Seed: Ward

The Ward Seed focuses on damage preventing shields.

Rank 1 - Minor Ward

'Range:'	Touch
Area:	1 Target
Duration:	1 Hour
Casting:	Verbal, Somatic
Cost:	1 mana
Effect:	Conjures a protective magical barrier around the target that prevents Rank non-lethal damage. This barrier acts like temporary Health that is absorbed before damage is assigned. Ward may not prevent damage from Backlash. Multiple Wards will not stack, a higher Rank Ward will overwrite a lower one. The caster may only maintain a number of wards equal to Rank.
Push:	+1 Potency, +1 Duration

Rank 2 - Self Ward

Range:	Touch
Area:	Self
Cost:	2 mana
Effect:	As Ward 1, except the protection applies to lethal damage, and only the caster may be affected.
Push:	+1 Potency, +1 Duration

Rank 3 - Major Ward

Range:	10 Yards
Area:	1 Target
Cost:	3 mana
Effect:	As Ward 2, except the caster may affect other targets.
Push:	+1 Potency, +1 Duration

Rank 4 - Mass Ward

Range:	10 Yards
Area:	1 Target x Rank
Cost:	4 mana
Effect:	As Ward 3, except caster may push for additional targets.
Push:	+1 Potency, +1 Duration, +1 Target

Rank 5 - Death Ward

Range:	10 Yards
Cost:	5 mana
Area:	1 Target
Effect:	As Ward 3, except the protective barrier counts as Health for the purposes of death magic such as Slay.
Push:	+1 Potency, +Duration, +1 Target