Haggard's Sacrifice

Spell Name: Haggard's Sacrifice

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Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Curses; Defensive

Appearance:

Description: The caster's skin is covered in a throbbing, inky, purple film. This Dark Arts defensive ward will absorb any spells that hit the subject, storing their effect without harming the subject. However, the ward is limited in its strength. If too many spells are cast, and the ward is not cleansed, the stored spells will erupt at once upon the subject. It is potentially fatal. Another effect - anyone who touches the skin of the the subject will endure a cursed burn.

Regulations: Illegal

Skill Level: Master

Etymology: Presumably named for either the inventor, or its first fatality, or both.

References:

• Used by Vesta Baddrick in End of the Line

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