Maleficence of Dhysral spell:                 (Uncommon Cleric Level 15 Prayer)
Syntax: cast 'maleficence of Dhysral' <character>
Syntax: cast 'maleficence of Dhysral' <item in your inventory>

Dark prayers call upon Dhyral the mighty, Whisperer in Darkness, for madening
inspirations for the target character.  As ever, if no target is specified,
the spell targets the caster.

This spell improves the to-hit roll and saving throw versus spell of the
target character by +1, each.  If no target character is specified, this spell
targets the caster.  (Min Mana = 15)

This spell can also now be cast upon an item in your inventory, which will
remain affected for some time (renting, dying, or otherwise leaving the game
will end this duration).  Affected objects do not yet possess any special
qualities affecting actual game play.

The only differences between this spell and 'Bless' remain purely cosmetic
(roleplaying) ones.  Of course, this uncommon prayer is taught at the temple of
Dhysral northeast of Dakron Bae, as Memnoch discovered when it was quested in
on Halloween 2002.  Rumors suggest it may also be taught elsewhere....

The bonuses from Maleficence of Dhysral do not stack with bonuses from the
clerical lord prayers Divine Might, Elemental Fury, or Fell Aura.
Maleficence's bonuses are better, by the time the caster is of a level to cast
those clerical lord spells, and are used instead of their to-hit and saving
throw bonuses; those three clerical lord level spells offer a broader
assortment of bonuses than does Maleficence, however.

See Also: Divine Aura    (Patriarch (good clerical lord) prayer akin to this)
          Elemental Fury (Druid (neutral clerical lord) prayer akin to this)
          Fell Aura     (Necromancer (evil clerical lord) prayer akin to this)
          Bless          ('good' version of this 'evil' spell)
          Uncommon Spells (general information on uncommon spells)