Ritual of Elemental Empowerment

Cost: Template:30+m Target: Template:Inanimate object

This spell imbues an object with the puissant Essence of one of the elements. This extensive ritual begins at dawn and continues until noon. The sorcerer requires a large quantity of the element being invested: for instance, a grove of trees, a large bonfire or a brisk wind.

The sorcerer purifies the object with incense smoke and salt water, then chants sutras of the appropriate Elemental Dragon over it. Modern sorcerers often draw from the Immaculate Texts but many Sidereals, surviving First Age Lunars and gods prefer epic poetry about the Elemental Dragons' contributions to the overthrow of the Primordials. At the height of the ritual, the caster strikes the item five times—once for each of the Elemental Dragons—while speaking the Words of Elemental Binding over the object.

This lengthy and exhaustive process permanently imbues an object with certain elemental powers. The spell cannot be used on an item already imbued with any other magics. Additional enchantments can replace current benedictions but cannot add to them. The spell can empower objects that weigh up to (Essence x 5) pounds, plus an additional five pounds per five additional motes spent. Clothing, jewelry and weapons are the most common items. See the "Elemental Benedictions" sidebar for descriptions of these enchantments.

Elementals can help a sorcerer perform this rite. A number of elementals of the appropriate element—up to that equaling the sorcerer's Essence—can assist the caster, though he must spend one point of Willpower during the ritual for every elemental past the first. The sorcerer and elementals add their Essence scores together to determine the maximum weight of the item to be enchanted. The spirits themselves fulfill the need for a large quantity of the desired element, as long as at least one elemental has an Essence of 3 or greater.