Drain Life

Ability Type: Spell, Difficulty 16
Provided By: Basic Life Magic

Spell Type: Essence, Life Magic
Form: Direct Touch
Function: Offensive, Healing
Power Cost: 2 to 4, Overcharge
Duration: Conditionally Maintainable (spell ends as soon as Life-Drain effect is triggered)

Operating in direct reverse to Gift of Life, this notorious spell drains life from its target in order to provide the spell's caster with healing, inflicting Shock on both parties in the process. Once the spell is cast, any person touched by its caster directly, or who touches him directly (skin-to-skin contact is required in either case), becomes victim to the spell's life-draining effect – after which the spell ends.

Damage Inflicted: Power x 10 Life Drain
Caster Healing: Equal to Wound Penalty inflicted x victim's Phys
Caster Shock: Equal to Wound Penalty inflicted