Curse of the Choking Sands

Priests of elemental water use this spell only against those who have truly angered them, for it transforms good water into lifeless sand. When cast on a creature that fails a saving throw vs. spell, the creature is unable to drink liquids for one day per level of the caster. Liquids turn to sand as they touch the victim's lips. Every 8

hours under the curse, the victim must make a successful Constitution check or lose 2 points of Strength. Constitution checks are made with a cumulative -1 penalty (-1 the first period, -2 the second period, -3 the third period, and so on).

Death occurs when Strength is reduced to 0. A victim who has not died from dehydration when the spell ends can begin to drink normally. Liquids turned to sand by the curse remain sand.

A remove curse spell ends the curse of the choking sands immediately. Overloading the spell by completely immersing the cursed creature in water also terminates the curse.