Ward versus Cathayans

By Brendan Sweeney (lthobbes1@aol.com)

Level Four Ritual

Upon learning all the wards known to the Kindred, a particularly plucky Disciple of Eris named Ringril, wished to add a Ward versus Kuei-jin to his list of rituals. However, Ringril learned that as of yet, there was no ward yet for the Cathayans, but the Tremere were reportedly working on one.

Not being the most patient Kindred, nor did he want the Tremere to be hailed by the Camarilla for developing Ward versus Cathayans, Ringo set out to develop a ward which would thereby make the Erisians look really good, and the Tremere look really silly. Several months later, Ringril discovered a successful Ward versus Cathayans abd unvelied it, much to the relief of the Camarilla, and much to the dread of the Tremere.

System: Ward versus Cathayans behaves exactly as does Ward versus Ghouls and Ward versus Kindred, but it affects the Kuei-jin, the Cathayans, rather than ghouls or vampires. The ritual requires some slivers of wood and some iron filings mixed together with two blood points of Kindred's blood.

Addendum: Warding Circle versus Cathayans (Level 4 Ritual): The material components required for the Warding Circle versus Cathayans are the same as those needed for the Ward, but in larger amounts. The effects against the Cathayan(s) are the same as for Warding Circle versus Ghouls.