Brand of the Paramour
Thaumaturges cast this ritual to maintain an active awareness of their ghoul's physical condition. The thaumaturge must first perform this ritual over the blood of mortal twins, then share the vitae with his ghoul. After imbibing the blood, the vampire remains aware of any physical harm befalling his ghoul by feeling a phantom pain. Hence, should the "paramour" ghoul sustain bullet wound to the chest, the caster is immediately alert to this danger. This alertness also triggers should the paramour trip and fall, bruising his knee. The extent of danger is unknown to the thaumaturge, simply the fact that his ghoul has been harmed somewhere on his body.
System: Both the caster and his ghoul he desires to create as a paramour must each drink one of the two blood points of the mortal twin. Afterward, should any physical peril befall the ghoul, the caster feels a sympathetic pain in the same part of the body. Hence if the vampire's ghoul is hit in the shoulder by a stray bullet, the caster feels an acute pain in his shoulder.
This pain, however, does not translate as damage to the vampire should his ghoul sustain extreme bodily harm. If the ghoul sustains any health levels of damage, the thaumaturge will still only feel pain centered on the location where his ghoul suffers his damage.
Brand of the Paramour remains active so long as the ghoul is alive and remains a ghoul; the Embrace will negate this bond, as thaumaturges cannot create a paramour of another vampire.
Jamie's note: The extremely bad grammar and clumsy wording is NOT MY FAULT! I copied it verbatim from Blood Magic. Also, a permanent duration is far beyond the power of a rank 1 ritual. Alternate wording follows:
This ritual gives the thaumaturge an awareness of one of his ghoul's physical condition. Once completed, the caster feels any damage the ghoul takes as a "phantom pain:" If the ghoul suffers a gunshot, his domitor feels a sharp but not debilitating pain. The caster does not know how much damage the ghoul takes, only that it is inflicted.
System: The thaumaturge collect one point of blood from each of two mortal twins in a two-necked silver chalice. He adds a few drops of his own blood, and certain herbs while he chants over the chalice. After five minutes of preparation, the caster and his ghoul each drink from the chalice. The mystic connection remains for one month per success, or until the ghoul dies (or is embraced, or otherwise ceases to be a ghoul). A given thaumaturge may only maintain this bond with one ghoul at a time.
