Melísim’s Chirurgery

Melísim’s Chirurgery (Dragàmyr skarádra Kadàktrū)

Melísim’s Chirurgery is a powerful spell that allows the magician to permanently erase one thought, memory, or skill from the subject.

Zēnàya staggered into the blinding sunlight. Painful colors flashed and faces leaned forward. Hands appeared, steadying her, grasping, holding her back. Soon she was running and stumbling down the street. Corner after corner passed until she found the soft quiet of shadows. Catching her breath, she found herself in an alley. Rats marched back and forth along the opposite wall. Sounds of river traffic creaked, splashed, and called nearby. A pain throbbed beneath her scalp. “What happened?” Her memories returned slowly, the reveal of layered curtains on an impossibly deep stage. She was in her room. There was a knock. Men crashed through the door. There was screaming. Her screaming. Everything went black. There was a table with lanterns hanging above her. She struggled against restraints. The arm of a gold-rimmed lens swung into position above her head. A large eye avoided her gaze. Then there were the words. Old words. Familiar words. In the present, words caught in her throat. Tears streamed. “The chirurgery,” Zēnàya gasped. “Dear gods, no! What did they take from me?!”

Details

This is not a battlefield spell. The ritual requires specially prepared instruments and a willing or immobilized subject. It is similar to Loðáland’s Thoughtsnatch with the glaring exception that the effect is permanent. The spell only works on a subject that is the same race as the weaver. In order to affect the brain of another race, the weaver must have expert knowledge of the target’s anatomy.

  • GURPS
    • Dragàlim: skarádra Kadàktrū
    • Class/Difficulty: Regular (IQ/VH)
    • Casting Time:as MAGp138 Permanent Forgetfulness
    • Cost: as MAGp138 Permanent Forgetfulness
    • Duration: as MAGp138 Permanent Forgetfulness
    • Pages: 15
    • Prerequisites: Magery 2 (PrC 10); Skarádra 4, Kadàktrū 6; Old Panæðic 15+ (High Davar)
  • WoD
    • Dragàlim: skarádra Kadàktrū
    • Class/Difficulty: Intelligence1 + Weaving: Skarádra + Kadàktrū
    • Casting Time: One hour and contested; target rolls Resolve1 + Magery if desired
    • Cost: 1 Mana
    • Duration: Permanent
    • Pages: 15
    • Prerequisites: Kadàktrū 4; Old Panæðic 2 + Literacy (High Davar)

Expert knowledge of another race’s anatomy requires Medicine 4 with a specialty in that race.

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History

Footnotes:

  1. Based on WoDp42 Attribute Uses Table