The Metamorphosis of Spilt Blood
Level-Three Crúac Ritual
This ritual helps sanctify a Temple with a blood sacrifice. In this rite, the vampire spills her own blood upon the floors or walls of the Temple, specifically pouring her own Vitae once for each direction (north, south, east, west). She must also sacrifice a living creature within the Temple, as close to the center of the ritual space as possible. By doing this, those vampires present inside the Temple gain two particular benefits. First, they gain bonus dice to rolls to resist frenzy. Second, they gain the same number of bonus dice against attempts to manipulate them with Dominate, Majesty and Nightmare. All bonus dice are only available when the vampires are physically within the Temple.
Provided the activation roll is a success, the creature sacrificed determines the number of bonus dice, which may not exceed the casting sorcerer’s dots in Crúac. If an Acolyte with three dots in Crúac sacrifices an adult human in the performance of this ritual, only three bonus are achieved despite the nature of the sacrifice.
Creature | Bonus
Small (rat, snake, cat) | +1
Medium (dog, lamb, pig) | +2
Large (bull, camel, oxen) | +3
Human Adult | +4
Human virgin | +5
It does not matter how the creature is sacrificed, provided it dies on the Temple grounds while the activation roll is made. The creature’s throat may be slit, the creature might be burned as an offering or the Acolytes may find a more creative way of ending the thing’s life.
Provided the activation roll is a success, the creature sacrificed determines the number of bonus dice, which may not exceed the casting sorcerer’s dots in Crúac. If an Acolyte with three dots in Crúac sacrifices an adult human in the performance of this ritual, only three bonus are achieved despite the nature of the sacrifice.
Creature | Bonus
Small (rat, snake, cat) | +1
Medium (dog, lamb, pig) | +2
Large (bull, camel, oxen) | +3
Human Adult | +4
Human virgin | +5
It does not matter how the creature is sacrificed, provided it dies on the Temple grounds while the activation roll is made. The creature’s throat may be slit, the creature might be burned as an offering or the Acolytes may find a more creative way of ending the thing’s life.
Related Discipline
Effect Duration
The effects of this ritual last for one month. At the anniversary of the ritual’s inception, the ritual may be performed anew to renew its effects, or it may be allowed to lapse.
Level
3