Language is a gift, a blessing that mortals take for granted as their birthright. But it is not a given, for it can be taken away with terrifying ease. By your arts and ritual, this curse snatches the words from the tongues and minds of those dwelling within a region, leaving them unable to communicate what they mean. The curse strikes particularly hard at the fighting forces within the region, making them much more prone to mistakes and scrambled communiques.
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.
All forces in the Region suffer from -3 Disadvantage and cannot gain Advantage from any triggered effects such as Plucky Heroics or Cunning Tactics.
People within the Region find it difficult to express themselves coherently, finding themselves tongue-tied at the worst possible moments and suffering from severe writer’s block when trying to pen even the simplest missives.
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; by increasing the Ritual Power to 50, you can apply the curse to an entire Province.
If this ritual is performed outside of Veilguard, its required Ritual Power is quadrupled.