With this ritual, the mage can keep an enclosed space warm and comfortable for an extended period of time. The temperature within the enclosed space will be 5 degrees per rank higher than then exterior temperature, but not higher than normal comfort level for the mage (about 70-75 degrees for a human mage). If the enclosed space is larger than 1000 cubic feet (a 10 foot by 10 foot by 10 foot room) the level of warmth decreases proportionally (i.e., a 2000 cubic foot space would only be heated by 2.5 degrees per rank). The size of the enclosure increases by 500 cubic feet per rank. Thus, at rank 20, the enclosure can be up to 11,000 cubic feet, or about a 30 foot by 35 foot space with a 10 foot high ceiling. At rank 21, size increases to 25,000 cubic feet (a 50 foot by 50 foot space) and, at rank 22, to 100,000 cubic feet (a 100 foot by 100 foot space with 10 foot high ceilings).
For the duration of the spell, the mage can vary the temperature within the area as desired between the external air temperature and the comfort level for the mage (usually about 70 to 75 degrees). The temperature does not change instantly but will slowly change over time.
By itself, the effects of this ritual will last for (rank x rank) hours (see table below). By using an extra set of ritual ingredients, the duration can be doubled. At rank 22, the effects can be made permanent by including a 5000 silver fire opal in the ritual. The opal is destroyed during the casting of the ritual.
Rank | Duration |
1 | 1.0 | hour |
2 | 4.0 | hours |
3 | 9.0 | hours |
4 | 16.0 | hours |
5 | 1.0 | day |
6 | 1.5 | days |
7 | 2.0 | days |
8 | 2.7 | days |
9 | 3.4 | days |
10 | 4.2 | days |
11 | 5.0 | days |
12 | 6.0 | days |
13 | 7.0 | days |
14 | 8.2 | days |
15 | 9.4 | days |
16 | 10.7 | days |
17 | 12.0 | days |
18 | 13.5 | days |
19 | 15.0 | days |
20 | 16.7 | days |
21 | 18.4 | days |
22 | 20.2 | days |
This ritual takes 1 hour to complete. |