Penance Of The Blessed Martyr

• Ritual Type: Curse (Personal)
• Ritual Power: 15 or more
• Casting Time: 2 minutes
• Ritual Lists: Alethian Maledicta

You place a curse upon a target character. This conveys the following effects upon them:

• The target suffers from the Envenomed condition. This condition cannot be removed through any means until the target is freed from the curse.
• The target cannot make Calls against enemies; they can still use abilities that allow them to make calls upon themselves or allies.
• The target’s maximum Hit Points are reduced to 1, and they can never be increased above 1 by any means.
• Ten times before the curse’s effects fade, the target can cast any of the Healing Touch, Cleansing Touch, or Restoration Spells or use the Resuscitate Technique without spending any Mana or Valor to do so. They must still know the Spell or Technique in order to use it this way, however.

The effects of this ritual last until the next sunrise, until you choose to remove it, or until the curse is broken.

You can overcharge this ritual; for every +10 additional Ritual Power you use when you perform the ritual, it can affect +1 additional target.

Roleplaying Effects

The target feels a desperate desire to help others who are hurt or in need of aid, with little to no sense of self-preservation. They will give and give until they have nothing left, and run into danger to help someone they’ve never met before.