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Guybrush: Added list of appearances - please add any I missed!

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Added list of appearances - please add any I missed!

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	Even though the Rite summons and binds Death, it apparently cannot be used to thwart Him. If it was possible, somebody would have tried to use it to hold Death indefinitely. Or maybe nobody is insane enough to risk annoying The Ultimate Reality.		Even though the Rite summons and binds Death, it apparently cannot be used to thwart Him. If it was possible, somebody would have tried to use it to hold Death indefinitely. Or maybe nobody is insane enough to risk annoying The Ultimate Reality.

			== Appearances ==
			The Rite of AshkEnte is performed in:
			* {{TLF}}
			* {{M}}
			* {{E}}
			* {{RM}}
			* {{SM}} (book) and ''[[TV and Film:Soul Music\|Soul Music]]'' (animated TV series)
			* ''[[Game:Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?\|Discworld II: Missing Presumed...!?]]'' (videogame)

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Richvanf at 21:55, 7 June 2016

2016-06-07T21:55:27Z

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	(Refer to [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty\|Theatre of Cruelty]]).		(Refer to [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty\|Theatre of Cruelty]]).

	Being able to see and converse with Death may, perhaps, be one of those royal prerogatives, that only the true king may enjoy. Or, as seen in {{SM}}, where [[Nobby Nobbs]] and [[Fred Colon]], who very clearly are ''not'' of the blood royal, yet still witness and speak to [[Susan Sto Helit\|Death]] in the small hours of the morning, this is down to the heightened sensitivities of long-time Watchmen and those who frequently see the process of death happening in the small and late hours of the night.		Being able to see and converse with Death may, perhaps, be one of those royal prerogatives, that only the true king may enjoy. Or, as seen in {{SM}}, where [[Nobby Nobbs]] and [[Fred Colon]], who very clearly are ''not'' of the blood royal, yet still witness and speak to [[Susan Sto Helit\|Death]] in the small hours of the morning, this is down to the heightened sensitivities of long-time Watchmen and those who frequently see the process of death happening in the small and late hours of the night. Or it may just be a matter of being willing to see Death. Wizards and Witches can see Death; "you get these special exercises." It has been repeatedly stated that most people cannot see Death because they do not wish to.

	Death really hates it when the Rite is invoked, as the wizards always seem to summon him at the most inconvenient moments. (ie, just before that moment at the masked dance when everyone is due to un-mask at midnight and they ''think'' he's going to take his mask off like everyone else). Susan could echo this, as during a moment of intimate conversation with [[Imp y Celyn]] when she is just about to tell him what he really, ''really'' needs to know, [[Ridcully]] decides to give the High Energy Magic wizards a practical lesson in ''real'' magic, and performs the Rite...		Death really hates it when the Rite is invoked, as the wizards always seem to summon him at the most inconvenient moments. (ie, just before that moment at the masked dance when everyone is due to un-mask at midnight and they ''think'' he's going to take his mask off like everyone else). Susan could echo this, as during a moment of intimate conversation with [[Imp y Celyn]] when she is just about to tell him what he really, ''really'' needs to know, [[Ridcully]] decides to give the High Energy Magic wizards a practical lesson in ''real'' magic, and performs the Rite...

Richvanf at 21:49, 7 June 2016

2016-06-07T21:49:25Z

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	A ceremony to summon [[Death]], for various reasons. The most common cause for [[wizard's magic\|wizards]] to reluctantly summon Death is to ask him questions about inexplicable phenomena, because he seems to know everything. The Rite needs to be performed by eight powerful wizards, either with loads of magical paraphernalia for the look of the thing, or with only a few small bits of essential equipment. Death doesn't like the Rite of AshkEnte, because it so happens that he's always busy when the wizards summon him. Powerful (read: old) wizards dislike the ritual as it makes Death more aware of them, period. Anyone filling the office of Death is called by the Rite, resulting in [[Susan Sto Helit]] and [[Mort]] having been called once (in ''[[Book:Soul Music\|Soul Music]]'' and ''[[Book:Mort\|Mort]]''.)		A ceremony to summon [[Death]], for various reasons. The most common cause for [[wizard's magic\|wizards]] to reluctantly summon Death is to ask him questions about inexplicable phenomena, because he seems to know everything. The Rite needs to be performed by eight powerful wizards, either with loads of magical paraphernalia for the look of the thing, or with only a few small bits of essential equipment. Death doesn't like the Rite of AshkEnte, because it so happens that he's always busy when the wizards summon him. Powerful (read: old) wizards dislike the ritual as it makes Death more aware of them, period. Anyone filling the office of Death is called by the Rite, resulting in [[Susan Sto Helit]] and [[Mort]] having been called once each (in ''[[Book:Soul Music\|Soul Music]]'' and ''[[Book:Mort\|Mort]]''.)

