TEXT: This document contains a collection of new 2nd and 3rd circle prayers for clerics.
  Second Circle
  Blessing of the Lord of Labor
  Laying hands upon the faithful’s brow, the cleric imbues the strength of the ox.
  • Supplies for Blessing of the Lord of Labor: a pair of wooden toy oxen fitted with a yoke.
  • Alignment: Unaffiliated
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Blessing of the Lord of Labor Factors
  Advantage (start counting at 2): +1D, +2D, +3D
  Duration: 1 turn, 2 turns, 3 turns
  Blessing of the Lord of Labor Effect
  Successful invocation of this prayer provides additional dice to the Health ability or Laborer skill of one recipient (choose 
  the effect before rolling). Increased Health counts for the purpose of determining disposition in conflicts that use Health as 
  a base (drive off, kill and pursue/flee).
  Prorogation of the Lord of Adders
  With a propitiatory genuflection the priest diverts the atten-
  tion of the Lord of Adders.
  • Supplies for Prorogation of the Lord of Poisons: a 
  bezoar crumbled upon the tongue or infused in water or 
  wine.
  • Alignment: Unaffiliated
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Prorogation of the Lord of Adders Factors
  Poison type: alchemical solution or powder (including 
  sleepy dust), animal venom, magical creature venom
  Number affected: one character, two characters, dinner 
  party, feast hall
  Prorogation of the Lord of Adders Effect
  This prayer negates the effects of drugs, venoms and other 
  poisons. Invoke the prayer before the affected characters 
  make a Health test caused by the poison.
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  Third Circle
  Absolution of the Lord of Endings
  By laying on hands and invoking the Law, the priest lifts curses and harmful enchantments.
  • Supplies for Absolution of the Lord of Endings: a silver lancet.
  • Alignment: Law
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 5
  Absolution of the Lord of Endings Obstacle
  Ritualist Ob to cast: equal to 1 + circle of spell or prayer, level of magic item or Might of monster that imposed the curse.
  Absolution of the Lord of Endings Effect
  Invocation of this prayer breaks the ongoing effects of hostile magic or miracles upon a target touched by the cleric. It 
  will break spells (like Thread of Friendship or Greybeard’s Bane), prayers (like Execration or Chains of Fate), the effects of 
  cursed magic items or effects imposed by monsters (like a ghoul’s paralysis or a harpy’s enchanting song).
  Catholicon of the Lord of Plagues
  Soothing the fevered brow, the priest begs the Lord of Plagues to release the afflicted.
  • Supplies for Catholicon of the Lord of Plagues: a paste made of saffron, painted upon the skin.
  • Alignment: Law
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Catholicon of the Lord of Plagues Obstacle
  Ritualist Ob to cast: 4
  Catholicon of the Lord of Plagues Effect
  Alleviate the sick condition of one recipient.
  Communion of the Black Gate
  Intoning a solemn dirge, the priest commands the dead to come forth for interrogation.
  • Supplies for Communion of the Black Gate: a libation of blood or wine.
  • Alignment: Chaos
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 4
  Communion of the Black Gate Factors
  State of Corpse: recently deceased, dead more than three days, excarnated bones
  Type of Death: Violent, Peaceful
  Grave Site: desecrated, unsanctified, sanctified
  Species (human, dwarf or halfling is free): humanoid monster capable of speech, inhuman monster capable of speech
  Communion of the Black Gate Effect
  This prayer allows the cleric to ask questions of the dead and receive answers. Meeting the obstacle allows the cleric to ask 
  one question. The cleric may ask additional questions equal to the margin of success. The prayer requires the reasonably 
  intact head or skull or the person the cleric wishes to question.The spirit can only answer questions about what it knew 
  or perceived up to the moment of death. The spirit will answer truthfully to the best of its ability, even if it is hostile to the 
  cleric. This prayer does not work on the undead or elves.
  
  Contingence of the Lords of Creation
  Laying hands upon flesh, the cleric heals that which is rent and torn.
