Sanctify Sacred Site

This spell was developed in ancient times by druids of the Earthmother on the Moonshae Isles as is a variant of the sunray spell. Long forgotten, it was rediscovered through the research efforts of the wizard Flamsterd and the druids of the Moonshaes following the destruction of the Risen Cult of Bane by a small company of Harpers several years after the Time of Troubles. The druids employed this spell to mitigate the destruction inflicted by the cultists' moonveil spell, but it has additional powers as well.

A sanctify sacred site spell takes nearly a full day to cast; it begins at dawn and ends at sunset. It is cast upon on a site sacred to Chauntea such as a sacred grove, moonwell, or graveyard of her followers that has been defiled by the forces of evil. The ritual of casting the spell involves chanting, dancing solemnly about the entire site, and the sacrifice of tokens of the goddess's bounty (the material components).

Sanctify sacred site is a form of faith magic that purifies corruption and evil from the land. It must be preceded by the casting of focus (a 4th-level priest spell). The base percentage of success is equal to the level of the priest who casts the spell. For every five true worshipers of Chauntea of any race who participate in the ritual as long as they are able (all day, or until death or total exhaustion), whether they be human, elf, korred, or faerie dragon, the chances of this spell succeeding in purifying a defiled sacred site are increased by 1%. Success is checked for at the moment of sunset. The chance of this spell succeeding is increased by 25% if it is performed on Midwinter or the vernal or autumnal equinoxes. If performed on Midsummer, the chance is increased by 40%.

If the spell succeeds, a dazzling beam of light erupts from the ground or water at the center of the sacred site to be sanctified. This beam has all the effects of a sunray (the 7th-levet priest spell) on any creatures of evil present within a 1-mile radius of the light, whether they be on the ground, in the air, or beneath the earth. Any defiling magic in effect on the sacred site, such as moonveil spell, is permanently dispelled, and any magical powers of the site lost to the defiling magic will slowly return if the faithful maintain their worship of Chauntea at the site.

The material components for this spell are varied and difficult to procure simultaneously. The goddess requires a spring sapling covered with dew to planted, a summer swan halfway between the gosling and adult stage to be released, a bushel of fresh fall harvest to be consumed, and ice crystals from the first winter frost to be placed at the center of the site.