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'''Purify Water''' transforms contaminated or filthy water into cool, clean aqua, as per the spell's area of effect.  This includes transforming water-based beverages, such as [[Vitaculture (sage ability)|wine]] or [[Brewing (sage ability)|beer]] — though liquids that essentially do not contain water, such as [[Vitriol|vitriol]], are not transformedLiving organisms and parasites are removed by the spell.
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'''Purify Water''' is a spell that converts tainted or dirty water into crisp, clear liquid; the dweomer can also change water-based drinks like [[Dairying (sage ability)|milk]], [[Vitaculture (sage ability)|wine]] or [[Brewing (sage ability)|beer]] into pure water.  The spell has no effect upon liquids that are primarily devoid of water, like the acid [[Vitriol|vitriol]] for example[[Parasitic Infestation|Parasites]] or speck-sized creatures are destroyed by the spell.
  
 
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The water's temperature cannot be intentionally altered, though a container full of ice can be melted to form liquid with a temperature just above freezing.  Boiling water that's transformed is cooled to the temperature of bath water.
  
The temperature of water can be adjusted downwards from nearly boiling to where the water is cool and pleasant to drink; water that is colder than this cannot be warmed up.  Steam and ice cannot be affected.  A specific final temperature of warmer water cannot be chosen; "cool" is the only option.
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== Benefits ==
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Purified water used in [[Cooking (sage ability)|cooking]] and food preparation helps ensure a better meal, effectively improving the [[Nutrition & the Preparation of Food#Food Sensation|taste of food]] by one measure (for example, from "grub" to "chow").  The spell's effect also prevents any possibility that the food being eaten is [[Poison (substance)|poisoned]] (unless a [[Dosing (sage ability)|dose]] is added somehow after the spell is cast).
  
==== Contaminate ====
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Additionally, purified water can be crucial for procedures such as cleaning [[Wounds|wounds]], or in [[Laboratory|laboratory]] settings, in seeking complex concoctions.  Pure water is also helpful with beverage processes such as brewing or distilling.
The reverse of the spell, '''Contaminate''', causes water to acquire a harsh mineral and metal taste, from the conjuration of tiny amounts of each.  The spell can't be used to create parasites or poison, or to transform water into wine or like substance.  The effects of contaminate will spoil both [[Holy Water|unholy and holy water]] alike.
 
  
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== Reverse ==
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The reverse of the spell, '''contaminate''', imbues water with a strong metallic and mineral flavour by summoning minuscule quantities of each element. This incantation cannot produce parasites or toxins, nor can it change water into wine or any similar substance.  Both [[Holy Water|unholy and holy water]] are spoiled by the use of the spell's reverse.
  
See [[Purify Food & Drink (spell)]]
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In some magical or cultural contexts, there might be rituals or alchemical processes that require contaminated water.  The spell might also act as a deterrent against unwated wildlife or even to starve an enemy force of water, especially in desert conditions.
  
[[Category: Druidical Spells]]
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See also,<br>
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[[Create Water (spell)]]<br>
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[[Purify Food & Drink (spell)]]
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[[Category: Druidical Spells]][[Category: Reviewed]]

Latest revision as of 19:25, 18 October 2023

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Purify Water is a spell that converts tainted or dirty water into crisp, clear liquid; the dweomer can also change water-based drinks like milk, wine or beer into pure water. The spell has no effect upon liquids that are primarily devoid of water, like the acid vitriol for example. Parasites or speck-sized creatures are destroyed by the spell.

Purify Water
Range 40 ft.
Duration permanent
Area of Effect 8 gallons per level
Casting Time 1 round
Saving Throw none
Level druid (1st)

The water's temperature cannot be intentionally altered, though a container full of ice can be melted to form liquid with a temperature just above freezing. Boiling water that's transformed is cooled to the temperature of bath water.

Benefits

Purified water used in cooking and food preparation helps ensure a better meal, effectively improving the taste of food by one measure (for example, from "grub" to "chow"). The spell's effect also prevents any possibility that the food being eaten is poisoned (unless a dose is added somehow after the spell is cast).

Additionally, purified water can be crucial for procedures such as cleaning wounds, or in laboratory settings, in seeking complex concoctions. Pure water is also helpful with beverage processes such as brewing or distilling.

Reverse

The reverse of the spell, contaminate, imbues water with a strong metallic and mineral flavour by summoning minuscule quantities of each element. This incantation cannot produce parasites or toxins, nor can it change water into wine or any similar substance. Both unholy and holy water are spoiled by the use of the spell's reverse.

In some magical or cultural contexts, there might be rituals or alchemical processes that require contaminated water. The spell might also act as a deterrent against unwated wildlife or even to starve an enemy force of water, especially in desert conditions.


See also,
Create Water (spell)
Purify Food & Drink (spell)