Consecrate Cemetery

Consecrate Cemetery

Mystic

Basic

300 hours

This commonly-used magic ritual is utilized by churches, villages, & large families to create cemetery plots. Consecrated ground hinders necromancy used within its boundaries. The bodies of those laid to rest there will not return as ghosts, nor are they easily reanimated as other forms of Undead. A necromancer who wishes to perform such reanimating or spirit summoning magics on consecrated ground must first overcome a saving throw against magic equal to the Willpower of the necropolitan performing the consecration ritual. If the ground so dedicated to the rest of the dead is later used for any other purposes, the entire area affected by this ritual becomes normal ground. Otherwise, there are no limits to size or duration on this ritual; and may be used either for a single grave, or to dedicate a site of several acres for a large city. An unscrupulous necromancer can use this ritual to enhance necromancy used within the confines of the gravesite. The desecrated version of this ritual is to divide the time to perform reanimation by half, ghosts are far more likely to appear from those interred, and even displaced spirits may take up residence. The performance of the ritual in this reversed capacity is not obvious to most observers. Only one with knowledge of either Consecrate Cemetery or Magic Lore may do so on a successful Wits check. Either version of the spell requires three days to fully prepare the site.