Custom Blood Magic: Ritual

As masters of Svdharma many Sadhu have taken to a practice of confusing the wheel of fate in regards to their own truths and destiny.  As a key tenant of the Path of Paradox its members attempt to weave lies and deceit to become one with the lies of the universe and seek true enlightenment.  Through this ritual a Sadhu can thwart their enemies who seek answers to their secrets by nefarious means.  The arts of divination, demon summing or asking other ethereal things for questions on the Sadhu will simply fail.  The Sadhu must first ritually bath in the blood of five different individuals while reciting ritual prayer to add the karmic influence of those he bathed into his own.  Once complete, and for the remainder of the night, the Sadhu is granted protection to the effects of any supernatural power that grants any information about them that is not directly gotten from the sadhu himself.  That is to say rituals such as Video Nefas and Whispers In The Dark, or any similar power simply produce lies and falsehoods on the target, and grant information instead on those whose blood the Sadhu has bathed in; when used to gain information of the vampire under the effects of this ritual.  The result of which is often different conflicting information each time someone attempts to use the rituals on the Sadhu as it will randomly grant information based on those blood the Sadhu has bathed in.

Nectar of Poimandres (Intermediary Ritual)

"To Aristotle, the soul and the body coincide in such a way that one cannot survive without the other. Thus, they form a substantial unit in which the soul is the body's perfect act."

This ritual derived from the three primes of alchemy aims to give real meaning to the words of this philosopher.

System: The thaumaturge creates a compound by mixing a point of his blood with sulfur, mercury and salt. The mixture should be heated slowly to a boil and then cooled.
When the substance is drunk, the connection between body, mind and soul is strengthened.  Until the next sunrise, any attempt to separate body, mind and soul, regardless of if it is contested (via a challenge) or self-initiated (like with Astral Projection) will not occur immediately. It will take a number of turns equal to half the thaumaturge permanent willpower (round up) for the separation to occur.  During these turns the target will be afflicted with great distress and will need to bet an extra trait for any action he wishes to perform.

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Nectar de Poimandres (Ritual Intermediário)

"Para Aristóteles, a alma e o corpo coincidem de tal modo que um não sobrevive sem o outro. Assim, formam uma unidade substancial na qual a alma é o ato perfeito do corpo. "

Este ritual derivado da Tria Prima da Alquimia tem como objetivo dar significado real às palavras desse filósofo.

Sistema: O taumaturgo cria um composto misturando um ponto do sangue dele com enxofre, mercúrio e sal. A mistura deve ser aquecida lentamente até a ebulição e então resfriada.
Quando a substância é bebida a ligação entre corpo, mente e alma é fortalecida. Até o próximo nascer do sol toda a tentativa de separar corpo, mente e alma independente de ser através de uma disputa (através de um teste) ou algo iniciado por si mesmo (como em Projeção Astral) não ocorrerá de imediato. Será necessário um número de turnos igual a metade da força de vontade permanente do taumaturgo (arredondado para cima) para que a separação ocorra.  Durante estes turnos o alvo será acometido por grande aflição e precisará apostar um trait extra para qualquer ação que deseje executar.

Functions just like Shadowgate, except that it can be cast on another person.

Odin's Hunt was heard but rarely seen, and a typical trait is that one of Odin's dogs was barking louder and a second one fainter. Aside from the dying screams of prey, these barks were the only sounds that were clearly identified. When Odin's hunt was heard, it meant changing weather in many regions, but it could also mean war and unrest. According to some reports, the forest turned silent and only a whining sound and dog barks could be heard.

Some people believed that Odin hunted with large birds when the dogs got tired. When it was needed, he could transform a bevy of sparrows into an armed host.

Mechanics;
By devouring the leg bone of a bird or canine at the spot where his prey has been, the Koldun may focus upon the image of his quarry and enter a fugue-like frenzy.
Barks or songs may be heard in the direction of his quarry driving the Koldun in its direction taken either afoot or astride granting +3 traits in Hunting and Tracking and +3 Suvival retests for this purpose.

If the quarry passes under moving water, the ritual breaks at the edge of the water. If more than one lunar cycle has passed, then this ritual yields nothing. The Koldun may not end this Frenzy unless engaged in combat and suffers at least one health level of damage.

Advanced Ritual

System: This ritual allows those Chosen who are designated at the time of it's casting to stare into a silver mirror and telepathically speak to the other targets of this ritual, even across the world.

This means of communication can be maintained all night and can switch from person to person throughout the casting. It can even contact several (or all) of them simultaneously, with each Hand member getting a mystical signal alerting her to the fact that there is another that seeks her attention. Many Black Hand agents carry pocket mirrors in compacts or cigarette cases for just such an event.

This ritual lasts for the duration of a single mission or assignment, also defined at the time of casting.