  • Supplies for Contingence of the Lords of Creation: a silver chalice filled with water or wine.
  • Alignment: Law
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Contingence of the Lords of Creation Obstacle
  Ritualist Ob to cast: 4
  Contingence of the Lords of Creation Effect
  Alleviate the injured condition of one recipient.
  Guidance of the Lord of Paths and Ways
  The Far Wanderer reveals the secret ways to the devout that they may walk lightly upon the earth.
  •  Supplies for Guidance of the Lord of Paths and Ways: a wooden disc inscribed with a curved line to represent the 
  horizon and an upturned crescent above it.
  • Alignment: Unaffiliated
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 4
  Guidance of the Lord of Paths and Ways Factors
  Terrain type: moors, plains or tundra; desert, forest or hills; jungle, mountains or wetlands
  Number of travelers: individual, adventuring party, caravan or small company, battalion, army
  Guidance of the Lord of Paths and Ways Effect
  While under the effect of this prayer, a character crosses terrain as if on a good road on level ground. The effect of the 
  prayer lasts until the character crosses into a new terrain type or a day passes, whichever comes first. Margin of success 
  may be spent to extend the effect by one day per success. Regardless, the effect ends once the character enters a new type 
  of terrain.
  Inspiritment of the Black Goat
  Invoking the names of the Lord of Blood, the priest calls daemons to scuttle forth from the cracks between worlds to ani-
  mate the bodies of the dead.
  • Supplies for Inspiritment of the Black Goat: an obsidian rod capped with a skull.
  • Alignment: Chaos
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 4
  Inspiritment of the Black Goat Factors
  Type: zombie, tomb guardian, skeletal honor guard (see The Dread Crypt of Skogenby)
  Location: site of recent death (gibbet, battlefield, massacre), graveyard/grave pit, ossuary
  Inspiritment of the Black Goat Effect
  This prayer calls forth daemonic servitors to animate the dead. Meeting the obstacle animates one corpse/skeleton. Mar-
  gin of Success may be spent to animate additional undead, up to a maximum equal to the cleric’s Will. These undead have 
  Might, Nature and Nature Descriptors according to the type of undead animated and will follow the cleric’s orders (actions 
  performed by these undead servitors cost a turn).
  At the end of each phase after the undead have been animated, the cleric must test Will against an obstacle equal to the 
  number of phases they have been animate. This test does not cost a turn. Failure indicates the undead break free of the 
  cleric’s control. The cleric may end the effect of the prayer at any time before the undead break free.
  
  Litany of the Lord of Rule
  Intoning imperiously, the priest enjoins the recipient to seek the will to power.
  • Supplies for Litany of the Lord of Rule: a wooden toy mule
  • Alignment: Law
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Litany of the Lord of Rule Factors
  Advantage (start counting at 2): +1D, +2D, +3D
  Duration: 1 turn, 2 turns, 3 turns
  Litany of the Lord of Rule Effect
  Successful invocation of this prayer provides additional dice to the Will ability or Steward skill of one recipient (choose the 
  effect before rolling). Increased Will counts for the purpose of determining disposition in conflicts that use Will as a base 
  (banish/abjure, capture, convince, convince crowd, trick/riddle).
  Spring of the Eternal
  A touch upon a stone draws water to quench one’s thirst.
  • Supplies for Spring of the Eternal: a forked branch of hazel or willow.
  • Alignment: Unaffiliated
  • Scholar Ob to scribe as a scroll: 3
  Spring of the Eternal Factors
  Terrain: wetlands, jungle or forest; hills, plains or moors; desert, mountains or tundra
  Flow (seep for one is free): trickle (enough for adventuring party), steady (enough for caravan or small company), torrent 
  (enough for battalion)
  Duration (one test is free): phase, adventure, permanent
  Spring of the Eternal Effect
  This prayer creates a spring of water to slake the thirst and refill skins.
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