Restore Bloodline (Priest Spell)

This powerful spell allows the caster to restore a creature's depleted or stolen bloodline, including any blood abilities lost as a result. Restore blood­line works on any living scion that has lost all or part of his bloodline through some magical means (such as the blood drain of a spectral scion or sim­ilar method). The spell has no effect on victims of bloodtheft who are brought back to life, or charac­ters who give away their bloodlines willingly (by bequeathing them to an heir).
The material components are the priest's holy symbol and a length of red velvet ribbon, which is tied about the recipient's head.
The reverse of this spell, destroy bloodline, can be used to blast a scion's bloodline into nonexis­tence. By touching a creature, the casting priest uses his deity's power to erase the creature's bloodline. The victim is allowed a saving throw vs. death magic; if he fails, his bloodline and all blood abilities vanish permanently. Only a restore blood­line or wish spell can bring the bloodline back. Use of destroy bloodline is frowned upon in most parts of Cerilia; in some areas, it is banned entirely. Most scions feel that the spell wastes a rare resource; they would rather see bloodlines trans­ferred or stolen than destroyed forever.
The material component for the reverse is a small sewing needle made of pure gold.
Notes: Common for priests of Cerilia, the Birthright setting.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Priest's Spell Compendium
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