Star's Mantle

Rules

Performing the Ritual

Performing this ritual takes at least 2 minutes of roleplaying. This ritual targets a character, who must be present throughout. The target character must possess the magician skill.

This ritual is an enchantment. A target may only be under one enchantment effect at a time.

Effects

The target character gains an additional rank of personal mana.

They are also under a roleplaying effect; you feel supremely confident in your magical prowess and feel an urge to demonstrate your mastery of magical forces at every given opportunity.

The effect lasts until the start of the next Profound Decisions Empire event.

Additional Targets

This ritual can affect additional characters from the same coven. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 6. Additional characters must be present throughout.

Description

This ritual was codified at the Icy Crag of the Eternal Sun at the beginning of 384YE under the guidance of Ceinwen of the Eternal Family, Master of Ice and Darkness. It was based on work originally performed by the Navarr vate Bledri Eternal. Originally called Mantle of Puissance, the name was changed during codification to reference the historical character Star, a vate famed for her mastery of Summer magic.

This ritual calls upon the Summer resonance of Prowess to fill the recipient with the might of the Summer Realm, allowing them to cast more spells than they might otherwise be able to. It is equally useful to the battle mage and to the magical healer, whether the additional power is used to simply cast more spells or to allow the swift casting of life-saving magic.

The reservoir of power it creates within the recipient is indistinguishable from the mana the magician can wield on their own recognisance, meaning it will replenish overnight or can be refreshed by enchantments such as Chamber of Delights.

One interesting observation made regarding the ritual is that it has a notable interaction with the Law of Essence. Similar enchantments will work on anyone; Star's Mantle will only grant power to someone who can already wield mana. This may be due to the design of the ritual, focusing on the Summer resonance of prowess, or it might represent something more fundamental in the nature of mana and magic.

Common Elements

As befits a ritual of Summer lore that enchants an individual, the performance resonates well with symbols of Pride and majesty, prowess, and magical puissance. The rune Feresh may be marked on the target. Blood is especially resonant, particularly the blood of a respected magician, especially a magician who is also a changeling. Even blood magicians who are not Navarr may choose to seek out a vate to provide it.

Given the Navarr associations with the ritual, the performance is empowered if the enchanted magician makes a promise, or even swears an oath – likely regarding the way they will use the additional magical power the enchantment provides.