Temporis Augmentum

Temporis Augmentum Mystic Basic 800 hours Counts as two skills at character creation Double learning difficulty

By blasting the target's body, the necromancer can cause a withering effect similar to advanced aging. This is not actual aging; a child will not grow, for example. Hair turns grey & thins, skin wrinkles, cardiovascular systems weaken, and the body generally breaks down. This effect is particularly horrifying when used on a child or the Fey (including Elves). This is sympathetic curse magic—the wizard needs some hair, blood, nails, or some other portion of the victim's anatomy; as such, this curse may be cast across any distance. The ritual takes about 24 hours, and involves burning the bodily component—the effects occur while the subject sleeps. While under the effects of the Temporis Augmentum curse, healing from damage takes twice as long, regeneration ceases to function, and a -5 penalty is applied to all saving throws, attribute checks, & attack/defence rolls. Additionally, the victim will tire & fatigue easily—an action as simple as walking across a room could possibly inflict a fatigue point on the subject. The victim's body will reverse the effects of this ritual after about one month; at that time, the skin will begin to smooth back out & the hair begin to regrow. However, if used against an ill or elderly victim, this curse could easily prove fatal. The saving throw against this spell is equal to the caster's total level.