Blights
Blights are curses set upon the very land, usually the result of unspeakable acts. A blight causes the land to embody a supernatural energy, that can have effects that spread over a large area. These effects are typically detrimental to living creatures, but can target other beings as well (such as the Blight of Deanimation which affects Constructs and animation magic).
Blights have two degrees of effect, a Minor Effect and Major Effect, with the Major Effect felt when closest to the origin of the blight and the Minor Effects felt at the outskirts. The Rank of the Blight determines the overall area of the blight, and the area subject to the blight's Minor Effects and Major Effects. Though what is required to increase the level of a Blight from one Rank to the next is dependent on the particular blight, they cover a standard area based on their Rank.
- Rank 1: The most basic form of the Blight as it is first created. The Blight has a diameter of ½ mile and only exhibits the Blight's Minor Effect.
- Rank 2: The Blight has a diameter of 2 miles. The Major Effect is felt ½ mile from the Blight's origin and the Minor Effect is felt throughout.
- Rank 3: The Blight has a diameter of 10 miles. The Major Effect is felt 1 mile from the Blight's origin and the Minor Effect is felt throughout.
- Rank 4: The Blight has a diameter of 50 miles. The Major Effect is felt 5 miles from the Blight's origin and the Minor Effect is felt throughout.
- Rank 5: The Blight has a diameter of 100 miles. The Major Effect is felt 10 miles from the Blight's origin and the Minor Effect is felt throughout.
- Rank 6+: Each Additional rank increases the diameter by 50 miles and the Major Effect is felt for an additional 5 miles from the Blight's origin.