	It is noteworthy that Capt. [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] has found an easier way to talk to Death that doesn't even need two cc of mouse blood. Maybe it's best for the peace of mind of wizards that they haven't worked this out yet, but Carrot realised that all you need to do is to keep vigil at the bed of a very old person with a terminal illness while psychologically ready to meet Death (the very unpleasant part for most). When the inevitable happens, you simply detain Death by asking Him to assist the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Watch]] with their inquiries. (As Death is the witness to every murder and suspicious passing, he had a lot to say to Carrot on the subject, for eg, of a sidestall proprietor discovered to have choked to death on his own swizzle) After all, <small>IT'S A FAIR COP</small>.		It is noteworthy that Capt. [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] has found an easier way to talk to Death that doesn't even need two cc of mouse blood. Maybe it's best for the peace of mind of wizards that they haven't worked this out yet, but Carrot realised that all you need to do is to keep vigil at the bed of a very old person with a terminal illness while psychologically ready to meet Death (the very unpleasant part for most). When the inevitable happens, you simply detain Death by asking Him to assist the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Watch]] with their inquiries. (As Death is the witness to every murder and suspicious passing, he had a lot to say to Carrot on the subject, for eg, of a sidestall proprietor discovered to have choked to death on his own swizzle) After all, <small>IT'S A FAIR COP</small>.

Richvanf at 21:06, 7 June 2016

2016-06-07T21:06:33Z

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	A ceremony to summon [[Death]], for various reasons. The most common cause for [[wizard's magic\|wizards]] to reluctantly summon Death is to ask him questions about inexplicable phenomena, because he seems to know everything. The Rite needs to be performed by eight powerful wizards, either with loads of magical paraphernalia for the look of the thing, or with only a few small bits of essential equipment. Death doesn't like the Rite of AshkEnte, because it so happens that he's always busy when the wizards summon him. Powerful (read: old) wizards dislike the ritual as it makes Death more aware of them, period. Anyone filling the office of Death is called by the Rite, resulting in [[Susan Sto Helit]] and [[Mort]] having been called once (in ''[[Book:Soul Music\|Soul Music]]'' and ''[[Book:Mort\|Mort]]''.)		A ceremony to summon [[Death]], for various reasons. The most common cause for [[wizard's magic\|wizards]] to reluctantly summon Death is to ask him questions about inexplicable phenomena, because he seems to know everything. The Rite needs to be performed by eight powerful wizards, either with loads of magical paraphernalia for the look of the thing, or with only a few small bits of essential equipment. Death doesn't like the Rite of AshkEnte, because it so happens that he's always busy when the wizards summon him. Powerful (read: old) wizards dislike the ritual as it makes Death more aware of them, period. Anyone filling the office of Death is called by the Rite, resulting in [[Susan Sto Helit]] and [[Mort]] having been called once (in ''[[Book:Soul Music\|Soul Music]]'' and ''[[Book:Mort\|Mort]]''.)

	It is noteworthy that Capt. [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] has found an easier way to talk to Death that doesn't even need two cc of mouse blood. Maybe it's best for the peace of mind of wizards that they haven't worked this out yet, but Carrot realised that all you need to do is to keep vigil at the bed of a very old ~~man~~ with a terminal illness. When the inevitable happens, you simply detain Death by asking Him to assist the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Watch]] with their inquiries. (As Death is the witness to every murder and suspicious passing, he had a lot to say to Carrot on the subject, for eg, of a sidestall proprietor discovered to have choked to death on his own swizzle) After all, <small>IT'S A FAIR COP</small>.		It is noteworthy that Capt. [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] has found an easier way to talk to Death that doesn't even need two cc of mouse blood. Maybe it's best for the peace of mind of wizards that they haven't worked this out yet, but Carrot realised that all you need to do is to keep vigil at the bed of a very old person with a terminal illness while psychologically ready to meet Death (the very unpleasant part for most). When the inevitable happens, you simply detain Death by asking Him to assist the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch\|Watch]] with their inquiries. (As Death is the witness to every murder and suspicious passing, he had a lot to say to Carrot on the subject, for eg, of a sidestall proprietor discovered to have choked to death on his own swizzle) After all, <small>IT'S A FAIR COP</small>.
	(Refer to [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty\|Theatre of Cruelty]]).		(Refer to [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty\|Theatre of Cruelty]]).

