Mourning Bell

This spell is a part of the Mourning Bell spell chain and is found in the Mourning Bell rune stone.

There is a certain sense of stillness that follows the necromancer wherever they might travel. Many have called it the Serenity of the Grave. It is a feeling not of danger, or wrath, nor is it a feeling of joy or passion. It is for some unsettling, for others it is peace. The grave for the necromancer is the ultimate symbol of fairness and absolute end of suffering. It is the eternal sleep, the most feared reward. Stepping into the battle, the mysterious necromancer positions themselves within the battle bearing new fear nor anxiety - just an unsettling sense of peace. There, in the very midst of enemies, the necromancer relaxes and seeks the power over death that they are just beginning to understand themselves. From deep within their very runic soul something stirs. When the necromancer casts Mourning Bell they are not reaching for a weapon. They are not even entirely sure what they are reaching for. Something stirs within their runic soul, something quiet, resonant, ancient,  and it finds its way outward not as light or fire or force but as sound. A tone. Low and clear and carrying the particular weight of every bell ever rung for the dead. Those within the area do not hear it so much as feel it settle into them, a heaviness behind the eyes, a sudden and inexplicable awareness of their own smallness in the face of everything that has ever ended. 

Everyone within the 3x3 area around the necromancer, ally and enemy alike, is afflicted with Depression for the duration. Their Offensive and Bow Power are halved and every action they wish to take requires a Normal Mental Balance check. The necromancer themselves is not immune for Serenity does not yet know its bearer well enough to spare them. The sound simply goes where it goes. The necromancer, for just a moment after casting, tilts their head slightly as though listening to something no one else can hear. They are not sure what it is, yet they find it oddly comforting.