Desert Sun Magic

Keeper of Peace:
Description: Legend tells of an enlightened monk who traveled around the world to places of ongoing war. Wherever he went, the war stopped for as long as he was present. However, he realized that whenever he left it would all start over again, so he used a powerful spell to sacrifice himself and spread his gift over the world. Some people are blessed with a fraction of the monk's gift at birth. They can call upon it to stop violence and fighting for a short period of time whenever tapping into the monk's power; they too cannot attack whilst the effect is in play.
Ability: The user shouts and spreads a white light over everyone nearby a 30 meter radius (+20 meters per rank beyond D). All fighting stops for 4 posts. People can still converse and interact, but are compelled not to do anything violent; this also applies to the user.
Usage: Duration: 4 posts. Cool-down: 10 posts.    Only affects beings the user’s rank or lower.(S Max)

Lamia Physique: The Physique of a lamia is granted not because of this ability(as the physique is part of her from birth), but this UA is listed here because it is naturally part of Ellia. The benfits and Downsides are listed below

Benifits
-While in 'warmth' such as sunlight Ellia may gain up to 50% speed. (25% if it is barely warm).
-Lamia are snake demi-humans, and a trait given to them is the ability to 'taste' the air. This works by the user's normal 'sensory' range, but on a physical level, If you have a 'scent' she can taste it, and tell what it is, or a rough estimation. For pvp this is limited to sensory rules. For strictly jobs/plot this is three times the range.
-Strength is not increased at all, but instead when the user uses melee strikes, it counts as a heavy strike without slowing the user down. This is due to the user naturally weighing more, and having an unusual physique.
-When being hit by fire/heat based magical abiltiies/spells Ellia is 50% resistant.
-Can see 'heat/thermal' readings from bodies. This must be toggled on and off.
-Natural poison in her bites that does NOTHING except for plot purposes may make the bitten a bit more 'warm', cannot bite self to get warm.
-Entire body counts as having a 'weak' grade weapon for teeth/nails/melee attacks. This will not stack with weapons actually being used, and it only counts for typical unarmed (such as a tail whip or a bite or even slicing with her razor sharp nails)
-All spells MAY be used as a hold-back spell(must state if you are), and if they are held back, the CD/Dura and the power of the spell is reduced by 50%. Cost remains the same.

Downsides
-While in the cold (such as snow, or in general just cold) Ellia has her speed reduced by 50%, along with reflex reduction by 25%.
-Thermal vision if toggled, does not enhance sight, and sight cannot be enhanced while using thermal vision.
-Does not have a strong natural poison, and requires her magic to form and activate one worth while.
-Weakness to cold/ice based magic, giving Ellia a 50% weakness to them.
-Requires another ability for 'defensive' lamia body.

Lamia Physique(defense): Ellia's scales reduce magical damage 50%. Physical damage is only 25%. Additionally, status based moves(i.e magic nullification) are considered damaging, and thus half effective and simply weaken one's spells, in terms of abilities, one may not nullify Ellia's UA . Spells from someone two ranks higher than Ellia will not be effected by this ability. However because of this the damage shaving from Armor, as well as the damage reduction from armor is reduced by 50% - this includes Requip armor)

Sun Bath: While in the sun or a warm light(i.e light spells that do not harm her) or in just a generally nice and warm~<3 spot, Ellia regains MP quickly, as most reptilian creatures regain their energy in such conditions. This causes her to regen 4% mp per post. This is considered a base regen, and cannot be 'reduced' by other abilities, if any ability states it nullifies this, then it only weakens it by half the rate.

Magical Scale: A lost art of magic offensive in nature in it's own right. If one were to attempt to cause a spell to originate within Ellia's body, then it would be outright nullified(examples being Blood/bone manipulation spells). The downside being this UA is completely wasted and worthless against non-auto hitting techniques.