Richvanf at 19:58, 31 January 2016

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	Death really hates it when the Rite is invoked, as the wizards always seem to summon him at the most inconvenient moments. (ie, just before that moment at the masked dance when everyone is due to un-mask at midnight and they ''think'' he's going to take his mask off like everyone else). Susan could echo this, as during a moment of intimate conversation with [[Imp y Celyn]] when she is just about to tell him what he really, ''really'' needs to know, [[Ridcully]] decides to give the High Energy Magic wizards a practical lesson in ''real'' magic, and performs the Rite...		Death really hates it when the Rite is invoked, as the wizards always seem to summon him at the most inconvenient moments. (ie, just before that moment at the masked dance when everyone is due to un-mask at midnight and they ''think'' he's going to take his mask off like everyone else). Susan could echo this, as during a moment of intimate conversation with [[Imp y Celyn]] when she is just about to tell him what he really, ''really'' needs to know, [[Ridcully]] decides to give the High Energy Magic wizards a practical lesson in ''real'' magic, and performs the Rite...

			Even though the Rite summons and binds Death, it apparently cannot be used to thwart Him. If it was possible, somebody would have tried to use it to hold Death indefinitely. Or maybe nobody is insane enough to risk annoying The Ultimate Reality.

	[[Category:Discworld concepts]]		[[Category:Discworld concepts]]
	[[Category: Spells]]		[[Category: Spells]]
	[[de:Ritus von AshkEnte]]		[[de:Ritus von AshkEnte]]

Osiris: 1 revision: Discworld import 2

2012-09-24T00:10:10Z

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90.209.77.102 at 20:13, 11 February 2011

2011-02-11T20:13:39Z

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A ceremony to summon [[Death]], for various reasons. The most common cause for [[wizard's magic|wizards]] to reluctantly summon Death is to ask him questions about inexplicable phenomena, because he seems to know everything. The Rite needs to be performed by eight powerful wizards, either with loads of magical paraphernalia for the look of the thing, or with only a few small bits of essential equipment. Death doesn't like the Rite of AshkEnte, because it so happens that he's always busy when the wizards summon him. Powerful (read: old) wizards dislike the ritual as it makes Death more aware of them, period. Anyone filling the office of Death is called by the Rite, resulting in [[Susan Sto Helit]] and [[Mort]] having been called once (in ''[[Book:Soul Music|Soul Music]]'' and ''[[Book:Mort|Mort]]''.)

It is noteworthy that Capt. [[Carrot Ironfoundersson]] has found an easier way to talk to Death that doesn't even need two cc of mouse blood. Maybe it's best for the peace of mind of wizards that they haven't worked this out yet, but Carrot realised that all you need to do is to keep vigil at the bed of a very old man with a terminal illness. When the inevitable happens, you simply detain Death by asking Him to assist the [[Ankh-Morpork City Watch|Watch]] with their inquiries. (As Death is the witness to every murder and suspicious passing, he had a lot to say to Carrot on the subject, for eg, of a sidestall proprietor discovered to have choked to death on his own swizzle) After all, <small>IT'S A FAIR COP</small>.
(Refer to [[Short Story:Theatre of Cruelty|Theatre of Cruelty]]).

Being able to see and converse with Death may, perhaps, be one of those royal prerogatives, that only the true king may enjoy. Or, as seen in {{SM}}, where [[Nobby Nobbs]] and [[Fred Colon]], who very clearly are ''not'' of the blood royal, yet still witness and speak to [[Susan Sto Helit|Death]] in the small hours of the morning, this is down to the heightened sensitivities of long-time Watchmen and those who frequently see the process of death happening in the small and late hours of the night.

Death really hates it when the Rite is invoked, as the wizards always seem to summon him at the most inconvenient moments. (ie, just before that moment at the masked dance when everyone is due to un-mask at midnight and they ''think'' he's going to take his mask off like everyone else). Susan could echo this, as during a moment of intimate conversation with [[Imp y Celyn]] when she is just about to tell him what he really, ''really'' needs to know, [[Ridcully]] decides to give the High Energy Magic wizards a practical lesson in ''real'' magic, and performs the Rite...

[[Category:Discworld concepts]]
[[Category: Spells]]
[[de:Ritus von AshkEnte]]