Hellspiral

Hellspiral Mystic Apprentice  500 hours  Requires Pentacle Summoning Circle III and Thaumaturgic Circle III This is a roach motel for Demons: they check in, but can't check out. This circle must be made using paint mixed with rowan ash. A central pentacle is first made, which will hold the contained Demon. Multiple spiral arms are then added in whatever direction is desired, as long as they are curved lines and not straight. An apprentice's circle is crap. A Demon has to be tricked into entering it, and especially entering the central pentacle. This admittedly makes it hard to practice this skill. A journeyman's Hellspiral is a little better. It can be obfuscaded, such as hiding it beneath a rug. Once a Demon enters the spiraling arms, it can only go one direction: towards the center. A clever Demon—and aren't they all—is still likely to recognise the Hellspiral and refuse to go further. A master can add a few tricks to this. Once a Demon first sets foot onto a master's Hellspiral, it is mystically whisked away to the center. By combining this ritual with Use Circles and Talisman Memory Mark a mage can add a trigger word to this spell. It's effects do not activate—including the containment effect of the central pentacle—until the command word is spoken in its presence. This is powerful magic; there is no saving throw. There is danger to using it, as anyone who sets foot on the spiral is subject to mystic attacks by the imprisoned Demon. The only way to avoid this is to carefully walk the spiral, ensuring that the magic markings are not disturbed. In this way, someone may carefully navigate the Hellspiral right to the center, in order to deal with the trapped Entity.