Mark of the Unfaithful

7th-level enchantment (ritual) (Cleric,Druid)


  • Casting Time: 1 action
  • Range: Special
  • Components: V, S, M (a book or scroll inscribed with the target's name and especially consecrated for this purpose, detailing the crimes (real or imagined) for which the subject is being condemned)
  • Duration: Instantaneous

You permanently place a mark upon a character or creature that identifies it as an enemy of your faith. The chosen creature suffers the following effects: * Any member of your faith feels innately hostile towards the chosen creature, giving it disadvantage on Charisma (Deception, Performance, or Persuasion) checks against members of your faith. This hostility might not induce the viewer to attack, but the creature will instinctively distrust or disbelieve anything the marked one says. * Members of your faith have advantage on Wisdom checks against the chosen creature. * The marked creature cannot benefit from any of your faith's services, such as spellcasting provided by a temple of your faith, or naming, marrying, or burial services. You can place the mark of the unfaithful upon any creature, even if it is on a different plane. You cannot cast this spell on someone who is already dead. Clerics, druids, paladins, and rangers of your faith automatically detect this effect simply by looking at the subject. The effect is permanent until lifted, either by you or another member of your faith of high enough level to cast this spell. This spell is unaffected by dispel magic or counterspell, though it can be copied or undone using a wish.