Ash Path

A rare path among the Blessed, you have formed a strong bond with the spirits of the ash trees. 
The ash is a mysterious tree. It has tough, elastic wood with a close grain. Sometimes called the "World Tree" or the "Tree of Life", there are those who believe that the world is held up by a giant Ash Tree, its roots penetrating to the underworld and its upper branches to the heaves above. Though the ash spirits have a lot of knowledge, they rarely choose to give it out when invoked, instead offering a number of curious effects ranging from engimas, to direct assistance, to the opening of portals that can transport you to other parts of the world or, if the rumors are true, to other worlds entirely.
Note that any hostile use of this magic to attack a living creature will render it unholy and cause the user to become Tainted.
==Gift Effects==
* As long as you are not Tainted, As a stunt, you may exhaust this gift to call upon the Ash spirits and ask for a specific blessing. 
**Declare what it is you're looking for
**Roll your Will, Deceit, and Supernatural vs 3. 
***If you score one success you may ask for the spirits to dispel an Unreal effect on a target up to Medium range, to grant a d8 assist bonus to the Deceit dice of a target within Medium range, or another blessing of similar value. 
***If you score two successes you may ask for the spirits to removed the Confused condition from up to five targets within Medium range, to give you prophetic dreams of the future that night, to call forth and give you a twig of ash wood, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score three successes you may ask for the spirits to grant a boon of a bonus 2d6 to a target within Medium range the next time they fail or botch a roll, to ask the spirits for strategic advice on a battle that will happen within the next day, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score four successes you may ask for the spirits to grant a boon of a bonus 6d6 to a target within Medium range that they may call upon when rolling a soak roll, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score five or more successes you may ask for the spirits to open a bridge past this world and into the realm of spirits, or another blessing of similar or lower value.
* When you take this gift, you also gain the Gift Ashen Mallet at no additional experience cost.
==Notable Users of this Gift==
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