The sun reigns supreme upon the sands. Let those who would defy it burn, their passage paid for with parched tongues and the death of hope. By your word and ritual, the sun shall scour all who dare to remain within the desert.
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 Desert 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 15 damage. Any Force with either of the Sunblessed or Constructed Traits takes 5 damage instead.
Forces in the targeted Region cannot use the Resupply action.
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 Desert 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.