Create Talen

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Create Talen
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Tribes of the Moon p. 72
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Creating a talen is usually a matter for a fetish crafter, and requires the Fetish Rite. But the Bone Shadows make frequent use of these minor fetishes, and discovered that a less complicated rite suffices for creating such fetishes, providing that the Bone Shadows “grease the wheels” a bit. A sacrifice of blood and pain is necessary to create fetishes without using the tried-and-true ritual, but sometimes it’s worth it to get a useful tool quickly.

For this rite to function, the spirit that is to power the talen must enter the object willingly (the spirit can be coerced, bribed, threatened or even lied to for this to take place, but it can’t be forced). Once the talen is created, it lasts for one lunar month, and then the bindings loosen and the spirit escapes. The spirit escapes if the talen is used, as well. Most spirits simply flee upon their release, but some hold a grudge and try to find a way to exact revenge upon the Bone Shadow. Some even grow accustomed to being in a talen and volunteer to undergo the process again.

Performing the Rite

This rite was designed to be performed relatively quickly, and using cheap, simple and easy-to-handle materials (unlike its more powerful cousin; the Fetish Rite). The object must be prepared in a manner appropriate to the talen. The ritualist doesn’t necessarily have to be the one to do this, but doing so requires a roll of Wits + Crafts. The ritualist gathers the material in front of her, slashes her palm or wrist open with a blade (inflicting two levels of lethal damage) and bleeds in a circle around the object(s). The werewolf must already have negotiated terms with the spirit that is to power the talen, whether that means threatening the spirit with its ban or promising to reward the spirit after service is complete (failure to follow through on this promise, of course, is a violation of the Bone Shadows’ tribal vow).

After the blood circle is complete, the werewolf instructs the spirit to “enter.” The blood acts as a kind of minor locus, allowing the spirit ingress to the objects, and boils off in a foul-smelling smoke as this happens. If the rite is successful, the object becomes a talen for one lunar month.


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