshat, the book will 'drink' the Milk in to recover it's properties until read again. This may also be done to add additional uses to the book.

While under the influence of Sealing away Seshat, which lasts up to one week per preparation, the imbiber will have no concept of the passing of time. There are a number of benefits and drawbacks to this, many of which are at Storyteller discretion, however it is advised that the character only needs to spend 1 willpower for every 3 hours to stay awake during the day, so long as they are never exposed to combat or take damage, which will instantly negate this benefit. Sealing away Seshat has no ability to mitigate or reduce the effects of exposure to sunlight, however if the user remains indoors they may very well not realize that night has become day, and vice versa, and may continue their activities unhindered by the lethargy caused by the sunrise.

The world of Aye is the mortal world of flesh.  While all life requires a connection to Orun, all strength is equally born of Aye and Orun, for without muscle, reflex, and form, even the strongest will would come to naught.  By grounding the drinker more fully in the world of Aye, the momentary surges and weaknesses of strength brought about by will, emotions, and the coaxing of Orun fade, and one's bodily power is more fully governed by their naturally developed constitution.  This concept has been a favorite of warriors for centuries, who have found various ways to test themselves against each other in pure physical competition, unfettered by the sinews of the other realms.

System:  This brownish potion is created by chipping holes into a stone that sits in an unspoiled natural environment.  The bezoar of a large mammal is then placed on top of the stone, and clear, natural spring water poured over it to collect in the stone's holes.  The stone must then be elevated, and allowed to sit until it has both been rained on and then baked dry by the sun.  The stone is then squeezed, and the blood that oozes from it forms this potion.

When consumed, the imbiber's Aye and physical form become ascendant.  This potion takes effect instantly and then ends.  All temporary arcane and spiritual effects currently effecting the recipient give way and are undone as their body's natural state is brought forcefully to the fore and their normal health is restored.  Physical damage is not undone, and discipline effects, being of both Aye and Orun, are not affected, but thaumaturgy is.  As a side effect of this potion, the imbiber loses ties on willpower challenges for the duration of the scene as they lack the will and resolve that stem from the world of Orun.

Consumption of this potion while "Sympathetic Disruption of Orun" is in effect will nullify both affects and cause the recipient to fall completely unresponsive for a turn, unable to act as the two effects consume each other and they are overwhelmingly assaulted with the feeling of pure Aye; frail mortality.

This potion only takes effect when it enters the system through consumption, which may be done once per combat round as a reflexive action.  Forcing someone else to consume a potion requires an action and a physical challenge.

Thaumaturgy: Milk of Set: Attraction of Venus (basic), Road of Sin pg 74

The Water of Venus is a headily aromatic substance, carrying a densely tangled scent of flowers and herbs and sweet resins with a subtle hint of vitae, dark red in hue, which the Citizens of Typhon Trismegistus give out in thinned form during the Aphrodisiac revels. Diluted in oil (or bath water) and worn as a perfume, the water arouses the senses of all who smell it and draws their attention to the wearer.

System: The perfume created through this ritual confers two Appearance-related Social Traits for an evening on a Cainite wearing it, though during this time the Cainite wearing the perfume uses their temporary Willpower total rather than their permanent Willpower rating in any challenges to resist desire. While they may not be bid, the social traits may be counted in ties and overbids even if it goes over the Kindred’s generational maximum. This power may not be “stacked" for additional positive social traits. Each casting of this ritual  creates enough for single use of the 'perfume' (which lasts a maximum of 24 hours unless washed away earlier).

When this salve is applied to a Ward created by blood magic, it breaks it down into its separate ritual components, one at a time, destroying the ward. The salve must be applied directly to the ward, and if the user is of the appropriate creature type must take damage as He pulls each component out. Level of the Ritual is determined by the level of the corresponding ward. Example: Kindred = Intermediate

Intermediate

The Follower removes their left eye, crushes it, and combines it with a mixture of their own blood and Milk of Set, then pours the mixture into their now empty left eye socket while offer prayers to Anubis and his daughter Kebechet. A new all black eye forms which the Follwer can now perceive Anubis' realm of Duat.

System:
The Setite willing removes their left eye and suffers one level of unsoakbale aggravated damage which they cannot heal until they end the ritual. A trait of blood is used with another dose of Milk of Set previously created. This mixture is poured into the Setites left eye socket and creates a ghastly all black eye. It gives them the negative Social Trait: Ghastly if the black eye is visible. Once the casting is complete, the Setite can see and hear Wraiths and the Shadowlands. While the ritual is in effect the Follower suffers from the Flaw: One Eye and gains the Negative Trait: Oblivious due to the uncommon viewing and hearing of wraiths.. The ritual normally ends at sunrise when the Setite goes to sleep or it can be ended early by removing the eye and healing the damage.