Whispered Dread

Required	Fear Domain 4
Range	Region or Province you have visited within the past month
Area	1 Community, Faction, or Region (Storyteller discretion)
Duration	1 Week × Rank
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	1 Hour Ritual
Mana Cost	3 Mana
Effect	Your divine reputation transcends mortal gossip, spreading like a haunting echo across the land. Through whispered stories, unsettling dreams, and uncanny coincidences, the fear of you magnifies wherever your name is spoken. After completing the ritual, whether through prayer, symbolic act, or public demonstration of power; choose a region you have recently influenced or visited. For the duration, your Dread Presence resonates subtly throughout that area. Any creature who hears your name, witnesses your symbol, or learns of your recent actions must make a Mental Resistance roll opposed by your Intelligence + Channeling Skill + Domain Rank. On failure, they suffer the Shaken condition for 1 hour, as primal fear whispers through their mind. On failure by 3+ successes, they instead become Frightened for 10 minutes and instinctively avoid your known haunts, allies, or relics. Individuals under Unnerving Reputation or Fearful Favor effects automatically fail this roll, overwhelmed by revived dread. While Whispered Dread is active: You gain +2 dice on all Social Influence or Intimidate Skill rolls involving anyone who has heard your name within the affected region. News of your actions travels twice as fast and twice as far as normal rumor, as your Patron’s will amplifies the telling. At the Storyteller’s discretion, the power may also distort perception. People may see your shadow where none falls or dream of your arrival.