Baptism of Fire~1~Mystic~All~WtA~
Most tribes attempt to track down all children born to their Kinfolk 
within one month of the children's birth to see if they "share the blood".
Those who are Garou are "baptized" in the light of their auspice moon, 
beside a rite fire. Such a baptism most commonly involves mingling ashes
with a few drops of Garou blood; the mixture is then touched to the child's
ears, nose, eyelids, and tongue.

In the presence of one the lesser tribal spirits, known as a Kin-Fetch, the
babe is then held up to the moonlight while the baptizing Garou howls
Gaia's greeting to the newborn. The ritemaster then has the Kin-Fetch kiss
the infant. The spirit's fiery kiss inscribes a spiritual brand upon the
babe in the form of the newborn's tribal pictograph. This mark is not
visible on the newborn's body; the only mark left is spiritual. It is
impossible to remove this spiritual brand. Such a mark can be traced and
recognised by all Garou (including Black Spiral Dancers, who all too often
track down cubs of other tribes and capture them in order to create more
of the foul number).

The participating Kin-Fetch spirit is assigned to watch over the young
Garou as she grows to maturity, so that the tribe may always know the
child's location and whether she is endangered. When the child is about
to undergo the First Change and is ready for the Rite of Passage, the
spirit alerts the tribe. Unfortunately, such minor spirits are notoriously
weak-willed and easily distracted. All too often a Kin-Fetch loses track of
its charge or becomes lost itself, leaving the young cub on her own. Such
"lost cubs" often become Lunatics or recluses, terrified of themselves and
unable to understand their powerful primal urges.

System: The ritemaster makes a Charisma + Rituals roll (difficulty 6).
Only one success is required, but additional successes improve the chance
that the Kin-Fetch will keep track of the child. This rite must be
performed at night under the moon in which the child was born. Although
this rite is normally performed within a month of birth, the brand can
be inscribed at any time before the cub reaches adolescence and undergoes
her First Change.
