Ankyra Sound (ritual) dear seas of old, i come with a prayer

Ankyra Sound: Monthly Ritual

Each month, Ankyra Sound will have a monthly ritual. These rituals are not mandatory, but your participation in each round will contribute to your character's standing in both the general and religious hierarchies of the pack each week. Rounds last one week each, beginning Sunday.

This ritual is performed under the Waxing Gibbous Moon, a time for nourishing attraction and promoting growth; while Ankyra Sound works to tighten their foothold in the Teekon Wilds, the Matriarch prays to the Sea to encourage an abundance of recruits. For this particular ritual, male and females are both welcome to join.

In this round, Aktaiê is simply gathering her followers. This round will end on November 8th, 2014. Further guidance for this ritual will be given in subsequent rounds.

With the Moon swelling like the tide in the night sky, the matriarch stood at the center of Ankyra's beach. She still coughed when she drank in too much of the briny air, but the scent of the Mother Sea was cleansing and comforting -- and Aktaiê could feel strength and wellness returning to the fibers of her being. With their numbers ebbing and flowing like the tide, the priestess knew is was time to call upon the Mothers for further blessings; this time of blood and of loyalty.

But first, she would need her acolytes. For it would only be for their combined strength -- even that of the lowly consorts -- that the Mothers would heed their prayers. She lifted her head to the night and called for them, her voice slightly rasping, and then waited for all their bright eyes to fall upon her.