Priest
Spells

FAST MUMMIFICATION (priest 4, Necromancy/Invocation-Evocation)

Sphere: Necromancy (Anubis and Osiris-priest only)

Range: Touch

Components: S, M=special

Duration: Permanent

Casting Time: 1turn/4turns/1turn

Area of Effect: 1 body

Saving Throw: None

Prerequisite: Mummification NWP

An emergency spell used only when there is better way to mummificate a body: there is a chance that the body isn't mummificated well and the Ba goes to the underworld instead to the realms of Osiris. The first part of the spell consist of the priest doing the mummification in a kind of abbreviated form. The material component for this part is a sharp knife and some alcohol. The internal organs are removed and the abdomen is cleaned. The second and most important part is the drying of the body. The optional material component for this part is a handful of the salt-soda mix (netjery) used for drying. The third optional part is balming. If the spell is disturbed before the third phase the spell has failed, the Ba is gone and the person is unressurectable dead.

The base chance of failure is 25% which can be lessend by using the following material components:

netjery:-10% instead salt:-8% sand:-5%

palmwhine or strong alcohol:-4% other alcohol:-2%

linen:-3% other cloth: -2%

mirrh:-1%

wax-resin mix (propolis):-3%

LIFE MIRROR (priest 4, Illusion)

Sphere: Necromancy

Range: touch

Components: V, S, M {a gem of at least 10000 selket}

Duration: Permanent

Casting Time: 1 turn

Area of Effect: 1 mummy

Saving Throw: None

This spell cause the mummy has the visage of the person as he was in life. Although it is only an illusion it lessens the chance of failure of the mummification. Back to Nilespace