Elderberry Path

A popular choice for those among the Blessed who wish to heal others, you have formed a strong bond with the spirits of the elderberry trees. 
The elderberry is a water-side tree with red or violet-black fruit and fragrant white or pink flowers the bloom at their peak in midsummer. The pith of an elder berry tree branch can also be easily removed to make pipes and flutes. Elderberry bark and flowers are also used by herbalists in the making of certain medicines, however they must do so with extreme caution as the elderberry is somewhat poisonous. With it's dual natures as an aid or a poison, the elderberry has the inclination to either help or harm, 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 a stunt, you may exhaust this gift to call upon the Elderberry spirits and ask for a specific blessing. 
** Declare what it is you're looking for
** Roll your Will, Observation, and Supernatural vs 3. 
***If you score one success you may ask the spirits to give you knowledge of what the speed and strength of all winds in the Landscape will be until your next Respite, to grant a d8 assist bonus to the Observation 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 grantboon of a bonus 3d6 to all defense rolls to a target within Medium range, to call forth and give you five elderberries or a branch of elder wood, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score three successes you may ask for the spirits to inflict the Fatigued and Confused conditions to a target within Near Range of you, to grant five points of Healing Quota to a target Near You, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score four successes you may ask for the spirits to inflict Dmg 6 Penetrating to all Unholy targets within Near range and Dmg 4 Penetrating to all Unholy targets within Short range, or another blessing of similar or lower value. 
***If you score five or more successes you may ask for the spirits to cause all ghosts and spirits within the current landscape to manifest as visible, tangible smoke, or another blessing of similar or lower value.
* When you take this gift, you also gain the Gift Elderberry Smoke at no additional experience cost.
==Notable Users of this Gift==
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