A crumbling arch

Sanctifying Mark

Tags: magical

On a rare dry spot in Ferrier's Fen, besieged by foulness, is an ancient arch that still — improbably — stands. Lichen and moss grow thick and healthy, but the keystone remains clear, engraved with a sigil that makes the eyes water and that drives evil away.

To unlock it, you must:

• purify yourself in fresh, clean water;
• calm your mind, gaze upon the sigil, and roll — on a success with a 6, the sigil becomes clear; on a success with no six, it will become clear after a few more days in contemplation; on a bust, the sigil is beyond your ability to learn;
• spend a few days memorizing and practicing the sigil.

Sanctifying Mark

When you mark an object with the sigil of sanctification, it repels beings of darkness, chaos, and death. Each time you place the mark, part of you (eyes, hair, skin, tongue, etc.) becomes paler, eventually turning a shocking white.

When a being of darkness, chaos, or death first tests the power of your mark, roll.

• On a success with a 6, all such creatures are kept at bay so long as your mark remains inviolate.
• On a success with no six, such creatures feel the urge to flee and are held back for now — but powerful entities can force themselves to ignore it.