Slay Aura

Required	Seed: Slay 5
Range	Centered on Caster
Area	1 yard radius
Duration	Special (3 charges / 5 rounds)
Casting	Verbal
Cast Action	Standard
Cost	4 Mana
Push	+1 round per Push
Defense	Special
Effect	An aura of death extends in a tight circle around the caster, indiscriminately slaying the living within its bounds. Unlike Slay Living, targets are not chosen and the aura will affect friendly characters. If the effect is activated with more targets in the area than charges, the targets are chosen randomly, though no target may be affected more than once per round. If the targets have a Magic Resist bonus, subtract an equal number of dice from your dice pool. If they have a Magic Resist penalty, instead add an equal number of dice to your dice pool. Afterward, if successes are equal or greater to the target’s current Health, the target dies immediately. If the spell fails to kill a target, it deals 1 point of lethal damage instead. Slay does not affect undead, constructs, or materials. This is a magical effect, so targets get no additional defense from dodge.