| Secret of Walozi |
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| Some Qek are born weird, others gain the power by training: a walozi can contact spirits with the correct rites and a PRAY (V) check. The rite probably takes about fifteen minutes, unless the spirit is already present. |
| Cost: 1 VIGOR |
| Ritual of Spectral Form |
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| The walozi gives form to a sasha or zamani with a successful CRAFTWORK (I) check. The rite probably takes about half an hour, depending on how much effort the walozi wants to put into it. The spectral form becomes an Effect and lasts as long as the Effect is maintained. |
| Cost: 1 VIGOR and 1 INSTINCT for the Effect. |
| Requirement: SECRET OF WALOZI |
| Ritual of Binding |
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| The walozi binds a spirit to a suitable body. This does not require an Ability check, but a resistant spirit may make a RESIST (R) check to make it more difficult. The rite probably takes about a half hour per paid Vigor point. Rejoining your own body is free and immediate. |
| Cost: 1 VIGOR plus VIGOR equal to the resistance. |
| Requirement: SECRET OF WALOZI |
| Ritual of Severance |
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| The walozi severs a spirit from a body or spectral form with a successful BRAWL (V) check. This has no cost, but the walozi has a condition penalty unless he is himself severed, which can be done with this ritual as well. The severance may be resisted by this same ritual or the RITUAL OF BINDING. The ritual takes about a minute when corporate, while a spirit fight is instantaneous. |
| Requirement: SECRET OF WALOZI |
| Ritual of Zamani Control |
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| The walozi can control zamani with a successful CHARM (I) check, needing little but a special intonation and a hand signal. Zamani are otherwise consumed by their need for destruction, normal communication does not work. |
| Requirement: SECRET OF WALOZI |
| Ritual of Vessel Preparation |
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| The walozi can prepare a body to accept a spirit with a successful HOUSEWORK (I) check. The ritual takes all day, as organs are removed and the body packed with herbs, powders and wax. The resulting body is unnaturally durable: MAJOR Harm is considered MINOR for all purposes. The body is also now considered equipment, which can be further enhanced accordingly. |
| Requirement: SECRET OF WALOZI |
| Secret of Eccentric Practice (Ability, Ability) |
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| The Abilities used by walozi ritual craft are to some degree arbitrary. A walozi with this Secret has learned an eccentric form of the rites: the player may choose one ritual Ability and swap it with another Ability for all ritual purposes. |