Rites du Cheval

Rites du Cheval is the Endowment of the hunter conspiracy Les Mystères in Hunter: The Vigil.

One of the most effective ways Les Mystères has found to combat werewolves is to merge with another supernatural entity close to them: spirits. They will invite spirits to "ride" their bodies in exchange for the spirits powers and abilities. A member of Les Mystères may only have one spirit riding at a time.

Many spirits will not offer themselves freely; most will want some sort of sacrifice or offering in exchange for their services. Therefore, one who wishes to use the powers must perform an appeasement to activate the spirit's abilities.

Members of Les Mystères can take any abilites rated at or below their Endowment Merit. However, because Les Mystères is much more loosely organized than other conspiracies, learning new Endowments can be quite difficult. Often, only a few members of Les Mystères know the four and five-dot abilities at any one time, meaning characters may have to travel extensively before someone can teach them the skill they wish to acquire.

The Rites

 * · Skin of the Loa: The spirit toughens the skin of the ridden.
 * · Ephemeral Disguise: The spirit helps the ridden hide in plain sight.
 * · Elemental Rebuke: An elemental spirit affects the body of a target.
 * · Light as a Feather: Spirits of wind and air help the ridden's body float and bounce safely around.
 * · The Hands of Raphael: The spirit of Raphael the archangel heals the hunter and bestows a special grace on them.
 * · Spiritual Guidance: The ridden calls on a spirit talented in a specific skill to help them with a task.
 * · Clinging Leech: A leech spirit can steal away health from any opponent the ridden touches.
 * · Voodoo Doll: A spirit enters a specially-prepared doll, allowing the hunter to use it to manipulate a foe.
 * · Deny the Moon: Spirits who oppose the moon can cut off werewolves' moon-strengthened powers.
 * · Wearing the Baron's Hat: The ridden calls on Baron Samedi himself, who enhances the ridden's combat skills.