While others seek shelter from the raging tempest you embrace the moment.  Standing in celebration of your chosen gods power, you chant and sing the praises of your faith.  Buffeted by wind and rain you stand in celebration.  Enraptured by the bolts of lightning and peals of thunder the cleric becomes emboldened.  

A Storm Cleric who uses this Ritual during a storm gains the benefits of a Long Rest.  The Cleric must be exposed to the storm for a minimum of 1 hour. A passing gale can be celebrated but won't have the true primordial power to restore and empower. 

•  Embracing the Storm- At 2nd level the worshiping cleric is immune to the storm effects.  At 5th level the cleric can extend the immunity to anyone actively worshiping with the cleric in a 30' radius.  At 10th level the cleric can extend the immunity to anyone within a 120' area or cause the storm to increase in the area, impairing vision, hearing and causing ranged weapons to become useless.  
• Faithful- At 2nd level the Cleric has found favor in the eyes of his deity.  This is reflected in Channel Divinity use to increase by 1. An additional Channel Divinity use is added at 5th, 10th and 17th level.  This effect last for 24 hours after the ritual is performed.

The cleric will have harnessed the power of the storm and can effect the following actions that will last for the next 24 hours. The following effects act as a Channel Divinity use:

• Blessing of the Storm- Places the destructive power of the storm into a weapon.  at 2nd level the weapon will deal 1d8 lightning or thunder damage for the next 24 hours. Damage type must be decided on charging the weapon.   At 5th level the charge is doubled to 2d8 at 10th level to 3d8 and at 17th level its 4d8.  
• Ride the Lightning-  At 2nd level you can call up a bolt of lightning to carry you 45' to an area you can see. At 5th level this ability can extend to 90' or the cleric can channel the energy into the effects of a Haste Spell.  At 10th level the cleric can Ride the Lightning as a teleportation spell to a known mountain peak or place of worship to his god.  At 17th level the cleric can travel up to 8 persons with him to a known mountain peak or place of worship to his god.