Remember the Antler Ritual mentioned earlier? Knowledge of this ritual is not learned but magically shared between females in the family.

But only one female per household!

After the strangers proved themselves as part of the family, The One secretly decided to share this ritual with the Elder's wife, and so, infected her with the germ of the ritual.


Six months after visiting The One, the Elder's wife shocked festival
goer's with a spontaneous outbreak of the Antler Ritual.
Fortunately, the metaphysical event passed quickly and the crowd calmed down without police being called. The Elder was not amused. After this embarrassing incident, the Elder placed a call to The One out of concern for his wife. This ritual was not common to the southern tribes where they lived.

The Elder knew that manifestations of this ritual could be harmful to his wife and their family. After the incident at the festival, talk had spread throught the community that his wife was 'special' somehow -- and not in a good way. Alas, before The One could be reached, there was another unfortunate incident, as pictured below.


Unknowingly, the Elder's wife spreads the Antler contagion to a friend.

The Antler Ritual was a powerful spell....more powerful then even The One realized, when transported to a strange land. The Elder knew that this spell would spread quickly amongst the females in this southern tribe. Something had to be done, and be done quickly, before the beasts became inflamed.

But that....as they say....is another story.