The swamp no longer simply waits for the unwary to sink in its waters — with this ritual you make it into an actively hostile place. The mud clings and pulls those who tread upon it down into the muck. Insects swarm and feast upon any exposed flesh, and the slightest cut or wound is an avenue to deadly infections. Those who enter shall not leave without paying a spiteful price.
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 Swamp trait with this ritual.
At the end of the Early Campaign Season Phase and Late Campaign Season Phase all Forces in the targeted Region take 10 damage. Any Force with either of the Bogstrider or Vivisectors Traits takes 5 damage instead.
Forces that start the Round within the Region or that enter the Region during the Round lose half their Speed. This may immediately halt their movement.
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 Swamp 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.