FELL CONSPIRACY [CEREMONY]
You forge a connection with a target to ease communications
and to keep you apprised of developments in the fi eld.
Prerequisites: Wis 13, Knowledge (religion) 4 ranks.
Benefi t: You gain access to ceremonies based on your
ranks in Knowledge (religion). These ceremonies forge a link
between participants who work toward a common cause.
During each ceremony, all participants huddle together and
speak in hushed tones, conveying the dark purpose of the
conspiracy. Each ceremony takes 20 minutes, and its effects
last for 24 hours.
Common Cause (4 ranks): You confi de in each ally, whispering
your plans into his ear. Once you have fi nished, you nick
each other’s ears with a sharp blade (no damage). Henceforth,
each participant can cast the message spell at will at your
caster level.
This ceremony requires a masterwork dagger.
Conspiratorial Bond (8 ranks): You concoct a paste of potent
herbs and apply it to the eyes and ears of all participants,
including yourself. While doing so, you intone a resonating,
rhythmic incantation. All participants gain a +2 bonus on
Listen checks and Spot checks for every other participant
in range. In addition, all participants within 100 feet can
communicate telepathically.
This ceremony requires rare herbs worth 50 gp.
Inviolate Link (12 ranks): Using a concoction of blood and
hair from each participant mixed with rare herbs and diamond
dust, you paint an eye onto the forehead of each ally.
As long as they remain within 100 feet of you, none of you
can be caught fl at-footed unless all of you are, and none of
you can be fl anked unless all of you are.
This ceremony requires a bit of blood and hair from each
participant, rare herbs worth 50 gp, and diamond dust worth
100 gp.