The Tremere developed this ritual early in their ascent to power, which may help explain that ascent. Bind the Accusing Tongue prevents the target from speaking ill of the caster, ensuring the sorcerer’s unspeakable acts remain that way.
Ingredients: A picture, effigy, or image of the target, a lock of the target’s hair, a black silken cord.
Process: The caster winds the cord around the hair and image while intoning the ritual charm.
System: A win on the Ritual roll prevents the target from saying, writing, or otherwise directly communicating anything negative or harmful — even, or rather especially, if it’s true — about the caster without a Composure + Resolve test (Difficulty equals the caster’s Blood Sorcery rating +2). On a critical win, the Difficulty of the test equals the caster’s Blood Sorcery rating +3. The ritual lasts until the target succeeds on their test, or until the cord unwinds, at which point the hair and image crumble into dust.