Rituals of Consecration
The Rituals of Consecration are a series of rituals designed to remove the Soul from a Sophont in order to make them Hollow. The soul is then safekept by a chosen Keeper, or by the priestly order which ordained the ritual. impart the perceived positive aspects of becoming -- specifically calmness of mind, protection of the immortal soul, immunity to Auric spells, and an invisibility to most Kyzanic Undead.
It's a damned and desperate man who chooses to have himself deconsecrated.
He isn't turning his back on his faith, but is instead
Deconsecration is the act of removing an individual's soul to make them Hollow so that they may be immune to Auric damage such as pyschic mesmers, Mindshattering and AUR•IMM
Tradition
Prep
A large Reliquary. The Reliquary typically has a very high hardness as, unlike a cask, it won't be used to draw from for spellcasting. This reliquary is usually ornate and sentimental in some way, provided by the church rather than expected of the person (though some families do have heirloom reliquaries if their family works in a field such as Exorcism.
Removal of Soul
Get strapped down to an altar, surrounded by loved ones from a safe distance while a high-level exorcist carefully removes your soul with precision, then places the (anti soul trinket) on/in your, depending on if it's a pendant or implant.
Bestowing of Trust
The Hollow makes a ritual of offering their soul to the trustee, explaining why they are the one to get it, what is expected to do with their soul in the event of death (how to release/inter it) and some sort of cute handfasting thing.
Departure onto Journey
Reconsecration
Hollow Scout
Soul Binding
- Can you deconsecrate a god?
- God
- Can the participant be unwilling?
- Grimoires and Penitent Effigies
- Can you remove one soul and then put in another?
- Mindcrack
- --Partial Deconsecration::Demons
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