Uratha use this ritual to lessen the strength of the local Gauntlet. This ritual came into being as a counter to the activity of the Azlu, but has also proven useful in counteracting a Gauntlet thickened by other outside forces. Besieging the Shadow can be used to undo the effects of the Fortify the Border Marches rite, for instance. Some Forsaken disapprove of this rite’s very existence, as it represents a temptation to make an area more prone to heavy spirit activity in the physical world.
Performing the Rite
The ritualist creates a symbolic barrier, and then destroys it by hand, tooth and claw. The symbolic barrier can be crafted of wood, stone, brick or cement. Once the symbolic wall is complete, the werewolf must spend days carving runes and sigils into it — different sigils as Amahan Iduth changes her face. Every face of Mother Moon must see the wall and approve of its construction: the werewolf must spend at least 14 days crafting the wall, and it must be built outdoors, where the Lunes can look upon it. The strength of the symbolic barrier must correspond to the strength of the local Gauntlet. Once the symbolic wall has been created, the true ritual begins as the werewolf destroys the wall with tooth and claw. The construction of the symbolic wall can only be begun on the night of the darkest new moon.
