This is the first rite a Shadow Seer learns, but any wererat can learn it from a Shadow Seer. It temporarily binds a rat pack to their totem and defines the collective goals they want to achieve. The ceremony is performed by a pack of rats gathered in a circle. Each member places an object int the center of the circle that represents his role in the pack. The rite master then walks around the gathering and speaks to the heavens, describing the great quest the pack intends to fulfill on the Incarna's behalf. The items then vanish immediately;they do not return to the pack members until the quest is fulfiled or formally abandoned. Once teh pack has fulfilled its goal, they also have the option of 'renewing the pact' or declaring allegiance to another Incarna. Renewing the rite doesn't require another rituals roll; changing totems, however, requires the pack to perform this rite all over again.
The ritemaster spends one Gnosis and rolls Charisma+Rituals (difficulty 6) at the climax of the ritual. Each success gives one temporary background point of totem, which may be used to purchase the pack's totem. There's a chance the mystic may not get enough successes, so after the roll, each pack member may sacrifice one point of Willpower to add one extra success for each Willpower point spent. These willpower points are not refreshed until the pack achieves or formally abandons its quest.