Destiny's Call
Indian magicians have a reputation for weaving the strands of fate. This tantra enables the magician to meet a person having whatever qualities she wants. Somehow, coincidence brings the magician and the target together - although the magician does not know in advance precisely who comes at Destiny's Call.
System: This ritual acts like the Presence power of Summon, but instead of a specific person known to the sorcerer, Destiny's Call draws in an unknown person who meets three conditions set by the magician. The sadhu can set physical conditions, such as "an old man with green eyes" or "a blonde virgin girl"; or mental conditions such as "a person interested in Ming potte4ry," "a skilled mathematician" or "a person of absolute honesty"; or social conditions, such as "the richest man in Benates" or "a recently jilted lover." He cannot set supernatural conditions, such as "a werewolf" or "a Methuselah." Since the sorcerer cannot specify every aspect of who comes, he must stay alert to recognize when the desired person appears. Sometimes the sadhu calls a person who fits all the conditions, but who proves surprising in other ways.
Destiny's Call dissipates at dawn. The desired person might not appear by then: This may happen if the only person who fits the conditions started at a great distance. The magician can perform the ritual again on subsequent nights, until the person appears or the sadhu gives up. The target feels drawn to the sorcerer's location without knowing why, and may well resist the call even through outrageous coincidences help her along her way.
