This rite returns a wayward spirit from the physical world to the spirit world. In the First Times, the children of Father Wolf used this ritual to force spirits to travel
back past the Border Marches. After the Fall, things got easier, in a way. No longer did a werewolf need to force a spirit to the Border Marches and then banish it. Instead, she could simply force the spirit through the Gauntlet and into the Hisil. Unfortunately, this is something of a brute-force ritual. Being shoved through the Gauntlet can be damaging to spirits, who resent having this rite used on them. Most spirits would prefer to leave of their own volition, perhaps after being plied with chiminage or the promise of favors. On the other hand, the pain this ritual inflicts on a wayward spirit makes it a good stick to have around if the carrot of chiminage proves insufficient.
Performing the Rite
The targeted spirit must be bound with the Bind Spirit rite or by physically preventing its host from moving more than a meter or two in any direction. The ritualist approaches the bound spirit and performs a brief snarl of exile and refusal, complete with similar gestures. The ritualist then slowly circles the bound spirit counterclockwise, and sprinkles it with salt water from each of the four cardinal directions. The key of the ritual is the five-time repetition of the First Tongue phrase, “I banish you from this realm,” Galer za da sar. The ritualist doesn’t have to repeat the phrase five times in a row. He may sprinkle it throughout the performance, but the ritual isn’t complete until the phrase is said for a fifth time.
