Cursed Incantation of Power
Spell, High Magic, level 5
Lays a curse of illness (possibly fatal after a week), transformation or halved attribute on one victim; knowing their true name removes the save.
From the book
The caster lays one of three curses on a single person or creature within 100 ft. Illness inflicts any sickness the caster chooses, which can be made fatal, though not until 7 days have passed. Transformation alters the victim's age, gender, appearance, size or species, but cannot turn them into a creature of higher level. Attribute Loss halves one of the victim's attributes, such as Strength or Intelligence.
The victim always gets a save vs Will to resist and cancel the curse, unless the caster knows their true name, in which case there is no save.
At a glance
- Range
- 100 ft.
- Illness
- Any illness; may be fatal after 7 days
- Transformation
- Age, gender, appearance, size or species (not to greater level)
- Attribute Loss
- One attribute halved
- Save
- vs Will (none if caster knows true name)
- Spell type
- Non-variable
A scene
The Tharshi slave-trader had sold the wizard's sister to a mine, and Hamilcar had followed him across half of Tharshesh to the docks of Tartessos. He stepped out of the crowd, pointed a finger and spoke a curse of transformation. The trader's face lengthened, his ears grew long, his back bent and gray hair sprouted over his fine silks. A moment later there was a goat standing on the quay, bleating furiously in a pile of clothes. The crowd roared with laughter. Hamilcar picked up the halter from a nearby pen and led the goat away.