By Graham Tunnicliffe (g.tunnicliffe@easynet.co.uk)
This ritual was originally devised to shatter a blood bond which one of Gianlucas' companions was under. The vampire who is to have the bond broken must be present at the ritual and must have a full blood pool. A magical circle is drawn around the Thaumaturgist and the bonded Vampire, and four candles are lit around it. If this circle is broken or if any candle goes out, the ritual instantly fails.
When the initial preparations are done, half of the bonded Vampires' blood is drained off into a silver receptacle by the Thaumaturgist. This receptacle of blood is placed in the centre of the circle. The Thaumaturgist then begins the chanting which will break down the bonds within the blood. The caster makes an Intelligence + Occult roll with a difficulty of 6. The ritual takes 10 hours minus the number of successes that the Thaumaturgist made (minimum of one hour). At the end of the ritual, the blood bursts into flames, causing both the Thaumaturgist and the bonded Vampire to make a Rotscheck roll with the difficulty being equal to the number of blood points in the receptacle divided by two. If either fail to achieve at least one success then the ritual fails and instantly ends. Assuming success, the bonded Vampire must then take the receptacle and drink the contents. This requires a courage roll with a difficulty equal to the number of blood points in the receptacle divided by two. If at least one success is scored, then the blood is consumed. This act inflicts four levels of aggravated damage on the bonded Vampire, which may not be soaked in any way at the time. The Vampire who has consumed the firey blood now finds themselves totally free of the blood bond and must drink three times from that Vampire before they are bonded again.
Note. This ritual will only break down one blood bond at a time, beginning with the most recent one. If more than one blood bond exists, the Thaumaturgist can carry out this ritual for each bond, but the target Vampire must have a full blood pool each time, (and it is a good idea for that Vampire to heal between rituals!)