Breath Of Life
Necromancy [Good]
Level Cle 7
Components V, S, M, DF
Casting Time 1 round
Range Personal
Area Of Effect See text
Duration 1 hour/level
This powerful spell enables the cleric to cure many persons, even an entire community, who are afflicted with a disease. Magical diseases such as those caused by Contagion can likewise be cured, but certain special diseases such as Lycanthropy and Mummy Rot cannot. Breath Of Life will cure Breath Of Death. The cleric need not touch or even see the diseased people for the spell to be effective, although recipients must be within the area of effect. This spell does not cure all diseases in the community at one time; the caster must specifically state which disease is to be eliminated for each casting of the spell. If Contagion was used several times for different diseases, the cleric may specify "Contagion" as the disease.
When the spell is cast, the cleric exhales a sweet-smelling breath. This forms into a breeze that radiates outward, forming a circle than expands in a 150ft radius per hour. During this time, the cleric must remain at the center of the area of effect. For example, after 12 hours, Breath Of Life would cover a circle 1,800 ft in radius. The breath is of a magical nature rather than a physical nature; thus it is unaffected by prevailing winds.
The breeze blows through the community, instantly eliminating the specified disease from all afflicted citizens. Breath Of Life does not destroy parasitic monsters such as green slime or rot grubs. The spell does not prevent reoccurrence of the disease if the recipients are again exposed.
Material Component: a cone of rare incense (500 gp). XP cost: 1,000 XPThis spell was originally from the 2e Tome of Magic