Persistence of Mana

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	Persistence of Mana
Abbreviation:	POM
Prerequisites:	Circle 20 and Sanctify Pattern
Signature:	Yes
Spell Slots:	2
Mana Type:	Unknown
Spell Type:	ritual / augmentation
Difficulty:	intermediate
Prep (min/max):	150 / 600
Skill Range (min/max):	80 / 900
Valid Spell Target:	Self
Duration (min/max):	30 minutes / 90 minutes
Justice:	Unknown
Corruption:	Unknown
Description:	Through intense study and concentration, the Holy Mage learns to build upon what they have learned from Meraud's Gift. The Persistence of Mana spell will allow him to rend apart the normal boundaries of his magical prowess, extending those horizons to new heights. The process is painful and taxing upon his concentration, but the rewards are quite bountiful -- as long as the spell remains in effect, his capacity to harness mana will be bolstered.
Effect:	+Attunement skill, +Attunement pool regeneration
Example Messaging:	You gesture your arms in a wide arc, slowly bringing your hands together to steeple your fingers. The mental strain of this pattern is considerably eased by your ritual focus. A searing pain spreads through your fingertips, washing up through your arms until it burns through every vein in your body. Your vision goes black, yet you feel no respite from the torturous pain. The pain bores deeper into your body, the energy of your spell carving into your nervous system like molten knives. You feel the horizons of your magical senses being torn asunder, stretched beyond their normal bounds. Your spell finally takes full shape, and a vast aural emptiness blots out the pain as quickly as it had come. Your magical senses tingle, your ability to sustain the fatigues of spellcasting heightened. Slowly you relax the pose of your hands, allowing the cramping muscles a moment of serenity.
Devices/Tattoos:	No devices or tattoos documented.

To successfully cast one of the Ritual spells you must use of a ritual focus. There are two options:

• Spellbook-specific foci, such as the pale blue-lacquered inkwell, can be used to cast Persistence of Mana without the Improvised Rituals magical feat.
• Universal or realm-attuned foci, such as the slender alabaster staff with a silver cobra coiled along it, require the magical feat Improvised Rituals. (Realm-attuned foci are ones that are compatible with all spells of a given mana type.)

There is a small stun (approximately 7-10 seconds) that accompanies this spell, along with some atmospheric messaging that you have to wait for. As expected with a ritual spell, make sure you have some measure of safety when casting.