Birch Path

A popular choice for those among the Blessed who wish to protect others from evil spirits, you have formed a strong bond with the spirits of the birch trees. 
The birch is a fast-growing perennial tree. It has smooth, striped white wood with bark that can be stripped off in layers, often used for making canoes. In spring, birch trees are among the first plants to show signs of new growth. With it's white color and strong need to chase away the sorrows of winter, the Birch Tree has a strong inclination towards cleansing and banishing evil spirits, which it offers to those that invoke it. 
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 Birch spirits and ask for a specific blessing. 
** Declare what it is you're looking for
** Roll your Will, Species, and Supernatural vs 3. 
*** If you score one success you may ask for the spirits to give you knowledge of any Unholy creatures within Short Range, to grant a d8 assist bonus to the Supernatural 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 banish a ghost within near range of you by deading Dmg flat 4 Penetrating and Holy, to call forth and give you a handful of birch bark, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
*** If you score three successes you may ask for the spirits to allow you to walk across water as if it were solid ground for one scene, to inflict Dmg flat 4 Penetrating and Holy to all Unholy targets within Medium range, 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 3d12 to a target within Medium range to help them resist the next spell that hits them, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
*** If you score five or more successes you may ask for the spirits to inflict Dmg flat 4 Penetrating and Holy to all Unholy creatures within your current Landscape, or another blessing of similar or lower value.
* When you take this gift, you also gain the Gift Birch's Banishment at no additional experience cost.
==Notable Users of this Gift==
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