Eternal Winter

You unleash a cataclysmic surge of frozen energy, permanently transforming the land into a hostile tundra. Within one minute, a 1-mile-radius area is consumed by ice and snow, permanently altering the terrain. Water freezes solid, structures are buried in frost, and temperatures drop to lethal cold.

Each creature in the area must make a Constitution saving throw once every 10 minutes while remaining within the region. On a failed save, the creature gains one level of exhaustion as their body succumbs to the relentless cold. Creatures immune to cold damage automatically succeed on this saving throw.

The weather in the affected area becomes permanently unstable. Every 1d6 hours, conditions shift between heavy snowfall, freezing fog, or howling winds, drastically reducing visibility and imposing disadvantage on Perception checks relying on sight and hearing. The terrain remains frozen for the entire duration, and even magical attempts to reverse the winter struggle against the overwhelming force of the spell.

- Created for the Athana Chronicles -