Once complete, this Ceremony imbues any sharp item the caster touches with the ability to stake a vampire, while enhancing the caster’s accuracy with a wooden stake.

Ingredients: A Rouse check worth of the necromancer’s blood, a needle made of bone, and a human eye

Process: The necromancer chants in a forgotten language while soaking a human eye in her blood. When the Ceremony is prepared, the necromancer pierces the pupil of the eye with the bone needle in a representation of perfect accuracy.

System: Once this Ceremony is complete, any sharp object the necromancer holds may be used to stake a vampire in hand-to-hand combat. This provides the Staking quality as a bonus trait for any sharp Melee weapon the necromancer uses.

In addition, if attempting to stake a vampire with a wooden stake, you may immediately end this effect to automatically succeed on one of the Staking tests. The other Staking tests in the attempt to stake a target are unaffected.

Duration: Until sunrise or until expended, whichever is shorter