Rites

Rites are cards used with the work verb to perform Rituals. The Rite used has no effect on the Ritual to be cast; Rites just determine what types of cards you can draw Influences from, and the Influences then determine the Ritual. They all, with one exception, have 4 slots (one for Lore; two of Tool, Ingredient, Influence, or Follower; and your Desire, if you're Ascending) and sacrifice one of them. It is not required to place something in each slot as long as a Rituals minimum requirements are met.

***Any text listed in Bold is consumed in the Rite.***

## Normal Rites

These Rites are not marked in the game files as Endgame Rites, but can still be used for Ascension.

### Rite of the Map's Edge

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* **Offering: Influence** *What influence will be taken?*
* Instrument: Tools *What is our instrument?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* A True and Complete Accounting of the Asclepian Mysteries of the Roots of the House, purchased from Oriflamme’s Auction House.
* On Matthias and the Amethyst Imago: Loss, reward from Gwaer Inn or random reward from Kerisham.

### Sunset Rite

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* Assistant: Follower OR Prisoner *Who will speak the words?*
* **Offering: Influence** *What influence will be consumed?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* STUMM!, bought from Oriflamme’s Auction House.
* The Ivory Book, reward from Grunewald's Permanent Circus or random reward from Foxlily Meadows.

### Rite of the Sea's Feasting

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* Instrument: Tools *What is our instrument?*
* **Offering:** Ingredients ***What will we give up?***
* Desire: *What might I become?*: [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* Those Who Do Not Sleep, reward from Gwaer Inn or random reward from Kerisham.
* The Thirsting Tantra, reward from Fermier Abbey or random reward from The Unnumbered Stones.

### Rite of the Beast's Division

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* **Victim: Follower OR Prisoner** *Who will be divided?*
* Influence: Influence *What power is present?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The World Does Not Weep, reward from Forman House or random reward from The Unnumbered Stones.
* A Second Glory, reward from Mausoleum of Wolves or random reward from Tombs of the Shadowless Kings.

### The Rite of the Crow's Quenching

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* Influence: Influence *What power is present?*
* **Offering: Ingredient** *What will be offered?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The Geminiad, reward from The Vanderschaaf Collection or random reward from The Unnumbered Stones.

Previously known during beta as The Rite of the Sea's Marriage, with the following description:

### Rite of the Mother's Mercy

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* Assistant: Follower OR Prisoner *Who will speak the words?*
* **Offering: Ingredient** *What will be offered?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The Gospel of Zacchaeus, reward from Voivode's Citadel, or random reward from Foxlily Meadows.
* The Twin-Serpent Tantra, reward from Tower Revek, or random reward from Foxlily Meadows.

### Rite of the Rebel Striving

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* Assistant: Follower OR Prisoner *Who will speak the words?*
* **Offering: Tools** *What will we give up?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The Furious Tantra, reward from Tower Revek, or random reward from Foxlily Meadows.
* As The Sun His Course, reward from Mausoleum of Wolves, or random reward from Tombs of the Shadowless Kings.

### Rite Intercalate

This is the only Rite that can be used to achieve the three Apostle victories.

* **Invocation: Lore** *Something to be lost.*
* **Offering: Follower OR Prisoner** **OR** **Summon** *Something to be lost.*
* **Surrender: Tools** *Something to be lost.*
* **Dissolution: Influence** *Something to be lost.*
* **Grief: Ingredient** *Something to be lost.*
* Desire: *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension or the Promise of the Apostle legacies. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, or have fulfilled all the requirements for your Apostle legacy's major victory, add your Ascension or Promise to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The Book of the Extinguished Heart, reward from The Wreck of Christabel or random reward from Port Noon.
* The Scar in the Sky, reward from St Tentreto of the Deep Door, or random reward from Port Noon.
* The Time of Division, reward from Fort Geryk, or random reward from Port Noon.

Note that all are rewards from Vaults found by exploring Port Noon Anecdote (Secret Histories 14).

## Endgame Rites

These Rites are marked in the game files as "Endgame Rites". They are meant to be used to Ascend but can be used like any other Rite.

### Rite of the Crucible Soul

* Invocation: Lore *What are the words?*
* **Victim: Follower OR Prisoner** *There must always be willing blood.*
* Instrument: Tools *On what will blood be shed?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* The Burning of the Unburnt God, purchased from Morland’s Shop or Oriflamme’s Auction House.
* The Book of Dissolution, reward from Hunter's Pits, or random reward form Tomb of the Shadowless Kings.

### Rite of the Watchman's Sorrow

* **Sacrifice: Lore** *What will we forget?*
* Assistant: Follower OR Prisoner *Who will speak the words?*
* Instrument: Tools *What is our instrument?*
* Desire *What might I become?* [This slot only accepts the final stage of Ascension. If you have achieved the Sixth Mark, add your Ascension to this slot to complete a Great Work.]

Can be obtained from:

* On What Is Contained By Silver, purchased from Morland’s Shop or Oriflamme’s Auction House.
* Those Indignities Perpetrated By the Deceitful Fraternity of Obliviates, reward from Gladwyn Lake, or random reward from Kerisham.
* The Watchful Tantra, reward from The Vanderschaaf Collection, or random reward from The Unnumbered Stones.

## Rites ordered by earliest availability

* Tier 0 (Morland's or Oriflamme's)
	+ Rite of the Map's Edge
	+ Sunset Rite
	+ Rite of the Crucible Soul
	+ Rite of the Watchman's Sorrow
* Tier 1 (Secret Histories 4 Vaults)
	+ Rite of the Sea's Feasting
* Tier 2 (Secret Histories 6 Vaults)
	+ Rite of the Beast's Division
	+ The Rite of the Crow's Quenching
* Tier 3 (Secret Histories 8 Vaults)
	+ Rite of the Mother's Mercy
	+ Rite of the Rebel Striving
* Tier 4 (Secret Histories 14 Vaults)
	+ Rite Intercalate