Word of Bolstering

Level: 4
Duration: Instantaneous (normal) or 5 rounds (reverse)
Saving Throw: None
Normal: Suffusing your ally with the glow of positive energy, you eliminate the drain he experiences.
Pebble-sized motes of positive energy briefly swirl around your target, then rush into his body with a fl ash. This utterance cures 1d6 points of ability damage or ability drain to one ability score. 
Reverse: Your words cause the body of a foe to weaken and grow more frail.
Your target absorbs pebble-sized motes of negative energy and takes a –1d6 penalty to a physical ability score (your choice of Strength, Dexterity, or Constitution). This utterance cannot reduce an ability score below 1.