Template: The Chosen of Mystra

Latent Powers (Extraordinary Abilities): 

>Iron Constitution< 
	Effective Con score is raised to 25 (or +10, whichever is better). She is immune to disease and other afflictions as if permanently enjoying the effects of an Elixir of Health.  She regenerates 1 hit point per turn so that even lost limbs and organs can be regained in this way. Death from natural causes is now impossible.

>Resilience<
	She is immune to disintegration magic. She also receives +5 on all saves against spells, and a +3 to all saves vs. dragon breath.

>Mage-sight<
	The Chosen is able to visually perceive the emanations and dweomer-glow of enchantments of all kinds. She is able to employ this ability at-will, in a 90 foot or line-of-sight range.

>Rune of the Chosen<
	She can hear the Rune and her own names (nicknames and titles included) spoken anywhere on Toril. In both cases, she can hear the next nine words uttered by the same speaker, regardless of the length of time that has elapsed before those words are spoken! Chosen can learn to tune this ability out as an aid to concentration, but it must be deliberately done. Normally, it is always on.

>Sustaining Fire<
	Chosen loose all need for sleep. They can function with out food and drink when necessary, for up to seven days at a time, by calling on the silver fire to sustain them. (As a Potion of Vitality.) Chosen can also direct the Silverfire to protect them as the equivalent of a Ring of Warmth, a Ring of Mindshielding, a Potion of Waterbreathing, or a scroll of protection from gas. This may be done at will, with unlimited duration, but only one such effect can operate in one round.

>Chosen Immunities<
	By deliberate, irrevocable choice, a Chosen can become immune to one specific spell of each level. This immunity is to a known, named spell, in both its arcane and divine forms, including minor personal variants, material componant differences, and area of effect. (Ie: The reversed form of curse is included to both divine and arcane curses, but immunity to flaming sphere does not extend immunity to fireball in any form!).

Manifested Power (Supernatural Abilities): 

These abilities require a conscious act of will to be used. A Chosen can only exercise one manifested power or cast a normal spell in one round—not both. Latent powers can be used and magical items can be wielded in addition to a manifested power or a cast spell.

>Silverfire<
	Once ever 7 turns, a Chosen can unleash a burst of the Silverfire within them as a beam of spellfire-like ravening white flame. Its length is under the precise mental control of the Chosen manifesting it. This gout of Silverfire can pierce all known materials and magical barriers. Silverfire also ignores spell resistance and damage reduction. Its touch deals 4d12 points of damage, with no saving throw, to all beings struck by it, and it forces all items to save vs. magical fire or be destroyed.
	It should also be noted that the Chosen can also select a different action—dissipating the beam of Silverfire into a cloud, so that it fills a cone shaped area 5 feet wide at the base, up to 70 feet long and up to 70 feet across the furtherest extent. In this form, the Silverfire does no damage, but instead, banishes dead magic areas forever, invisibly and instantly restoring such volumes of space to normal in respect to magic. Mystra frowns upon this use of the Silverfire—it is for dire emergencies only.

>Silverfire Purge<
	The Silverfire can also be used or released within the body of the Chosen to purge all external magical and psionic compulsions. Mystra permits this second use without restriction, and it is invoked as a silent act of will.

>Special Teleport<
	Once each day, the Chosen may teleport without error to the last place they called upon the Silverfire. This ability requires no componants and is a supernatural ability that cannot be blocked by ordinary means or otherwise disrupted as a normal teleport, teleport without error or other similar action can be.

>Chosen Spells<
	In the same way a Chosen can become immune to one selected spell of each level, any spell casting Chosen can also choose to know a particular spell of each level of spells available to them. They cast this spell without any componants, by silent act of will alone, and without need for memorization.
It returns to her memory by Mystra’s grace 24 hours (144 turns) after being cast. There is no need to study or meditate to renew these spells. These bonus spells are carried in addition to a Chosen’s normal spell roster, and in addition to any other bonus spells she has due to exceptional scores.

>Laeral’s Crowning Touch<
	When a Chosen’s casting ability gains access to 9th level spells, they also gain access to this spell, in addition to any bonus spells from any source, which can only be used under special circumstances.
Laeral Silverhand recently developed this specialized 9th level curse known as Laeral’s Crowning Touch. All of the Chosen are capable of casting this spell, but thus far; only Alustriel, the Simbul and Laeral have learned it. Although the Seven Sisters do not advertise this, Mystra allows this spell to be memorized and cast in addition to the normal memorizing limits of a spell casting Chosen. —Even in addition to the bonus 9th level spell normally allowed a Chosen of appropriate spell casting level. In effect, it is a second bonus 9th level spell.

Laeral’s Crowning Touch
(Alteration, Conjuration)

Range: 0
Componants: V, S
Duration: 366 days
Casting Time: 7
Area of Effect: One being
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: None

	By casting this spell, a mage places a debilitating curse on a target being. To be affected, a target must be a spell casting entity that employs magic governed by Mystra (such as wizards, sorcerers and the clergy of Mystra and Azuth).
	The spell effect is initially unnoticeable except to the target: Mystra’s symbol appears drawn in silver on each palm, or on the chest and forehead of beings without hands/palms) as a glowing brand. (This brand can be seen by other beings employing spells like detect magic or reveal magic.) Even after the spell expires, one mark remains forever.
	For a year and a day, recipients know they have been cursed. Whenever they try to cast a spell, they instantly loose one full level of experience per spell level of the magic used. For instance, if the 14th level wizard Karl Blacknails casts a 6th level spell, he immediately drops to 8th level, loosing 6d4 hp and all attendant powers and abilities that went with being 14th level. Memorized spells are not lost, but if their level is now beyond the cursed mage’s ability, they cannot be replaced once cast.
	Streaks of silver appear in the hair of the curse’s victims. With each spell use, more silver appears.
When the transgressor’s hair is all silver, it all falls out. In addition the victim’s hands become gnarled and sores form on their vocal cords, making vocalization of spells more difficult and singing impossible. (These are physical manifestations of the spell, not penalties.) After the spell expires, all of these side effects vanish, and normal spell use returns. However, levels lost are gone for good, and must be regained through the normal accumulation of experience.
	If this spell is cast on a lich, the undead spellcaster is allowed a saving throw vs. spell at a –2 penalty. If the saving throw succeeds, the spell is negated. If the saving throw fails, the lich looses 1d8 hp per spell it casts (draining itself slowly of unlife), but the cast spell functions normally otherwise. There is no known way to avoid this damage, and a lich reduced to 0 hp in this way is destroyed utterly (along with its phylactery).
	This spell was developed for use only against beings that misuse in the worst sort of way the type of magic that Mystra has dominion over. Mystra does not look kindly on Chosen who hurtle it at every mage who insults them. If victims are intelligent or knowledgeable enough, they realise what has occurred when the symbols of Mystra manifest and go into seclusion while they pray to Mystra for forgiveness. The goddess has been known to shorten the effects of the touch for the truly repentant. Fools who continue to use magic can drain themselves of spellcasting ability forever.
	Only Chosen can successfully wield this spell An unscrupulous apprentice of the Simbul once stole it from the spellbooks of her mistress, and tried to cast it upon a man who’d spurned her—only to have the spell effects visited not upon him, but upon herself!