(Epasta ad
Mors Mortis per Avii Aqutile) (Command/2, Focus/4)
(Thanks to
Popeman for the bad Latin)
This Ritual is never
taught to anyone who is not owned body and soul by Hatiphas. Just why this is so is currently unknown: it
may very well be because of simple misanthropy. Sorcerers aren't really supposed to have fun, after all - even
nasty fun.
The ritual itself
requires the usual Sorcerous junk - candles, pentagrams, mystic oils and
unguents - plus two other things: a living duck and a piece of whoever it is
that one would want to inflict this ritual on.
After the daylong ritual (which, incidentally, turns the duck into a
dead one), the Sorcerer may designate the target to be the natural enemy of all
duckdom. For the next (CD) days, any duck
that encounters the target will fly into a murderous rage, fighting to the
death. As ducks usually only peck for 2
Body Hits (1 Body Hit, if a duckling) an attack (skill roll of 6), this may not
seem so much of a problem; of course, ducks are rarely solitary creatures...
Time: one day
Essence: CD