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In Greek mythology, Cassandra seduced the god Apollo for prophetic powers, and when she scorned his advances, he cursed her such that her prophecies would never be believed. In a permutation of that curse, this ritual has the power to temporarily steal prophetic powers from the god of light, gaining the light of prophecy while snuffing out the light of truth. The subject is thereafter only able to tell believable falsehoods.

To perform this ritual, you must cast a musical instrument into a flame produced from ethylene gas while reciting a story of the sun-god’s folly. At its conclusion, you must spend 1 point of Blood as you or your target deeply inhale fumes to be seized by prophetic visions. You may use this ritual on yourself or on one other willing participant. However, you may only perform Cassandra’s Folly once per month. For the remainder of the night, the beneficiary of this ritual gains the merit Oracular Ability, which does not count toward her limitations on merit points. If she already has this merit, she may use the merit’s effects one additional time that evening. However, for the reminder of the night the beneficiary of this ritual is robbed of the ability to speak the truth. They cannot say or communicate anything truthful, whether willingly or through supernatural means; any attempt at the latter will only produce silence. This limitation includes all forms of communication including, but not limited to, sign language, pointing, writing, Telepathy, and texting.