This skill will contaminate the targeted character’s blood with a fatal, non-alchemical effect, bypassing all armor. The target is paralyzed for 5 minutes and if not cured in that time the character will be brought to the Brink of Death. This effect can only be cured by using the Heal Wounds skill to Purify Blood. While under the effects of this skill, the target is surrounded by a sickly green nimbus.
This skill requires the use of the character’s focus and a verbal, which must be at least 5 syllables, not including the skill’s name, and must contain some reasonably recognizable version of the name of the skill. This skill can be delivered by touch or through a weapon. This skill can be blocked by, and is expended by, a magical defense that stops physical attacks or the Resist Evil skill, or a defensive martial skill which is used but does not expend the Pain Touch skill for that Tag Cycle. This effect can only be cured by a Purify Blood cast from a Heal Wounds skill, not the low magic spell.
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