Name: Sand Control
Rank: C
Type: Offensive/Defensive
Duration: instant
Cooldown: 1
Description:A signature spell that acts completely on Ellia's will, and can be controlled just as easy as a telekinetic thought. Sand control is a straight up manipulation of sand, allowing one to control 'sand' as so long as that same sand is not being manipulated by one of equal or stronger rank than her. Equal rank to ellia causes both to not be able to move/use it, but one rank higher than Ellia freely controls it. Sand controlled in this way is considered holy sand. While using this for offense or defense it is always counted as rank equal to this spell. May only control up to 12cubic meters of sand at a time. The sand may not exceed it's rank in power per post. Control of said sand may be used up to 30 meters. May only make a single action per post with the sand. Such as make a wall, or make an attack but never both in the same post with this spell alone. Speed of the sand is 32mph. One may actually pay C-rank to boost this sand control to increase it's power by an additional C-rank.
Strengths:
-One of the most versatile spells within Ellia's arsenal
-Able to take on offensive or defensive nature,
+50% speed in super dry climates(deserts for example)
Weaknesses:
-While it can be used as freely as being manipulated, it cannot control sand being manipulated by another of equal or higher rank. If attempting, at best they'd wage a control war. A if the opponent is higher rank, then they win.
-Limited on how much it can control
-Limited on the strength of the control, limiting it's option every post.
-Wet sand is harder to control, causing the sand to only be half as fast

Name: (unused atm)
Rank: D
Type: (any)
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: (unused atm)
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(Armor/Wep sacrifice sig slots Below)

Name: Sand Riposte
Rank: Ranks up with user to B
Type: Offensive
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: A spell that may only be used after sand control(in a defensive fashion) or Sand barrier. This takes that defense, and reinforces the sand further with this spell, assaulting with an added 25% power to the strike, however the action must be very simple, and only cause a a minor thing (such as spear like tendrils or sand bullets ect...). However more complex things (like using it to wrap around someone) is impossible with this spell.
Strengths:
-Sudden burst in  strength when following a defend
-Near mind of it's own, Ellia has to pay little mind to this spell
Weaknesses:
-cannot be used alone without first defending an attack
-half the complexity allowed from sand control, making this easier
-Slower in damp weather (-10% speed)

Name:  (unused atm)
Rank: Ranks up with user to A
Type: Offensive
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: (unused atm)
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Weaknesses: (unused atm)

Name: (unused atm)
Rank: Ranks up with user to S
Type: Offensive
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: (unused atm)
Strengths:(unused atm)
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Name: Embodiment of the Sun
Rank: Ranks up with user to A
Type: Defensive
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: Embodiment of the sun is a spell that automatically activates itself once per post when the user acknowledges that it needs to be used. It is a simple barrier spell that re-activates itself every post. It shares all abilities Ellia has, and coats her in a constant skin tight glow, that will cover over any thing she wears. Though because this reforms each post, it can only reform so much a post. when it is activated, it may block up to x1.5 this spell's rank in damage at max.
Strengths:
-Forever able to recast itself, as signature spells have no duration or CD.
-Shares Ellia's abilities, including defensive ones.
Weaknesses:
-Weaker than most barriers(which block x2 to x3 their rank)
-Barrier is skin tight, meaning cannot be used to aid another
-Cannot be used in a fusion, and if this spell is buffed, the regeneration of the barrier goes by the base of this spell.

Name: Sand Barrier
Rank: Ranks up with user to S
Type: Defensive
Duration: Instant
Cooldown: 1
Description: Sand Barrier, more of a first line of defense against the majority of anything, including the light defense Ellia possesses, and works in such a way that it seems to have a mind of it's own. This spell derives as a variant of sand control except with a different way of working. This spell, activates itself once per post to defend the user with the best of it's ability by either shielding the user with sand in some way possible(E.G: wall, or a skin tight defense ect...) That acts like a sand barrier, blocking up to 1.5x this spell's rank worth in damage before it forcefully falls back to the ground. The way this works is sand around the user within 25meters of the user will try to aid them in an automatic defense moving at +25% of Ellia's current speed. The amount of sand that can be controlled in this way is 10cubic meters, and this spell only works once per post. It will cause one defensive action for that post. Sand in this way is considered holy Sand.
Strengths:
-Very front line, and acts as if it has a mind of it's own
Weaknesses:
-Cannot be used for offense
-Weaker than most barriers(which block x2 to x3 their rank)

