| Healing Figurine (• • • • Life) Dead Magic 29 |
| Figurines of animals or people, especially those associated with
benevolent intent, can help in the healing process. A carved figure
with a magical container at its center can hold healing energies; placed
in a room, that figure's energy helps to heal the occupant. Also, an
individual can insert and remove a nail from the figure so that its power
flows over him. A mage can prepare such a figurine and give it to a
friend, or even make one that permanently gives off healing power so that
anyone near it benefits. System: People in the area of a healing figurine just naturally seem to recover quickly -- they sleep well, their wounds heal without difficulty and they fight off sickness. The mage "plants" his successes on the Effect into the figurine; when it is in a room with injured people, or when someone thrusts a nail into it then pulls the nail out, the figurine unleashes some of its power. The successes stored allow the figurine to heal people just like a simple Life Effect, though generally healing takes a full day of rest for each health level (it's neither instant nor wholly vulgar). If the figure runs out of successes, its power is exhausted. With enough successes, a mage can permanently render a figurine a healing Artifact. Such a figurine causes everyone in its vicinity to heal at the accelerated rate of one health level per day (excepting aggravated wounds). Such a creation is very potent and requires a great many successes. |