Ritual of the Hidden Holding

Thaumaturgy, Level 2 Ritual

REQUIREMENTS

 

Thaumaturgic Path: Path of Blood, Level 1

COMPONENTS

  1 - Two pint jar, with resealable lid
1 - One tablespoon of salt
2 - Mint leaf, fresh, and of the same plant
1 - Point of the caster's vitae

CASTING TIME

  Initial time for Ritual completion: 1 hour
Release of Ritual for item reclamation: 5 minutes

RITUAL

  The caster must first orient the casting area properly; it must be free of all but the most infinitesimal traces of clutter, dust, etc.  Also, he must purge himself of as much stress, grime, etc, as possible.  Once this is done, the table, which may be of any type, is to be placed anywhere in the room, and must be set, quite literally, in preparation for a meal.  The order must be as follows: one chair, at the head of the table, one place mat in front of this chair, the jar, centered on the place mat.  To the left of the jar, from outside-in: one salad fork, one dinner fork.  Above the jar: one soup spoon.  To the right of the jar, from inside-out: one butter knife, one dessert spoon.  To the right of this, a dinner napkin (cloth or paper, caster's choice) must be placed, folded in any manner the caster desires.  All of these things are to remind the caster of relaxing his stomach, and sitting down to ingest his dinner.

Next, the caster must add one pint of his own vitae into the jar, followed immediately by the one tablespoon of salt.  Sealing the lid, he places the mint leaf (one of two) on top of the jar lid, and speaks the following incantation:

(Latin) "By life, and by vitae, I do call forth, and beseech my body to act as it once did in days long past."

Focusing on the power of the caster's vitae, he continues with the incantation, as such:

(Latin) "As in life, let my body contain that which I ingest, until the appropriate time."

The caster then must put the mint leaf, the one that is upon the lid, under his tongue, swirl the contents of the jar six times, counter-clockwise, and then open, and ingest the contents.  The mint leaf should dissolve within one minute, showing a successful casting.  From this point, the next thing ingested will be held in the stomach until the second part of the ritual is performed.

When the caster wishes to get to the contents of his stomach, the second part of the ritual... the release part... must be cast.  He must place the second mint leaf in his mouth, and swallow it, following this by speaking the appropriate incantation:

(Latin) "The appointed time has come to pass.  Release that which has been held within."

The ingested material, over the next five minutes, will slowly rise from the caster's stomach, through his mouth, and out of his body, as if regurgitated.

MECHANICS

  The player rolls Willpower, Difficulty 6.  As long as there is one success, the ritual is completed.  The next thing, be it blood, food, car keys, or whatever, that the character ingests will remain in his stomach until the second mint leaf is digested.  If, however, something of a different nature is ingested first, even blood from another source, the character will immediately, and violently, regurgitate both items.  If it is of the same source, Storyteller's discretion is given on what happens, or how much can be held.  Characters with the "Eat Food" Merit get no bonuses for this.
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