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The muspelli are able to perform a wide variety of Trolldomur effects depending upon the particular

suite of supernatural abilities granted by their respective Jotun patron.

Blue Moon(Hex 15)ange! "rcane #onnection. $uration! %oon. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur has no effect until the rising of the new moon' at which point the victim begins tosuffer a variety of minor inuries and humiliations which persist for a full lunar month (* days).

+ne of the less harmful applications of Hex' muspelli use this effect when they wish to express their

displeasure in a non,lethal way.(-ase ' /0 %oon' / %onth $elay)

Command the Fallen Turb(2algaldrar 3)

ange! Touch. $uration! 4ear. Target! roup.This trolldomur causes up to ten human corpses to rise from the dead' serving the muspelli for a

year before returning to their eternal slumber. 6ach of The animated corpses has a %ight of 0 and

will faithfully fulfill any orders given by the muspelli provided that a successful #ommanding rollis made.

(-ase 1*' /0 4ear' /3 roup)

Donkey Curse(7hapeshifter 1)

ange! 6ye,#ontact. $uration! 8ntil. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur transforms the target into a don9ey until a particular condition comes to pass. &naddition to being a convenient way to neutrali:e enemies' more than one muspelli has earned his

living by selling transformed humans as beasts of burden.+ne ma9hai living in &taly has reputedly developed a version of this effect with a target of

-oundary' allowing him to transform an entire island;s worth of victims with ust a single casting<

(-ase 0' /3 6ye,#ontact' /0 8ntil)

Drown the World(7torm;s 6ye =)

ange! 7ight. $uration! 7un. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur conures up rainstorm of biblical proportions. +n land' the storm is powerfulenough to wash out roads' drown crops and flood towns. Those at sea when a storm of this calibre

stri9es are unli9ely to survive the experience.(-ase 1*' / 7ight)

Fan the Bellows(>ildfire =)

ange! 7ight. $uration! $iameter. Target! &ndividual.This trolldomur causes a single fire with a volume of ten cubic paces or less to flare out violently to

twice its regular si:e for two minutes. The exact damage caused by this effect is dependent on both

the heat of the fire and the degree of exposure (7ee Ars Magica 5th Edition' page 1*1)' but in anycase the effect proves a useful distraction.

(-ase 15' /3 7ight' /3 $iameter' /3 7i:e)

Find the Lost Trinket

(7padomur 1)ange! "rcane #onnection. $uration! %omentary. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur allows the muspelli to divine the location a person or obect to which she possesses

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an active "rcane #onnection. ?ote that if the caster uses a piece of colorless crystal' she receives a

/3 bonus to her #asting Total when performing this effect.(-ase 15' / @engthy explanation)

Forced Friendship(6ntrancement =)

ange! 6ye,#ontact. $uration! @ifetime. Target! &ndividual.This trolldomur forces the target to obey any A&nnocuousB commands from the caster from the

remainder of her life. >hile this effect cannot overcome the negative effects of The ift' the victim

will eventually grow acclimati:ed to the muspelli;s ift potentially allowing a real friendship tota9e shape given enough time.

(-ase 0' /15 @ifetime)

Guise of Youthful i!or(7onhverfing 1*)ange! Touch. $uration! 7un. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur creates magically generated visual and auditory species which are superimposed

over the real species shed by the caster. %ost muspelli use this effect to appear as a comely youngman or woman though iant,-looded muspelli must generally content themselves with appearing

to be pigs or some other form of livestoc9...(-ase 15' /3 "ffects hearing)

"ummon the #a$enous "warm(7ummon "nimals 1*)

ange! "rcane #onnection. $uration! %omentary. Target! roup.This trolldomur summons a horde of ravenous insects to the caster. >hile the muspelli has no

special control over the insects he summons' they need no prompting to eat which they do withgusto< The exact number of locusts summoned depends on the caster;s 7ummon "nimals score' but

will be at least 3''. This effect is used sparingly' however' as the locusts often continue to

wrea9 destruction long after they were originally summoned by some unthin9ing muspelli.(-ase 0' /3 "rcane #onnection' / 7i:e)

Treadin! the Fro%en &ath(>inter;s -reath 1)

ange! 2oice. $uration! 7un. Target! &ndividual.This trolldomur free:es any body of water one,hundred paces or less in diameter solid enough to

bear the weight of a grown man. Curthermore' the savage chill forces all those exposed to the coldto ma9e a $eprivation roll every 3 minutes or suffer /0 damage from frostbite (7ee Rival Magic

page 15). 7now and ice produced by this effect are magically preserved for 7un duration' but meltnormally thereafter in accordance with the ambient air temperature.(-ase 1*' /3 7un)

Call Forth the Bile of Ymir(>ildfire 3)

ange! 7ight. $uration! %omentary. Target! &ndividual.This trolldomur causes a large fissure to rend the earth at a location selected by the caster causing

molten lava to bubble forth' burning all that stands in its way with a base damage of / modifiedaccording to the degree of exposure.

