Darklight's Finger of Ice
(Alteration)
Reversible

Range:  50 yards
Components:  V, S
Duration:  Instantaneous
Casting Time:  8
Area of Effect:  One medium sized creature
Saving Throw:  None

This spell, when cast upon a human or relatively human-sized creature, will cause the target's blood to instantly freeze solid. The creature is literally frozen in its tracks, and will die unless certain measures are taken. The stricken creature takes on an icy countenance, tinged strongly with blue. The reverse of this spell, Darklight's blood warm, will re-thaw the creature's vital fluids and allow them a system shock roll at -40%. If they fail, they die from the shock. If they make the roll, they are still incapacitated for 1d4 days and must rest in warm conditions, since they are severely frostbitten. Unless the reverse is performed within 12 turns under normal conditions of temperature, the creature will die; this can be forestalled by keeping them in a below-freezing environment. On a non-frozen creature, blood warm has a 40% chance (+1% per level of the caster) of incapacitating the creature from ugly heatstroke for 2d10 turns.

