The sky darkens, the wind howls. Rain pours down like the wrath of the gods, and lightning crackles across the sky. The storm lasts for months, drowning the land and making life miserable for any forces so foolish as to take the field beneath the darkened skies.
You target one Region with this ritual. You must deliver the Curse Card for this ritual to an Envoy of the Nation containing that Region or to a Veilwalker whose Enterprise is located within the Province that contains the targeted Region for it to have an effect.
You can only target Regions that have the Ocean or Plains trait with this ritual.
The Movement Cost of the Region is doubled.
All Forces within the Region suffer -1 Disadvantage.
If the Region has the Ocean trait but not the Coastal Trait, at the end of the Early Campaign Season Phase and Late Campaign Season Phase all Forces in the targeted Region take 15 damage.
The effects of this ritual last until the end of the next Round of Downtime, until you remove the Curse, or until the Curse is broken, whichever comes first.
You can overcharge this ritual; for every additional +8 Ritual Power you add to the ritual, you can target +1 additional Plains or Ocean Region that is contiguous with at least one other targeted Region.
If this ritual is performed outside of Veilguard, its required Ritual Power is quadrupled.