Channel the Mishtai
(Magic of Incarnum, p. 99)Necromancy [Incarnum]
Level: Sorcerer 2, Wizard 2,
Components: V, S,
Casting Time: 1 round
Range: Touch
Target: One living creature
Duration: 1 minute
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
You invite the soul-energy of a long-departed mishtai (see the rilkan and skarn race descriptions in Chapter 1) to share a living body. The would-be host must have an Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma of at least 5. The mishtai that you channel is drawn from one particular era of the millennia of ancient mishtai history, and it possesses a particular station in the highly ordered mishtai society. The mishtai helps or hinders but does not control the subject. Roll 1d6 and consult the table below to determine the nature of the mishtai that shares the subject's body and its effects upon him (if the subject is a skarn or rilkan, roll 1d10 instead).
Essentia: Every point of essentia invested in this spell extends the duration by 1 minute.
| Roll | Mishtai Spirit (Time Period): Effect |
|---|---|
| 1 | Inbred moron of the late decadent period (Segorn Period): Take —2 penalty on all skill checks; subject must succeed on a Will save (using the spell's normal save DC) or be dazed for 1 round. |
| 2 | Hearty mishtai serf of the early period just after the discovery of incarnum (Tal Period): Gain +2 insight bonus on Str- and Con-based ability and skill checks; lose ability to read and write. |
| 3 | Mishtai noblewoman of the Golden Age of Mishtai (Sudarn Period): Gain +2 insight bonus on Cha-based ability and skill checks; take —2 penalty on Fortitude saves. |
| 4 | Sage of Ur-Mishtai from the postcollapse remnants of mishtai society (Geryn Period): Gain +2 insight bonus on Int-based ability and skill checks; take —1 penalty on attack rolls. |
| 5 | Royal scout of the Landwalker's League (Sudarn Period): Gain +2 insight bonus on Dex- and Wis-based ability and skill checks; take —2 penalty on Will saves. |
| 6 | Bonded wizard of the Perfect Circle guild (Sudarn Period): Gain +1 insight bonus to arcane caster level; lose 1 hit point per Hit Die. |
| 7 | Sarkros, mishtai knight of the Defenders of Ril (Tal Period): Gain +1 insight bonus on melee attack rolls and damage rolls; proficiency with all martial weapons. |
| 8 | "The Pillow Spider," famed female rogue (Sudarn Period): Gain +4 insight bonus on Hide and Move Silently checks; sneak attack +1d6. |
| 9 | Dallyster Harkedde, Curator of the Incarnate Fane (Segorn Period): Gain 1 point of essentia. |
| 10 | Mentriphiste Carre, "The Argent Paladin," Champion of the Mishtai and Martyr of the Frozen Pyre (Sudarn Period): Gain +2 insight bonus on attack rolls and damage rolls against evil creatures; immunity to fear effects. |
