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Responsibilities: The Master of the Rite is the sept’s chief shaman. Almost always a Theurge, the Master of the Rite is responsible for overseeing all the rites and rituals performed in the sept. The Caller of the Wyld, the Gatekeeper, and to a lesser extent, the Talesinger and the Keeper of the Land are subordinate to the Master of the Rite. In addition to performing many important rites himself, the Master of the Rite must act as the sept’s repository of spirit lore, whether this means memorizing extensive lists of local spirits and their preferences or maintaining a written library. When other Theurges and Umbral questers need advice, they come to the Master of the Rite.

Although he needs to be available to the sept’s members and leadership and must attend all moots, the Master of the Rite does not need to stay at the sept at all times. However, his knowledge and expertise is an important resource. The rest of the sept would see it as a sin against the principles of Wisdom for the Master of the Rite to risk himself unnecessarily.

Benefits: The aid and advice of the sept’s various spirits counts as three dots of the Allies and Mentor backgrounds, which the Master of the Rite can call on at will. These Background dots are only available from the sept itself, and the spirits aren’t as willing to aid a Ritemaster who spends too much time away from the sept. The Master of the Rite is known and greatly respected by the spirits of the sept, which grants him three extra dice to Social dice pools when dealing with the sept’s totems and local spirits.