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These rites are available to all
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This rite is used to cement the stronger relationship between Luna and the Forsaken. With this rite, they pledge renewed and strengthened oaths to their mother and her servants. This rite also serves to lessen the desire of the Forsaken to possess territory, superimposing the goals of the crusade upon the werewolf’s psyche. This does not mean that the new crusader has no desire for territory, or is given leave to break tribal bans, such as those of the Iron Masters or Hunters in Darkness. The rite ensures that the supplicant realizes that the goals of the crusade, at least temporarily, trump all others — even if that means putting his or her pack, territory or own Harmony in jeopardy. Participating in the rite is often referred to as “taking the road,” or “taking the moon,” as in: “Have you taken the road?”
Performing the Rite
This rite is performed with as many of the participant’s pack, lodge and tribe members in attendance as possible. Their presence is an acknowledgement that they will do as much as possible to help the participant in his quest, not necessarily directly, but by forgiving some of his duties, and attempting to protect his property and possessions while on the Silver Road.
The rite is normally carried out on the supplicant’s auspice moon, or the auspice moon of the ritemaster. When the rite is completed successfully, Lunes appear and mystically brand the forehead of the supplicant with his or her auspice glyph as a sign to all that he or she has taken on a lunar crusade. The ritemaster scribes a circle of fine ash marking five stations of the moon upon its perimeter. The supplicant stands on the proper sign as the ritemaster recites the Oath of the Moon and a new howl, the Call of the Silver Road.
