In the most ancient days, werewolves prowled the Border Marches between the spirit and physical worlds. The get of Father Wolf couldn’t be everywhere at once, of course, so in some cases they built walls — or bound humans or spirits to the task of building walls along the Border Marches. The rituals used to bind spirits and men to this task failed after the death of Father Wolf. The Border Marches became the Gauntlet. Forsaken Ithaeur roamed the spirit world for years after that, looking for a way to affect the Gauntlet within their own territories. Eventually, they came to an agreement with the spiders pirits that skitter along the Gauntlet itself.
Performing the Rite
This rite mimics the ability of the Azlu to affect the Gauntlet, though to lesser effect. The rite takes about an hour to perform. The ritualist weaves silk thread into a small patch of cloth. The werewolf can use tools to do this weaving, or he can do it by hand as well as he is able. The act of weaving is the important part, as the patch of cloth is burned as an offering to the spirits that maintain the Gauntlet. Some Forsaken are loath to use this rite, fearing that performing the rite too well or too frequently might lead to the creation of a Barren.