>hile this effect can be effective for cutting off an opponent;s advance (or retreat)' a more typical

application is to target the effect on a hill or mountain so that the lava will flow naturally onto avillage or forest.

(-ase 1 /3 7ight' / 7i:e)

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Fortune's Blessin!(Threads of Cate 1* / 7imple $ie)

ange! Touch. $uration! %oon. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur grants the target a special #onfidence point which must be spent with a month' butcan only be applied toward the tas9 specified when the muspelli performed the utiseta for the effect.

"s usual' only a single AThreads of CateB effect may apply to any particular roll though there is nolimit to those that can apply to a scene.

(-ase 15' /3 Touch)

Gymir(s #a!e(>inter;s -reath =)ange! 2oice. $uration! 7un. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur summons a terrifying bli::ard to the caster;s location' dropping temperatures to

,=,degrees and dumping about a foot of snow. Those exposed to the bitter chill of this cruel magicare forced to ma9e $eprivation rolls every 15 minutes or suffer frostbite damage eDual to /15

(consult page 15 of Rival Magic).

%uspelli typically use this effect to elude their enemies in a blinding cloud of windborne snow andice' trusting in the thic9 carpet of new snowfall to prevent their trac9s from being followed by their

pursuers. Note: The snowstorm conjured by this effect blankets an area !! "aces across in a cris" dense

snow which is magically "reserved for the s"ell#s duration$ but thereafter melts in accordance withthe ambient tem"erature%

(-ase 1' /3 7un)

The )idden ale(7torm;s 6ye 15)ange! Touch. $uration! %oon. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur summons a patch of impenetrable fog which persists for %oon duration' reducing

visibility to a mere 1 feet. $ue to the nature of the 7torm;s 6ye ability' however' the brumeconured by this effect doesn;t hinder the caster;s own vision.

%ost %uspelli use this effect to conceal their lairs from observation (freDuently in combination with7onhverfing)' but it can also be used to cause ships to run aground or to lend protection against

missile attac9s.

Note: The thick rolling fog generated by this su"ernatural effect covers a circular area centred onthe target and measures !!! "aces across &this amounts to a""ro'imately (!!$!!! s)uare feet*

(-ase ' / %oon' /3 7i:e)

The *ll+Fortuned Foe(Threads of Cate 15 / 7imple $ie)ange! 2oice. $uration! %oon. Target! &ndividual.

This trolldomur afflicts the target with terrible misfortune such that' whenever the victim gets aresult of on a stress die' she must roll a number of additional botch dice eDual to the difference

between her total and the 6C of the roll. "s with other Threads of Cate effects' this curse affects all

of the victim;s botches for the duration of the utiseta. E'am"le: A character needing a roll of +, to scale a -.all of /iving .ood0 rolls a ! on his stress

die$ giving him an Athletics Total of 1% .hen checking for a botch$ that character would roll fivee'tra botch dice2

(-ase 0 / 2oice)

Eeeper of the Enowledge of the $ead!

2algaldrar 6ase Cactor 33

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! Touch' $! 4ear' T! &nd

aises a member of the dead with %agic %ight of 15 and the following virtues! The gift' oodteacher' 6ducated and either "rcane @ore or the improved abilities Duality. The FG from the

virtuesDuality is spread between "rtes @iberales and the ability the Tracti desired is on. -y use of

speciali:ations up to four tracti can be written. Two in two different abilities. ?ote that so manyhave died and there is little to stop the %uspelli from summoning forgotten or secret 9nowledge by

this method.-ase! =/0 year

Corm of the rateful $ragon7hapeshiftng 6ase Cactor 33

! Gersonal' $! #onc' T! &ndThe %uspelli transforms into a dragon' with virtue points to spend on powers. The reason for the

name of this power was the %uspelli who used it chose the ritual power virtue' and used it to grant

virtues both to himself and his servants.-ase 33

The 8seful 7ervant7hapeshifting 6ase Cactor 3

! Touch' $! #onc' T! &ndvThe %uspelli transforms the targets into a sna9e' with 3 virtue points of powers. " particularly

useful choice a power to mimic the gift of vigor' with enough servants this will give the %uspelliessentially unlimited time to perform rites. +f course' one would want to ma9e sure the servants

offered this power are trustworthy. -etrayal would be... bad.

-ase! I Touch/3

6ternal 7ervitude6ntrancement 6ase Cactor 33

! 6ye $! @ifetime T! &ndividual

The target serves you. Corever. #arrying out the most heinous or vile reDuests the %uspelli canthin9 of' only brea9ing loyalty if suicide is ordered.

-ase! 1* /15 @ifetime

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