Summon Water Elemental [2040]

Olympia: The Age of Gods PBEM (Oct 4 2000)

### E.12.11: Summon Water Elemental [2040]

      Usage:  USE 2040
      Time to learn: 28 days.
      Time to use: 7 days.
      Piety to use: 7.
      Required to use: Holy symbol, holy plant

This spell summons a water elemental into a ocean or coastal province. The water elemental will remain in the province for up to one year.

If a stack or ship enters the province during that time, the water elemental will attack and attempt to drown as many as 10 men (or beasts). Each man (or beast) attacked by the water elemental has a 50% chance of being washed drowned.

The water elemental's targets are selected exactly as in combat. Due to their superior strength, nobles cannot be drowned. If attacked, they will instead suffer a 1-100 point wound.

After attacking once, the water elemental will disperse.

Water elementals completely ignore stacks which have a priest of Eres.n