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| Final Rest | |
| School: | Necromancy |
|---|---|
| Type: | Basic |
| Skill(s) Required: | Necromantic Rituals |
| Components: | 1 Ritual Candle, Final Rest Bell |
| Duration: | Instant |
| Range: | Touch |
| Target: | Corpse |
| Flag Required: | None |
| Brief Description: | Permanently kill a character |
| Item Number: | K184 |
| GM Required | no |
Final Rest
Directions: Light the Ritual Candle. Next, the caster must begin ringing a hand bell and cannot stop for 10 minutes. At the end of 10 minutes, relight the candle if it has gone out and then speak the incantation which, you must complete without interruption.
Incantation: Spark, heed me! You have lived, you have died, you have been Reaped. With each toll of this death bell, your ties to the mortal world have weakened. Now you must cross into the Well, never to return to this plane. I bid you Rest! I bid you Rest! I bid you Rest! Go, and go in peace.
Effect: A spark held by Reap Spirit is sent to the well. The target is now dead, FOREVER. Furthermore the target is no longer eligible to be made into any variety of undead, nor will they produce a ghost. Shift GMs should be notified if this is used on a PC
Related Rules
Sparks
Each character has a spark that represents the essence of their life force. A character without a spark can't benefit from any healing effects including but not limited to alchemy, scrolls, potions or spells. This means that a fatally wounded character without a spark cannot be revived.
When a spark is stolen the character who has lost their spark is said to have been "reaped". A character can only hold one reaped spark at a time unless they have a special ability allowing them to carry more. If a character holding a reaped spark dies, it will release the spark back to the person originally holding it. After 60 minutes a reaped spark automatically returns to its owner.
Only mediums are able to see that a character has a stolen life-spark. To check for stolen sparks, the medium must be close enough to whisper out-of-character, “I am a medium, are you holding any sparks?”. The person being addressed must then out-of-character give the truthful answer.
Medium's may also identify if a person is currently in possession of their own spark.
Diagnosis will detect the presence of the target's own spark.
Characters holding the spark of others are expected to remain in play to allow an opportunity for the owner to get back their missing spark.
Powerful rituals are capable of destroying stolen sparks forever, resulting in permanent character death.
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