Incantation of Spiritual Discretion

Cost: Template:20+m Target: Area

In Yu-Shan, the gods wear solid bodies. This rite mimics that condition, forbidding dematerialized beings from entering an area with a radius equal in yards to the caster's (Occult + Essence), and forcing materialized spirits to remain so. The ritual takes six hours to cast. It uses salt, small mirrors and talismans engraved with symbols of the five cardinal points (Resources 2 and the mirrors and talismans may be reused). This spell may not be cast within an area that includes a godly sanctum or spirits of greater Essence than the sorcerer's own.

The sorcerer concludes the spell by speaking the Mantra of Heaven Meets Earth backward, twisting the spiritual principles within that ancient chant. The salt disappears, and the ritual implements may be removed. The spell remains in place for a number of days equal to the caster's (Occult + Essence). At any time during the spell's duration, any sorcerer who knows Incantation of Spiritual Discretion may renew the spell using a lesser variant of the ritual that takes one hour and another 20 motes. Doing so resets the duration of the spell to the new sorcerer's (Occult + Essence), but the actual effect and area of the spell remains set by the original sorcerer.

When this spell becomes active, all dematerialized spirits with an Essence less than or equal to the sorcerer's own must either spend the motes to materialize or be expelled. Spirits cannot enter the warded area while dematerialized and they cannot dematerialize at all while within it. This limitation also applies to creatures and beings with the ability to turn into shadow. The spell does not affect beings with a greater Essence than the sorcerer's own.