This rite keeps a scent trail from going cold with respect to the ritualist, so that she can continue to follow it for days, weeks, months, or even years if need be. In ancient times, fugitives from the justice of the People might run to distant lands, expecting to escape their just punishments through distance, alone. Irakka were often called upon to pursue these criminals into far-off places, to deliver judgment upon them, no matter where they might flee.
Performing the Rite
The ritualist performs the rite at a location at which she can catch the scent in question. This may be the quarry’s living quarters or just a place that he happened to pass through a couple of hours ago. Alternatively, she can use an article of clothing or something else that carries his scent, allowing the rite to be enacted almost anywhere. She locates the strongest source of the scent and closely sniffs at and even tastes the specific site or object. She then intones the following in the First Tongue: Nihu ba eshe ges (roughly translated, “I will find you anywhere in the world.”)
