Lady Merridina'

The following guide is a table of CoL signs and their uses. Should you have any additional information on the signs, please send me a scroll at kelly4me@aol.com.

Sign	Effect	Duration	Cost	When Cost is Paid	Notes
Recognition	See others in CoL	Instant	None	N/A	View ranks in CoL vs. your own.
Signal	Talk to others in CoL	Instant	None	N/A	Good for Pooh-bah bashing.
Warding	+5 to DS	10 seconds/level	1 Mana	When Invoked
Striking	+5 to AS	10 seconds/level	1 Mana	When Invoked
Clotting	Stops All Bleeding	10 seconds/level	1 Mana	When Invoked
Thought	Access Amunet	1 minute/level	1 Mana	When Invoked	Removing your amulet will stop it.
Defending	+10 to DS	10 seconds/level	2 Mana	When Invoked
Smiting	+10 to AS	10 seconds/level	2 Mana	When Invoked
Staunching	Stops All Bleeding	20 seconds/level	2 Mana	When Invoked
Deflection	+20 to DS*	10 seconds/level	3 Mana	When Invoked	*vs. Elemental Spells, like lightning
Hypnosis	Calm	short	1 Spirit	When Invoked	One critter only, subject to warding
Swords	+20 to AS	10 seconds/level	1 Spirit	After Sign Runs Out
Shields	+20 to DS	10 seconds/level	1 Spirit	After Sign Runs Out
Dissipation	+20 to TD	10 seconds/level	1 Spirit	After Sign Runs Out
Healing	Regen all HPs	Instant	2 Spirit	When Invoked
Madness	+50 AS/-50 DS	10 seconds	3 Spirit	After Sign Runs Out
Possession	Mass Calm	short	4 Spirit	When Invoked	All critters, subject to warding
Wracking	Regen all Mana	Instant	5 Spirit	When Invoked	Must hide if non-CoL present.
Darkness	Return to CoL¹	Instant	6 Spirit	When Invoked	Can not use if any non-CoL present, even if hidden or invisible.
Hopelessness	Kills you dead.....	Didn't Test.......	N/A	Permanent!	Don't Use IT!

Where sign of darkness takes you depends on where you are in the lands. Normally, you end up in Council Chambers in the bathhouse. On Teras Isle, you're returned to the old manor on the west side of town. In Shadow Valley, you're returned to the ledge at the crevice. In IceMule, you're sent to the southeast of town on GiantMan Road. In River's Rest, you're returned to the dark alley just northeast of the bank. I'm not sure if it works in Pinefar, yet.

¹Please note that you run the risk of being punished, i.e. losing your powers for a length of time (usually 20, 30 or 60 minutes) if you let any non-CoL members see your spirit drain below half of what you normally have. It's important to remember what signs you are running at all times. If you wrack, then your sign of swords runs out later, you have a chance of someone seeing that shouldn't, or killing yourself all together if you drain to zero spirit. Spirit death is costly, usually you'll insta-decay and it will cost you two deeds as well.