Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:33:34 PM)
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Windseeker. (Apr 11, 2011 9:34:07 PM)
(This user is now known as Grandmother Hilma)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:35:25 PM)
*The older woman is sitting crosslegged on the ground just outside the sweat lodge, she sits on a woven blanket, staring at an asortment of bones...*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:37:01 PM)
*she holds one up, and takes a small metal borer, and works her hands rythically as she pierces the bone with bore holes*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:37:29 PM)
* she appraoches Hilma and the sweatlodge carrying a bag and steps up to Hilma and kneels down near her and sets the bag beside her* Good Evening Hilma...* knowing the look she has on her face all too well and she makes sure her voice is soft*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:40:49 PM)
I see you. What can I do for you Slice True?
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:42:27 PM)
* she smiles a bit* I was hoping to have you teach me another rite.....I have brought some Brownies my packmates likes to make and to offer my errand services again in trade for the rite ...uless there is something else you have in mind .....It's called the Rite of the Peacock....
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:44:29 PM)
Ah. A wise request to learn actually considering you can now make fetishes. Something you would pass on to the recipiants of your labors so they may appropriately honor the spirits that have sacrificed freedom for duty?
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:45:46 PM)
((Because I figure you'll ask it, Ghostlin needs to give the OK on fetish requests before I can run them. It isn't that I haven't seen your request, I just can't do anything with it until the boss is OK with it or not.))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:46:58 PM)
* she nods* Yes.....I have made it a rule of mine to teach ones who are entrusted with Fetishes I provide for them.....I also will be making sure they learn the rite of preserving the fetish...I will not have any fetishes I make for others to be abused
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:47:52 PM)
( is okay.....it's gonna be a a tough one due to the COI.....so I can wait :) )
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:51:43 PM)
Good. It is a condition of my teaching, but as it is one you were going to fullfill anyway then it is no hardship. I will teach you it but I do have some errands I need run. There are some animal hides that need to be picked up from a man named Earl Winthorp. He runs Whinthorp Airboats and equipment. Hes Uktena kin....and a bayou hunter. I also need you to pick up some shrunken heads from a shop in the city. *hands you a piece of paper*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:52:12 PM)
((running errands from Uktena is creepy))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:53:14 PM)
* she nods and takes the paper * Of course....I must admit ..it is interesting ..these people I am meeting through these errands * she looks to Hilma* ...they are mistrustful of me maybe?
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:54:06 PM)
They will know I sent you. On your own without my influence? They would mistrust you. I usually send Talisman Seeker after this stuff but your handy.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:56:16 PM)
Though I should start using Wasabe or Sphinx's Riddle. It's time they take some responsibilities beyond pack....but thats a tribal matter. *she smiles*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:57:26 PM)
* she slides the paper into her jacket pocket* I do not mind doing these errands for you.....I like to learn about others so I can better understand then .....it is sometimes difficult due to certain barriers......but yes...Tribe should help others in their own tribe....
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:58:46 PM)
The Rite of the Peacock, helps maintain Fetishes but in a very specific way. Contrition is used for a fetish already offended and damaged. Peacock, is shall we say preventative medicine? The Rites core function is to be blunt, to puff up and stroke the ego of the spirit within so it remains happy and pleased to serve.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 9:59:33 PM)
* she listens to the teaching and tilts her head a bit*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 9:59:39 PM)
Verses Preservation which truly helps protect the bindings of the object.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:01:56 PM)
Spirits like any number of things. Peotry that flatters them, Song or dance that honors them. One spirit liked the playing of the drums. One garou I know simply told the spirit stories of the war exploits done with the Fetish in hand. The idea is to make the spirit understand it is appreciated. You flatter them.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:02:38 PM)
So it depends on the spirit inside of the Fetish....I see
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:04:55 PM)
You are educated enough you can probably guess the likes and dislikes of the spirit by it's type. But the one attuned to the Fetish should be able to figure out if the spirit likes song over stories. Thats not really the difficult part. Maybe a touch of trial and error at first but even if the garou doesn't have it quite right at first, the spirit WILL understand it is being respected and honored. Preferences communicate over time.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:06:40 PM)
I must admit I am still learning about spsirts...but yes...I hope the person will be able to after a period of time guage what the spsirt likes
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:06:46 PM)
Once you finish the opening ...*smiles* Song and dance, you hold the spirit up, and continue to speak it's praises. As long as the person is attuned the spirit will understand the praises. I never found the tongue to matter. Though there are some ritualists that say garou tongue is better.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:07:18 PM)
(you hold the Fetish up...))
