Death Ward

Required	Seed: Ward 5
Range	10 yards
Area	Rank Targets
Duration	1 Hour
Casting	Verbal, Somatic
Cast Action	Standard
Cost	5 Mana
Push	+1 lethal damage prevented per Push
Effect	Conjures a protective magical barrier around the target that prevents Rank lethal damage and counts as Health for the purposes of death magic such as Slay. 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, and a higher Rank Ward will overwrite a lower one. The caster may only maintain wards on a number of targets equal to Rank.