Atlantean Trilogy Archive
An alchemist shapes a clay golem beside copper furnaces and a homunculus in a jar, with whales drifting past a sunken city beyond.

Silence

Alchemy, Symbol of power

Victims who fail to resist lose the power of speech.

From the book

Victims must save vs Will or lose the ability to speak or communicate aloud for 5-20 minutes.

As a Symbol of Power, it is traced by hand, wand or staff, goes off when anyone but its caster sees or encounters it, reaches no more than 20 ft. in radius, and stays in place until a counter-symbol or a successful counter-spell (50% per try) removes it.

At a glance

Save
Will
Effect
Unable to speak or communicate vocally
Duration
5-20 minutes
Glyph (described)
T with a curved crossbar
Area
Up to 20 ft. radius
Trigger
Viewed or encountered by anyone except the caster