Atonement

School: Abjuration

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range: Touch

Target: One living creature

Duration: Instantaneous

Saving Throw: None

Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell removes the burden of misdeeds from the subject. The creature seeking atonement must be truly repentant and desirous of setting right its misdeeds. If the atoning creature committed the evil act unwittingly or under some form of compulsion, atonement operates normally at no cost to you. However, in the case of a creature atoning for deliberate misdeeds, you must intercede with your deity (requiring you to expend TU in rare incense and offerings). Atonement may be cast for one of several purposes, depending on the version selected.

• Reverse Magical Alignment Change: If a creature has had its alignment magically changed, atonement returns its alignment to its original status at no additional cost.

• Restore Talents: A character who has lost her Talents due to violating the alignment restrictions of her Path may have her Talents restored by this spell.

• Restore Spell Powers: A spellcaster who has lost the ability to cast magic by incurring the anger of her deity may regain that ability by seeking atonement from another spellcaster with divine connections. If the transgression was intentional, the caster must expend TU in rare incense and offerings for her god’s intercession.

• Redemption or Temptation: You may cast this spell upon a creature of an opposing alignment in order to offer it a chance to change its alignment to match yours. Upon completion of the spell, the subject freely chooses whether it retains its original alignment or acquiesces to your offer and changes to your alignment. No duress, compulsion, or magical influence can force the subject to take advantage of the opportunity offered if it is unwilling to abandon its old alignment. This use of the spell does not work on outsiders or any creature incapable of changing its alignment naturally.