After the Day of Mourning, and people attempted to return to their homeland, those who got through the dead-grey mist on its borders saw many strange sights. Corpses that didn't rot, twisted creatures warped by the magical catastrophe-but the strangest sight was the living spell. They appear to be magical effects granted permanence and sentience; even instantaneous effects like fireballs were preserved. Now, only harmful spells have been found, but that's not to say that there might not be a resurrecting cloud somewhere in that blasted land. Instinct: To live on

• Embody a single spell