diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/heretic_antag.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/heretic_antag.dm
index ffab9c9dcf42..3e3c7209ca8a 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/heretic_antag.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/heretic_antag.dm
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@
 	var/static/list/scribing_tools = typecacheof(list(/obj/item/pen, /obj/item/toy/crayon))
 	/// A blacklist of turfs we cannot scribe on.
 	var/static/list/blacklisted_rune_turfs = typecacheof(list(/turf/open/space, /turf/open/openspace, /turf/open/lava, /turf/open/chasm))
+	/// Wether we are allowed to ascend
+	var/feast_of_owls = FALSE
 	/// Static list of what each path converts to in the UI (colors are TGUI colors)
 	var/static/list/path_to_ui_color = list(
 		PATH_START = "grey",
@@ -485,7 +487,8 @@
 				succeeded = FALSE
 			parts += "<b>Objective #[count]</b>: [objective.explanation_text] [objective.get_roundend_success_suffix()]"
 			count++
-
+	if(feast_of_owls)
+		parts += span_greentext("Ascension Forsaken")
 	if(ascended)
 		parts += span_greentext(span_big("THE HERETIC ASCENDED!"))
 
@@ -694,6 +697,8 @@
 /datum/antagonist/heretic/proc/can_ascend()
 	if(!can_assign_self_objectives)
 		return FALSE // We spurned the offer of the Mansus :(
+	if(feast_of_owls)
+		return FALSE // We sold our ambition for immediate power :/
 	for(var/datum/objective/must_be_done as anything in objectives)
 		if(!must_be_done.check_completion())
 			return FALSE
diff --git a/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/knowledge/starting_lore.dm b/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/knowledge/starting_lore.dm
index 236161ea2683..e0a153d93b6b 100644
--- a/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/knowledge/starting_lore.dm
+++ b/code/modules/antagonists/heretic/knowledge/starting_lore.dm
@@ -298,3 +298,28 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_INIT(heretic_start_knowledge, initialize_starting_knowledge())
 	body.do_jitter_animation()
 	body.visible_message(span_danger("An awful ripping sound is heard as [ripped_thing]'s [exterior_text] is ripped straight out, wrapping around [le_book || "the book"], turning into an eldritch shade of blue!"))
 	return ..()
+
+/datum/heretic_knowledge/feast_of_owls
+	name = "Feast of Owls"
+	desc = "Allows you to undergo a ritual that gives you 5 knowledge points but locks you out of ascension. This can only be done once and cannot be reverted."
+	gain_text = "Under the soft glow of unreason there is a beast that stalks the night. I shall bring it forth and let it enter my presence. It will feast upon my amibitions and leave knowledge in its wake."
+	route = PATH_START
+	required_atoms = list()
+
+/datum/heretic_knowledge/feast_of_owls/can_be_invoked(datum/antagonist/heretic/invoker)
+	return !invoker.feast_of_owls
+
+/datum/heretic_knowledge/feast_of_owls/on_finished_recipe(mob/living/user, list/selected_atoms, turf/loc)
+	var/alert = tgui_alert(user, "Do you really want to forsake your ascension? This action cannot be reverted.", "Feast of Owls", list("Yes, I'm sure!", "No"), 30 SECONDS)
+	if(alert != "Yes, I'm sure!")
+		return FALSE
+	user.set_temp_blindness(5 SECONDS)
+	user.AdjustParalyzed(5 SECONDS)
+	var/datum/antagonist/heretic/heretic_datum = IS_HERETIC(user)
+	for(var/i in 0 to 4)
+		user.emote("scream")
+		playsound(loc, 'sound/items/eatfood.ogg', 100, TRUE)
+		heretic_datum.knowledge_points++
+		sleep(1 SECONDS)
+	to_chat(user, span_danger("You feel different..."))
+	heretic_datum.feast_of_owls = TRUE