Dampen the Keening

Sihr

Before Tarique al-Hajji created this ritual, the Keening that reaches out across Arabia was far more powerful (see page 186 - Veil of Night). During this period, the Black Stone was stolen and the Keening silenced. Tarique and his allies created a dampening ritual that has reduced the Keening to tolerable levels. Unfortunately, the ritual must be renewed regularly, requiring the combined prayer of several Ashirra. Only the most trusted and devout of the Ashirra know the ritual, and only Tarique can teach it to others.
System: The dampening ritual takes six hours to enact and requires the combined prayer of a number of ritualists. Each player must roll Intelligence + Theology against a difficulty of 9, with a botch result indicating the participant loses a dot of permanent Willpower. As such, only the most devout are chosen to take part. At least 10 successes are needed for the ritual to succeed with each additional success prolonging the warding for a month (10 successes dampen the Keening for a single month). Consequently, the exact period between renewals varies depending on the successes of the previous attempt.