This ritual allows the ritemaster to communicate a single sentence in a variant of the runic-style language known as Ogham, used by the ancient tribes of Britain. The rite itself is used to mark the boundaries of territories and hunting grounds in a manner that is immediately recognizable to werewolves and wolf-blooded, but undetectable by normal humans. Werewolves seeing Blood Ogham upon a surface know that they are risking trespassing on another pack’s territory, and are free to act accordingly.
Performing the Rite
The werewolf carves the Ogham runes for his pack’s name and “hunting ground” into a solid surface such as a tree trunk, a wall, or even a door. As he performs the carving he repeats The Herd Must Not Know, in First Tongue, until the runes are completed. Afterwards, he wets the runes with a few droplets of his own blood. Upon completion, the Ogham runes stand out distinctly from the surface they have been scratched onto, appearing as bleeding symbols gouged into the wall, tree, or door.
