V Magic Optional Components F (the Eltdown Shards give a +5 insight bonus on skill checks to cast this ritual) Skill Checks Knowledge (history) or Profession (YogSothothery philosopher) DC 30, success Range 100 miles Targets up to 20 Yithians Duration instantaneous Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no the caster’s own time to the caster's location and desire Knowledge (planes) or Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher) DC 15, success Range touch Diagram Elder Sign of any size on object touched; for every feet of its radius, increase the diagram skill check DC by 1 Target object touched Duration permanent Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no Backlash The drawer of the Elder Sign gains one temporary negative level (Fortitude save DC 15 to remove) to make contact The ritual cannot contact such beings This ceremony creates an Elder Sign on the touched in the future or past, only members of the great race object An Elder Sign is immune to the attacks, spells, who have mind-swapped with a “native” intelligent and abilities of a Great Old One, Outer God, or creature in the present creatures bound to their service (including species like This ritual alerts members of the great race of Yith in The Yithians gain familiarity with the caster as deep ones or tcho-tcho), and they may not touch or if they had firsthand knowledge (for the purpose of pass through an object with the Elder Sign Generally, scrying and similar spells) and familiarity with the an Elder Sign is destroyed after being within 30 feet caster's location as if they had seen it once (for the of a Great Old One or Outer God for more than purpose of teleport and similar spells) The Yithians continuous rounds Note that since only the Elder otherwise gain no special ability to travel to the caster Sign itself has immunity to various alien horrors, its or communicate The Yithians may choose to approach protection may be unreliable For example, a shield and interact with the caster if such interaction seems with the Elder Sign drawn on it would not be affected safe, productive, and interesting They will terminate by a Great Old One’s attack, but the monster could persistent or irritating casters they not trust by still strike the bearer if it avoids striking the shield whatever means at their disposal From negative Engraving the sign upon a door or on an archway will experience, Yithians are wary of being interrogated and prevent such creatures from passing through the portal tortured for their vast knowledge, and their knowledge of all time makes them adept at judging whether any particular caller will prove such an interrogator CREATE ELDER SIGN School abjuration; Level Casting Time hour (2 phases of 30 minutes; automatically fails if interrupted) Components V, S Optional Components F (a rendering of the Elder Sign gives a +2 insight bonus on all ritual skill checks), F (the Celeano Fragments or another source of all three renderings give a +5 insight bonus on all ritual skill checks and increases casting time to hours in phases of 90 minutes) Skill Checks Knowledge (arcana) or Profession (YogSothothery philosopher) DC 15, success (diagram); DRAGON ASCENDING School necromancy; Level Casting Time full-round action Components V Optional Components F (the Necronomicon gives a +10 insight bonus on casting skill checks) Skill Check Knowledge (nature) or Profession (YogSothothery philosopher) DC 15 + target's HD, success Range close (25 ft + ft./2 levels) Target essential salts created by ritual Duration instantaneous Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no Backlash none Failure none This brief incantation restores the salt created by essential salts to life as described in that ritual 137