Name: Praise the Sun!
Rank: D
Type: Light/Heat/Support
Duration:3
Cooldown:Dura +1
Description: This creates a small ball of light the user may cast off into the distance that warms a 25 meter area as if it was direct sunlight within the area. Great to bring to parties in the cold winter caves as it will easily change the temperature in the surrounding area to that of near a desert, or at least 'quite warm'. Those within this light feel themselves rejuvenating quickly as the light grants them a soft healing effect. Ellia can pay 5 MP when she casts it to convert the spell into an instant 15% hp heal in combat (25% out of combat). Percents are based on the caster of the spell. So if for example a D-rank user casts this spell and goes to heal a C-rank mage, the healing is based on the hp of the D-rank mage, not the C-rank.
Strengths:
-Heals allies within the range for 3% hp per post
-Wont effect enemies, and enemies inside will not feel it's warmth
-Light from this cannot be used in a hostile way against the user or allies.
Weaknesses:
-Zero offensive power
-Zero defensive power
-VERY obvious as to what causes the sudden healing, as the orb of light radiates a healing aura from it.
-Can be easily destroyed by attacking it.

Name: Lamia Bite
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Duration: 1
Cooldown:2 +1(per bite beyond the first in the use of this spell but caps at 4)
Description: Ellia deals 50% magic damage when she bites a target. That target is injected with venom that deals 25% spell rank damage per post for 2 posts. This effect is enhanced by +2 posts every time the effected target(s) is/are bitten. The venom feels like a 'strange' sensation of 'warmth' throughout your body, as if it is being seduced by flames until the warmth suddenly starts to burn.  The vemon makes every inch of your body warm & sensitive to the touch, allowing for further actions to be much more effective. Allies being bitten by either mistake or not, can be damage-free if the user focuses to have their poison not deal any damage. It should be noted the poison works even after the spell is ended, just as like bleeding does not stop just because a spell has worn off. Alternately, one may activate this and deal NO damage at all, and instead only give a warm sensation throughout the body of the one that was bitten(i.e only injecting enough venom to cause warmth, not damage)
Strengths:
-Even if you are immune to the poison, you'll still feel 'warmer' throughout your body, but not uncomfortable.
-Works wonders with allies.
-Easily to conceal the execution of the poison until it is already in the victim's body
Weaknesses:
-Requires Ellia to actually bite you
-Poison goes away with time
-Not as 'harmful' as many poisons, and in fact the damage it does do is limited
-Healing spells easily disrupt the poison

Name: Requip: Holy Spear of Light
Rank: D
Type: Requip-Weapon-Offensive
Duration: 3
Cooldown: 4
Description: a long spear with a 3 foot long straight sword bladed tip. The spear's length from butt to spear point reaches 15 feet, allowing a very long range melee/physical attack, however this requip spell may shorten the spear shaft by half, causing the dimensions to be 6 feet of spear shaft, and 3 feet of sword bit. Regardless of which, it still remains very aerodynamic allowing to be thrown quite effectively as any normal thrown item. The spear itself appears to be made up of pure condensed holy light, with golden hues and a white base.
Passive: Increases the damage output by .75x spell level instead of typical melee damage increase. If size is cut in half, this damage output is .50x instead. The new damage calculation becomes (to summerize: This passive + Requip weapon dmg, instead of Requip weapon dmg + melee dmg )
Active: The spear at any time the user wishes once per post can detonate in an 5meter circumference, dealing damage as if struck by the spear. The spear will reform in the user's hand. While it may only detonate once a post, the spear can still be thrown, and recalled 3 times a post.
Strengths:
-changeable size
-doubles as a thrown weapon
-easy to use in many situations
Weaknesses:
-Cutting the size in halt  causes it to lose  damage when thrown or swung, as the aerodynamics are not changed in favor for the lost damage output.(see passive)
-Active is limited to recalling only a limited number of times a post, limiting the free 'throws'
-Spells that prevent teleportation or spacial techniques can halt the active
-can easily be stolen grabbed and used against the user if they dont recall the weapon.

