This rite dates back to the illegitimate kingdoms ruled by the Uratha in prehistory. A werewolf might need some spare physical labor and use this rite to conjure it up. A ritualist might use this rite repeatedly over a span of weeks to spread his seed among the women of a small town. The Call Human rite is rarely used for ethical reasons these days, and many Forsaken find its practice disgusting.
This ritual allows a werewolf to summon the nearest mortal human within five miles. The rite works only in the physical world. The ritualist cannot choose a specific mortal. Instead, the nearest mortal human feels a compulsion to travel to the ritualist’s current location.
The rite doesn’t summon werewolves or other supernatural entities such as mages, ghouls and vampires. It may, however, call a person with the blood of the wolf (in fact, the wolf-blooded are even more susceptible to it than ordinary people are). It doesn’t summon wolves or other animals (though there are likely other rituals and Gifts
that do summon animals).
Performing the Rite
The ritualist marks a specific location and remains close to that spot throughout the performance. He must provide “mortals’ chiminage”: objects considered to be alluring to the local mortal population. This can range from a case of beer and a pornographic DVD to a gold necklace. The ritualist performs a howl of summons while moving counterclockwise around the chiminage. Once the rite has been initiated, the ritualist and any packmates nearby must emit a further howl of summons roughly every five minutes until the rite’s subject arrives.
