Swan's Cruel Wing

==Rules==
{{Season|Summer|3}}
===Performing the Ritual===
{{Casting time|2}}  {{Target Character}}

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===Effects===

The target may call [[Calls#CLEAVE|cleave]] once per day with any melee weapon except a [[Weapons & armour#Pike|pike]].

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===Additional Targets===
This ritual can affect additional characters from the same [[Groups#Banners|banner]]. Each additional character increases the magnitude by 3. Additional characters must be present throughout.

==Description==

This [[enchantment]] is among one of the best-known Summer rituals. Along with [[Cunning Puissance of the Leaping Hare]], [[The Hammer of Thunder]] and [[Strength of the Bull]] it provides a [[Groups#Covens|coven]] with the ability to select the right enchantment to enhance any band of warriors.

''The Swan's Cruel Wing'' is also known as ''The Hungry Blade'' (or axe, or what-have-you), or ''The Dolorous Blow''. It has several advantages over other enchantments of Summer because almost anyone can benefit from it; there is no requirement to have mastered a specific weapon to strike a devastating blow.

==Common Elements==
This ritual usually involves both the target and their armoury. A ritualist might trace matching runes on weapons and warrior, or might anoint them with a mixture of blood and oil. A toast is often drunk, especially when the ritual is performed on a band of warriors rather than a single target. Legendary warriors, especially those who fought and triumphed against great odds, are often invoked as are [[Paragons and Exemplars]] of warlike mien. 

Any of the [[Rune Overview#Runes of Summer|Summer runes]] might be evoked, but [[Tykonus]], the rune of victory, is the most common. An evocation of [[The Stallion]] or [[The Oak]] may be appropriate with this ritual, as are evocations of horses, [[Legendary beasts#Unicorns|unicorns]] and [[Legendary beasts#Dragons, Wyverns and Wyrms|dragons]].

[[Category:Summer Ritual]]
[[Category:Rituals]]