Devouring Fear

Required	Fear Domain 5
Range	Target Creature within line of sight, or a Witness to your previous acts of dread
Area	1 Target
Duration	Permanent (Special)
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	Standard
Mana Cost	4 Mana
Effect	You may inflict a terror so profound that it consumes a victim’s spirit and lingers as a curse. When you invoke this power, choose one creature that has been affected by your Dread Presence, Fearful Favor, or Whispered Dread within the past day. The target must make a Mental Resistance roll opposed by your Intelligence + Channeling Skill + Domain Rank. On Failure: The victim gains a permanent phobia (see Madness) tied to you, your Patron, or a chosen symbol of fear. This trauma manifests as uncontrollable panic whenever they are reminded of you or your deeds. On Failure by 5+ successes: The terror imprints upon the soul. The victim becomes a Herald of Fear, spreading your legend unconsciously. Anyone who hears their story, dreams of their account, or reads their written words must resist a Mental Resistance roll or suffer Shaken for 1 hour. On Success: The target resists, but remembers the encounter as a waking nightmare, granting you +2 dice on all Intimidate rolls against them in the future. This fear cannot be dispelled by magic or healing (even high-level magic such as Regenerate); it may only be undone by divine intervention or personal redemption under Storyteller discretion. Each individual may only be affected by Devouring Fear once. However, its echoes are endless; stories, dreams, and rumors of the victim’s suffering carry fragments of your dread to new minds.