Name: Requip: Holy Shield of Light
Rank: D
Type: Requip-Shield-Offensive/Defensive
Duration: 3
Cooldown: 4
Description: A simple round shield with above average size than a human would use, but typical for a large lamia such as Ellia. The shield itself is 6 feet wide, seeing as she can easily put herself tall enough to use such a large shield. The shield itself is magical light condensed, and requires near no effort to wield it, but is still as heavy as one for anyone else. The shield appears a white/gold radiance of hues almost as if pure holy light is condensed.
Passive: Passively disrupts 25% of the damage hitting the shield before any calculations except the active of hitting the shield. For each rank higher than the shield, 10% of that disruption is lost. This passive is not effected by any of the user's abilities be they buffs or debuffs.
Active:The first use of this allows what does not destroy the shield to be reflected back at partial strength. This takes the 'attack' force and cuts it in half, then adds it to the 'assault pool'  The next use releases the 'assault pool' power in the form of a massive concussive energy shockwave that cones out from the shield up to 10 feet forward, and at the furthest point from the shield it would be 15feet wide. If the shield is ever destroyed and it has an 'assault pool' the formed energy goes away with it. May only use this full active one time per casting of the requip (meaning 1 gather & 1 attack with it). IT should be noted the attack hitting the shield does NOT get cut in half, it only takes 'half' of the attack into the pool. The attack power will remain the same hiting the shield.
Strengths:
-Matters not what hits the shield when the user decides to activate it's active, allowing for team setups.
-Used as an offensive defense shield.
-Passive allows the shield to last much longer in combat.
Weaknesses:
-Active is used only once per time the requip is used.
-Larger shield requires a larger area to be used, and small tightly confined places make it harder to use.
-Things that ignore pure magic, can ignore this shield, as it is essencially a barrier based shield.
-Strength buffs to the user help only half as much when dealing with the shield.

Name: Sand Storm
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Duration:3
Cooldown:5
Description: Starting off this has a range of 100meters & requires a body of sand to start with. This gathers up all the sand, infusing it with Ellia's holy sand magic in the 100meter area and causes a circular spinning field around where the user casted it at, causing the area to become harder(but never impossible unless you know... sand in eyes) to see within, and each post this does a maximum of 2 damage resulting in an extremely weak spell that is strictly meant for the wide open range.
Strengths:
-Very wide range
-potential but never certain blindness.
-Very good setup
Weaknesses:
-Requires sand in area to be used
-nearly a 10th of D-rank damage a post, thus very weak, hence the increased range.
-Damage is avoidable if does not contact the skin, and thus full body armors/ walls blocking the rotational sand make it easy to avoid.
provides no defense, and attacks can easily pierce through it.


Name: Sand Creation
Rank: D
Type: supplementary
Duration: 1
Cooldown:2
Description: Basic sand creation technique the user only needs to activate this spell and shift sources of dirt/stone/earth material and convert it into sand. This works by shifting all the sources the user wishes to effect within a 15meter range of the user. Sources the user does not wish to effect (i.e example the ceiling of a cave) will not be effected.. This will not effect other spells, or anything currently infused with magic greater than the user in rank. Paying additional D-rank mana the user may increase the range by 10meters per cost paid. One may only pay an additional three costs. This cost may not be lowered below 1% at any time.
Strengths:
-Setup for other spells, and sand used techniques.
-Great terrain changer
-Huge range for a D-rank
Weaknesses:
-No damage or defense possibilities with this spell alone. Requires spells to 'use' the sand for said things to occur.
-cannot be use to do damage in pvp(including for example suddenly shifting sand to cause say a land slide of sand unless the victim wishes to receive damage.)
-setup can be used against the user for those who also use sand based magic
-Costy(especially at higher rank) if wanting to increase the range.

Name: Light Particle shedding
Rank: D
Type: Supplementary
Duration: 1
Cooldown: 3
Description: While this technique only heals 5% of the user's hp, what it truly does is veils the user in a white shroud before flaking off like a snake shedding their body, the process happens rather quickly, and repairs the damaged parts of the user. This effectively sheds the old body as all illness/wounds are transferred to the shedding shell and breaks away, curing the user(or ally) but the hp loss still remains, as in the form of fatigue.
Strengths:
-Very quick execution, requiring only seconds to work
-Can stop mortal wounds, such as cut arteries, or de-limbing, but the hp loss wont go away.
-Can be used to save allies near death.
Weaknesses:
-Large CD
-Weak HP regeneration
-can be used on an ally, but the user suffers double MP cost.
-Obvious of what causes the 'regeneration' as the magic appears and feels as if it radiates 'healing' energy.

