Every werewolf can trace even faint remnants of a scent as long as he’s tasted his prey’s blood. This rite dates back to the earliest times, to the legendary task of tracking wayward spirits and men and keep them out of the wrong side of the Border Marches. Wolves don’t hunt alone, and neither do Uratha — they track their prey in packs. In those ancient days, the werewolves learned how to share a captured scent.
Performing the Rite
The ritemaster must first gather members of his pack within a small, quiet area. The ritualist then intones a howl to Father Wolf, with the members of the pack joining in as a chorus. At the peak, the werewolf who tasted the prey’s blood cuts his tongue with a consecrated knife and passes the knife around to the others. Every other member present tastes the blood. When the knife is returned to the ritemaster, all of the werewolves present “own” the scent and can track the prey as though they had bitten him themselves. This rite shares only the most recent scent the ritemaster has captured, and it works only in the first couple of hours after he’s bitten his victim.
