Slow Rot

Name

Slow Rot

Type of Magic

Priest

Spell Level

3rd

School

Abjuration (House Quintus)

Sphere

Plant

Reversible?

Range

Touch

Components

Material, Somatic, Verbal

The material component is a pinch of sugar.

Duration

1 week/level

Casting Time

1 round

Area of Effect

Special

Saving Throw

None

Effects

This spell increases the amount of time that fruits, vegetables, and grains remain wholesome and ripe. The spell will not take effect upon meat of any kind. The caster can affect as much as 100 cubic feet of plant material per level. Thus, even a low level priest could effectively keep a farmer's grain from rotting while in storage or keep the fruit on the trees in his orchard ripe until they are harvested. This spell does not prevent pests (such as rats) from eating the food.