Scourge Lord Rituals

# Rituals of Scourge Mastery

Can be cast anywhere

## Ritual of Scourge Mastery

#### Description

*This ritual grants the Scourge Lord a new second level ritual. If cast by a Herald he will be leveled up and become a full fledged Scourge Lord. There can only be one Scourge Lord, unless there is a Scourge King.*

Can be cast anywhere

## Grand Ritual of Scourge Mastery

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord imbues himself with vast amounts of stolen life force and transforms himself into a Scourge King, a being of almost divine power. Scourge Kings allow their heralds to become Scourge Lords, but there can never be more than one Scourge King. If cast by the Scourge King this ritual will give him a new third level ritual.*

Can be cast anywhere

# Level 1

## Call of the Pyramid

#### Description

*This ritual allows the caster to immediately transport himself to a known Pyramid of Power.*

Can be cast anywhere

## Construct Pillar of Power

#### Description

*A Herald, or the Scourge Lord himself, constructs a huge stone pillar and inscribes it with runes of power, creating a Pillar of Power that drains life force from the surrounding lands. The life force is channeled to the Scourge Lord who will use it to empower his agents or summon beings of manifest destruction. Forests and settlements give more life force than plains. Mountains and hills give very little life force and deserts are devoid of life force. With time the surrounding terrains will wither and eventually turn into deserts. Oceans have less life force available, but cannot wither away. A settlement that is under the influence of an active Pillar of Power will produce ghouls that gather at the pillar, awaiting their master's call. The Pillar can drain up to 15 points of life force from the surrounding lands. If there is more life force available the excess will not be drained until some lands have withered away.*

Can only be cast in flat terrains

## Scourge Summons

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord, or one of his Heralds, channels the life force drained from the world to summon one or a few beings of manifest destruction.*

Can only be cast in lands locations

## Dark Bonds

#### Description

*The Herald binds the will of some miners with dark magic. The least scrupulous of the miners is given a dark blessing and is appointed as a taskmaster for his former colleagues. The mine will double its produce (max +3 gold and +3 iron respectively) as long as the taskmaster remains in the mine.*

Can only be cast in mines

# Level 2

## Call of the Pillar

#### Description

*This ritual allows the caster to immediately transport himself to a known Pillar of Power.*

Can be cast anywhere

## Construct Pyramid of Power

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord constructs a huge pyramidal monument and inscribes it with runes of power that drains life force from the surrounding lands. The life force is channeled to the Scourge Lord who will use it to empower his agents or summon beings of manifest destruction. The Pyramid of Power drains life force from lands farther from itself than a Pillar of Power. It can also be protected by walls. The Pyramid can drain up to 50 points of life force from the surrounding lands. If there is more life force available the excess will not be drained until some lands have withered away.*

Can only be cast in a Pillar of Power

## Pyramid Walls

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord constructs defensive walls around his Pyramid of Power.*

Can only be cast in a Pillar of Power

## Appoint Herald

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord imbues an ordinary, but ambitious and unscrupulous, human with stolen life force, creating a Herald of the Scourge. The Herald gains physical strength as well as magical powers. All Heralds have the power to create Pillars of Power for their master.*

Can only be cast in land locations

## Dark Blessing

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord invests large amount of life force to imbue himself and his servants with stolen power. The Scourge Lord, his Heralds and some of his most powerful summons will permanently gain additional magical abilities, elemental resistances or physical power. The ritual can be cast many times granting new or increased abilities.*

Can be cast anywhere

## Dark Scourge Summons

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord channels the life force drained from the world to summon one or more powerful beings of manifest destruction.*

Can only be cast in land locations

## Construct Guardian

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord constructs a statue of an iron gryphon and enchants it with stolen life force to give it false life and magical powers. The Iron Gryphon is immobile, but very difficult to harm. It is often seen adorning the walls of the Lord's Pyramids.*

Can only be cast in land locations

# Level 3

## Pyramid Gate

#### Description

*This ritual allows the caster to immediately transport himself and his entire army to a known Pyramid of Power.*

Can be cast anywhere

## Construct Mountain of Power

#### Description

*The Scourge King reshapes a mountain and covers its slopes with runes of power. The mountain will drain life force from as vast area surrounding it as long as it is controlled by the Scourge King. The Mountain can drain up to 100 points of life force from the surrounding lands. If there is more life force available the excess will not be drained until some lands have withered away.*

Can only be cast in mountains

## Black Scourge Summons

#### Description

*The Scourge Lord channels the life force drained from the world to summon a monstrous being of manifest destruction.*

Can only be cast in land locations