Power word, petrify

Power word, petrify, was an arcane spell from the enchantment school that could be cast by both sorcerers and wizards.
==Effects==
After the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, the spell was able to turn one creature to stone.
The spell only worked on creatures under a certain high degree of health, whether they could hear it not. Creatures more robust were unharmed. The target had to be close to the spellcaster.
==Components==
The spell required only a verbal component, which was the uttering of the power word itself.
==Usage==
As of the Year of Lightning Storms, 1374 DR, the spell was used by people in Rashemen and Samarach, and on the Dragon Coast and Sword Coast North.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
*Power word, banishment
*Power word, blind
*Power word, heal
*Power word, pain
*Power word, silence
*Power word, sleep
*Power word, stun
*Power word, kill
*Power word, distract
*Power word, deafen
*Power word, liquefy
*Power word, nauseate
===Appearances===
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===References===
Category:Enchantment spells
Category:Power words