Spell

Bloom Gate

Created by CandieBowen

This potent ritual spell is performed exclusively by the kingdom's High Mage once per year during the sacred ceremony known as the Bloom. Upon casting, Bloom Gate conjures an expansive barrier of ethereal flower fields that stretches for miles in all directions around the city's perimeter, creating a breathtaking yet ominous boundary. The spell serves a darker purpose: should any of the sacrificial offerings escape the city proper and attempt to cross the floral barrier, they are instantly transformed into Rhoses, their forms becoming part of the eternal garden. The barrier itself grows stronger with each passing year, as the transformed remains of previous escapees animate and rise to defend the enchanted threshold. Countless Rhoses from centuries past now stand as sentient guardians, their collective presence creating an increasingly formidable magical fortification. The more souls that have attempted to breach the barrier throughout history, the more resilient and resistant to transgression it has become. In this way, the Bloom Gate transforms tragedy into power, weaving the very sacrifice intended to protect the kingdom into the spell's fundamental structure.