Unhallow

Ritual Rank 8 [Blight]

Potency: 40

Prerequisites: Divine Rank 7

Components: Ten bodies that were Hung within the last day and the boiled fat of the hangman who killed them.

Cost: 2 Karma, 5 Resolve Burn

Prep Time: Varies

Cast Time: 1 hour

Description: The Unhallow ritual creates an area rife with the corruption of evil and undeath. A pentagram is drawn upon the ground, using the fat of the hangman. Each of the 10 bodies is then placed one by one inside the pentagram and then must be raised as Undead using an Animate Zombie or similar ritual. When the 10th body has been animated the lingering souls of the hanged condense into a poisonous energy, that with your enchantment, can be harnessed to pollute the land.

When the blight is first created, it starts as a Rank 0 Blight (see Blights for more information). When an additional 25 Undead are raised within the area, the Rank of the Blight increases to Rank 1. Each subsequent Rank requires 25 Undead to be raised per Rank of the blight (i.e. an additional 50 for Rank 2, then an additional 75 for Rank 3, etc).

Minor Effect: Undead within the area gain Turn Resistance equal to [1d4 + Undeath Rank]. If the Undead creature already has Turn Resistance, it gains a +2 bonus to its Turn Resistance check. Additionally, creatures with the Good keyword are Weakened.

Major Effect: Undead creatures that enter the area gain Regeneration equal to the [10 x Rank of the Blight]. Creatures with the Good keyword are repelled and prevented from entering the area. Additionally, the area is considered to be Unhallowed Ground, which may have additional or different effects for certain creatures.

Removing the Blight: If all Undead creatures within the area are destroyed, and their remains blessed and laid to rest, the Blight ends.