Name: Solar Being
Rank: D
Type: Defensive-Offensive
Duration: 3
Cooldown: 4
Description: Solar being is both offensive and defensive, as it coats the user's body in a sun-like light coating. The user & all they hold/wear are coated in this warm light that radiates from their body, obscuring sight of one's skin. The light is bright enough to illiminate a 10meter range quite easily, and if within 1meter of the user when activation, this 'can' potentially partially(but never fully) blind. (if the victim is 2 ranks or higher than the user, they may choose if they get blinded or not, while being 1 rank higher than the user halves the effect).Blinding is only partial, akin to turning on a bright light in a dark room, and is so brief it is hardly hindering at all(up to victim). The spell itself gives the user an extremely hot touch that burns anything they so choose, allowing them to never harm anything but the enemy. This adds  6 dmg to any melee based damage(i.e a punch/sword swing/ tail swing) that the user does, or 3 damage per post the enemy touches the user of this technique. The area 4 meters from the user will be 'hot' as in an increase of temperature if the user wishes you to feel said heat waves, no 'damage' is done by this aoe heat shift, only simply makes it more hot. Lastly turning and coating the user's body in light in such a way grants them a 20% buff to their speed.
Strengths:
-Broad range of uses. The defensive use being the potential blinding light, and the offensive being the damage, and the supplementry part being the very small speed increase
-able to dictate what the 'heat' damages or heats up, allowing one to never harm those they do not wish.
-Great at any beach party where one can go swimming, lose their top, and prevent others from seeing anything.
Weaknesses:
-Yeah... using this at night kind of makes you a giant beacon target
-sight based suppression techniques(i.e invisibility) become 1 rank weaker when used on the user, due to the radiation of light.
-higher rank than the user means the sudden bright light will be weaker
-Beings immune to light will be immune to the sudden holy solar flash, and beings immune to 'natural based heat' will be immune to the sudden change of increased heat, and recieve only half damage from the heat based strikes/touches.

Name: Rattle
Rank: D
Type: Offensive
Duration: 3
Cooldown: 4
Description: Rattle is activated by coating the tip of Ellia's tail so she may rattle or 'shake' the tip of her tail causing a sound wave to emit and be heard up to 50 meters away(Ellia may pay double cost of this technique to extend that to 100meters). However beyond 10 meters this does NOTHING. Within those 5 meters however it makes a potentially deafening sound. Those two ranks or higher above the user will not suffer the deafening sound. Deafening lasts for 1 post after the technique ends, as it takes that much time for the ears to recover. If one is one rank above the user, deafening only lasts for one post during the rattle's duration( activation). If one is equal or less, the normal effects apply. For those within 10 meters This also does 50% D-rank damage per post as 'sound' damage as it strikes the body, regardless if it 'deafens' one or not this is caused by the air being osculated and sound waves striking the body, causing the body/bones to feel as if they are being grated against. Can be reduced to by 10% if one covers the ears. Is automatically reduced by 10% if deafened by the technique or immune to the deafen. Though the harsh ringing of the ears still will occur.
Strengths:
-Wide range aoe
-Potential deafening
-far range of sound creation
Weaknesses:
-very low 'deafen' range
-even if the user pays the cost to increase the 'heard' range to 100m. This will never do anything to anyone past 10meters.
-Being higher rank means this is weaker
-can be weakened by covering ears.

Name: Sands of time - Leap
Rank: D
Type: Supplementry
Duration: instant
Cooldown: 5
Description: Some say its a teleportation technique, others can know better. This allows Ellia to move freely for 0.1 seconds without any outside interruption as if time froze around her, or she moved through time/space. This does not translate into any spell, and this means only herself may use this spell, i.e no useing a spell within that 0.1 seconds, and spells cannot 'move' unless attached/worn (i.e requip) to her.  This 0.1 movement is near unseeable(2 ranks higher can witness the entire action in a flash within that 0.1 second and react the moment the 0.1 is over). as it is a mix between a time stop and a teleportation, one may only move as far as they normally could within 0.1 second. Another downside is, while within this 0.1 second, no offensive action may be made, however it may be made immediately afterwards.
Strengths:
-Speed plays a huge factor here, as this allows one to travel far within a split second(though teleportation is prob still better)
-teleportation allows one single movement, however since this is movement through time allows observation while movement
-dodging or evasive actions are a lot easier with this.
Weaknesses:
-High CD
-low duration of time
-does not effect anything but the user
-cannot be used offensively
 

