Talent: Spirit Mount
Requirements: Rank 1
Restrictions: Spirit Rider Circle 1
Step: NA
Action: Sustained (8 hours)
Strain: 0
Skill Use: No
Keywords: Perpetual. Spirit.
The adept performs an 8 hour ritual with their willing spirit mount, binding them to the adept, turning the spirit into a bound spirit and allowing the to benefit from more of the adept’s magic.
The adept Names the spirit and takes a blood oath similar to an Oath of Blood Peace (this does not cost Blood Magic Damage) and weaves a thread to the spirit’s pattern. This oath lasts as long as both the adept and spirit are still alive. If the spirit dies without violating the adept’s blood oath, a new ritual can be performed with a different willing spirit mount, gaining the same associated benefits as the previous bound spirit. Due to the asymmetrical nature of the oath, the adept suffers a Blood Wound if their bound spirit dies, regardless of the situation.
Bound spirits are still commanded with Develop Spirit, however it only requires a Simple action instead of a Standard action and no test is required; this does not allow the talent to be used more than once per round and only one command to one animal may still be issued. No tests are required to train the bound spirits (though it still takes a day).
Special: Spirit Rider adepts receive this knack for free at First Circle.
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