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:07:23 PM)
((not spirit...oi))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:07:39 PM)
( is okay I had my fu on I knew what you meant : ) )
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:08:41 PM)
At the end of the ritual, you say the Fetishes proper name three times, and then lower the Fetish back to it's customery resting place.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:09:44 PM)
I will show you some proper gestures, and the rituals proper order. It sounds fairly direct but it can be a fussy ritual. It usually takes my students a few weeks to master.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:10:04 PM)
* nodding* Thank you
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:11:52 PM)
Come....I will let you watch as I honor one of the Fetishes in my charge. It's a lesser Fetish as these things go. A hiding Bangle, when worn it lets me hide much as a ragabash can. A useful talisman. Of course once you hear me praise it you'd think it was the Grand Kliave of the Silver King himself. *grins*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:13:16 PM)
* her eyes brighten * Really? I am honored .....a bangle can do that? Interesting....* she smiles a bit more then usual*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:14:02 PM)
((Nyx's Bangle I believe is the book name...I just chose a random low lvl Fetish, figure an elder would probably have a few lower lvl as well as a major in there keeping))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:14:13 PM)
( gotcha)
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:14:32 PM)
( oh to make talens you still need hst approval?)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:15:02 PM)
((I think so))
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:16:08 PM)
*The bangle looks like a gold bracelet, with a geometic pattern decorating it, though the inside clearly has glyphs. Anyone seeing it would just see a nice bracelet of an interesting design and little more*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:18:39 PM)
*it's kept in Hilma's jewelry chest, but has it's own drawer, with a silk pouch it's kept it...*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:19:25 PM)
* she eyes the braclet eager to see what it can do* It looks so ordinary....
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:20:33 PM)
*Hilma sings in english probably for your benefit, praising the great night spirit that has kept her and her sept safe by being the LONE great spirit that has hidden her from danger and her enemies....really the song seems designed to stroke the spirits ego, boasting of it's prowess to rival the greatest of ragabash etc....kinda funny really*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:21:20 PM)
*she raises the bracelet above her head, showing you proper gestures...shes performing the ritual for you but by performing it shes teaching you...demonstrating*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:22:53 PM)
I thank you master of the shadows. I would not be the elder I am today if you had not guarded my youth. Someday I shall pass you to another, as only you can hide and keep safe the next generation. When that day comes I'll make sure it's a great garou. One who will honor you as I have. *she continues the praise as she goes through the motions*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:23:03 PM)
* she pays very close attention...is she even breathing ? *
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:24:29 PM)
*the praise gets aweful thick, but hell, thats the point of the rite, she raises the bracelet to the air once more and speaks it's name* I praise thee Shadowcatch, Great Shadowcatch, ....rest well Shadowcatch. *she gently places it back in it's place*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:25:32 PM)
*the ritual is completed*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:25:39 PM)
I think you get a better idea now?
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:26:28 PM)
You have seen the ragabash "blur" from notice? That is what Shadowcatch bestows.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:27:35 PM)
* she blinks and nods and actually takes a breath and looks at the braclet* Amazing
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:30:15 PM)
*she puts it away* I may demonstrate sometime but at the moment the spirit within is happy from the ritual, and I have no great need for it's power. It is respectful to let it rest.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:31:02 PM)
Students always benefit from watching the ritual being truly done.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:31:47 PM)
Come see me in the afternoons, perhaps around 2. Unless it interferes with sept duties. I'll grant you an hour or two then to continue training you.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:33:00 PM)
I would look forward to it......it would be something to see......to turn invisible.....Yes I beleive the same....it's just seems like a lecture until you see the end results and to be able to acomplish the ritual yourself......* nods* Yes...I will make the time......I do so enjoy watching you work .....* she smiles* I have no mentor and after seeing you I would like to learn what I can from you.....if that is alright?
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:36:10 PM)
You have shown respect. I will continue to teach you ....within reason. I've taught other theurges in this sept. Part of my duty as Mistress of the Rite is to pass along knowledge. If I ever decline to teach it is simply because I decide the student isn't ready. Though I admit a rude or arrogant claith for example probably would never BE ready. *chuckles*
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:39:31 PM)
* she bows her head* Thank you so much......You don't have to teach me anything and I am greatful you are willing to......
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:44:30 PM)
I'll see you tomorrow then. *smiles* If ever there is some .....secret that intriques you, realize secrets are negioable, with ones own secret ways. On occasions things have been shared to mutual benefit. But I respect if things are not shared.
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:44:48 PM)
*of course what Uktena can't resist at least trying to learn another tribes rites? LoL*
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:45:33 PM)
Have a nice evening.
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:45:39 PM)
* nodding and smiling a bit* Thank you again
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:45:58 PM)
( do you want to do witness stuffs for rolls?)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:47:26 PM)
((sure ....while we are at it might as well))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:47:48 PM)
( I put on the froum post the date Anna can have it added to the sheet)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:48:07 PM)
((OK just tell me when you rolled so I can do the witness roll stamp))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:48:24 PM)
( I rolled * does summersault*)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:51:25 PM)
((OK witness stamped, C&P to XP thread and all that))
Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:52:59 PM)
( got it!...thanks for doing this!)
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:53:35 PM)
((NP))
Grandmother Hilma (Apr 11, 2011 10:53:40 PM)
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Anna Sandstrom (Apr 11, 2011 10:53:49 PM)
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