Talk:Skinwalker ritual/@comment-63.234.150.100-20181030163747/@comment-24518356-20181030234206

Generally you would do this to yourself (though I have not done this ritual myself, as it is a ritual I made up), and those that do this generally realize what they're about to do. For some skinwalker villages (which I mentioned in the article for skinwalkers), the ritual is seen as a kind of coming-of-age ritual that every young one goes through when they come of age. You may also do such if you decide that modern life isn't for you and you want to life a more wild, natural life.

As for gaining the ingredients, you don't necessarily have to hurt an animal to get the ingredients. If you find an already dead creature that's still fresh enough to be usable (like one that you found that was critically injured and died before you could help it), you could use those as ingredients. You could also find ectoplasm and use that instead of pelts.

All in all, I hope you answered your questions. If you have any more, feel free to ask.