Name: Requip: Holy Armor of Light
Rank: C
Type: Requip - offensive - Armor
Duration: 4
Cooldown: 5
Description: Armor forged in condensed holy light, infused with Ellia's sand magic. This is a pinnacle of her offensive armor powers, as it compliments both her sand control, and speed alike. The appearance of the armor is as if it is a barrier of light magic wrapped around the user, bright to look at but never blinding, as if radiating holy energy. The armor does not restrict movement, and in fact is weightless to both the user and others as it is simply completely compressed forged light magic. Though no bit of the user is spared while under protection of this armor. This armor cannot be manipulated by one with the ability to manipulate light, as it is a mix of holy light/ holy sand/ and Ellia's lamia magic
Passive: Passively increases the wearers speed by 50% OR the speed of Sand based magic by 25%(cannot change this, and must state upon activation)
Active: Active ability of this spell allows once per post, to replicate the 1st signature spell 'sand control' once per post, and if the signature spell is ever stronger than this, it is brought down to rank, and all dimensions are cut by 25% per rank difference.(i.e if sand control is B-rank and this is C-rank, the control is C-rank now for this active, and all sizes are cut by 25%).  The user may pay an additional cost equal to the rank of this spell upon use to allow two uses of this active a post However the power may not exceed C-rank x1.5 with both uses combined. If the additonal cost is paid, increase the dura of this technique by +1, and the CD by +2.
Strengths:
-Powerful offensive capabilities when active is used
-Passive can help the user or her sand spells quite well
-True mixture of all of Ellia's magic to forge one armor, allowing the chances to target one portion just that much harder.
Weaknesses:
-offensive in nature means it's defense took a hit
-Normal requip armor damage shaving is removed
-weightlessness means no crushing the enemy with weight.
-Light is surrounding the user, causing a beacon so good luck hiding

Name: Acid Spray
Rank: C
Type: Offensive
Duration: instant
Cooldown: 3
Description: Acid spray is a cone of acid that deals 50% worth of damage on contact, and 25% of rank damage a post in 'poison/acid burn' damage for five posts. This is considered a holy-acid, and can only be nulled/absorbed by one that can do such to both. The initial contact/and follow up is broken down into holy/acid/poison damage. One must be immune to all three to nullify this completely. This spell fires off from the user's mouth quickly in a cone that reaches 20meters out, and is 15meters wide at the furthest point. The user may reduce the size of the cone without reducing damage, or increase the size by up to 90% by sacrificing up to 90% of the damage done. ( 1:1 ratio). but reducing the size does not increase the damage.
Strengths:
-great size control allowing a great aoe or a small direct spit shot
-holy acid and holy venom work together from a lamia to prevent easy nullification
-direct, and short CD
Weaknesses:
-being immune to poison OR acid can weaken this by half.
-Being immune to holy + poison +acid means one is immune to this
-poison is a simple 'burn away' based, and does nothing but burns at the body rather than doing something truly crippling
-increasing size reduces damage, but reducing size does not increase damage.

Name: Pain & Pleasure
Rank: C
Type: Supplementry - offensive
Duration: 1
Cooldown: 3
Description: In the desert, your mind is messed with from the tortures of a long hot sunny day. This spell is no different, but warped in Ellia's twisted sense of humor. A spell that is used on any other spell to add a special little treat. Increased pain, or pleasure up to a level of ecstasy. After all, can you imagine getting shot in the eyes with sand, the painful burning feeling of being blinded with sand in your eyes, and now you are suddenly turned on because of it? The ideas are endless, though the pain factor on this causes the spells effected by this to inflict much more pain, though no additional hp damage, the increased pain will cause one to feel the effects of battle quicker, and lose 10% stamina/endurance from such a thing. for the pleasure side, the effects last at least 2 posts, or as long as the duration of the spell it is attached to, or longer if the victim decides to. For the pain, it lasts the same, but the stat reduction remains until restored.
Strengths:
-endless fun
-Unusual awkward situations
-useful for in and out of combat
Weaknesses:
-worthless without another spell being used first
-no true damage
-not very useful on those immune to both
-even at it's best, it serves only as a half-decent distraction.