The Recipe For Holy Water
 
 
Holy water is one of the most important fluids in the realms. It has a clean and purified taste, and it is the bane of undeads and the source of blessings.
Unfortunately holy water doesn't gather in small lakes or just bubble out of the ground... ah.. well, there are a few places where such events take place, but as a rule, holy water has no natural source.
The process of creation is such an important matter, only clerics true to their faith know how to bless the water in a proper way, and the process is only taught to the younger members of the faith when they reach the proper level of enlignment.
Now, for the first time the process has been penned down and brought out to the public, therefore anyone now has a chance to see how their priesthood prepares their mystic fluid.

THE PROCESS
The process itself is not that difficult, it requires only a priest casting a Bless spell on a body of water, while dropping a single drop of holy water into the water.
But the body of water most be completely pure, coming from a natural spring, a normal clean city well, or from an unpolluted part of an ocean, lake, etc. This pure state can also be reached by casting a Purify Food & Drink on the water, thereby purifying it, so it will be ready to accept the priestly blessing.
The priest casting the bless spell must be one of at least 6th level, this will put him at a point where he should have reached the state where his enlignment will be sufficient to be channeled through the water, thereby giving it its holy properties through the Bless spell.
Unfortunately, holy water does not retain its properties for long. When the Bless spell wears off, so does the magic that surges through the water, and the water will once more be normal water. Only the head of the local church or a priest of at least 15th level is able to create holy water that will retain its properties until used to destroy undeads or blessing a recipient.
This permanent holy water is very potent, and the priest is only able to create such a potion once a month. He will still be able to create the less potent form, which will not be permanent, but it can still prove dangerous to approaching undeads.
The amount of holy water that can be magic enspelled comes like this :
At 6th level, holy water equal to 2 vials ( approx. 1/7 gallon, enough for a small bottle ) can be enspelled, and for every level achieved more than this, 1 more vial
more can be enspelled with the properties that gives it its name, "holy" water.
The creation of Unholy water goes by the same means, except that it is created by priests of the evil and that it only affects those addicted to good; Lantan, Cicilian, Salina etc.

HOLY WATER VS. UNDEADS
Undeads are usually affected by holy water, damaging them like it was acid.
Usually the amount of damage are said to be given by a "splash" or a vial of holy water.
In game-terms, a splash equals a vial, therefore, a priest of 10th level, blessing a bucket of water, containing 1/2 gallon, has a mighty weapon, that is, if he can hit his opponent, which requires a successful attack roll.
 

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