An Iron Master must never forget his territory. Without a place, a people or an institution to call his own, he will never truly understand Sagrim-Ur’s tenet. Some werewolves find that honoring the spirit of their territory — whatever that territory might be — helps tie them to the words and the spirit of what they swore before Red Wolf after their initiation. Spirits that find themselves honored this way reward a successful Rite of Hallowed Ground with a small amount of Essence.
Some Farsil Luhal consider this rite pointless. They consider that a werewolf should honor his territory through hard work rather than sucking up to the spirits behind it. Many still use the rite, showing the spirits what the werewolves have done and claiming the Essence for doing so. A werewolf must treat the rite as an addition to everything else that he does to honor his territory, rather than the only thing.
Performing the Rite
The ritemaster calls to the spirits of her territory. She must burn something symbolic of her territory while she stands in an appropriate location (an Iron Master who considers the Catholic Church to be her territory can use any church). She howls tales of all she has done while the item burns, then must cut her palm, spilling three drops of blood on the ground. When the third drop hits the ground, the spirits judge her words. The rite normally takes only a couple of minutes to complete. A werewolf can use this rite only once per week unless she performs a great service to her territory in the meantime. The spirits see further attempts as glory-hunting, and those attempts automatically fail.
