He Who Fights with Monsters: Book Twelve (He Who Fights with Monsters, #12)

by Shirtaloon

Emerging from the portal, the trio immediately staggered. “It’s like trying to breathe when the air’s too thin,” Belinda gasped. “What’s happening?” You have entered a region of low magical density. High-ranking individuals will suffer deleterious effects without supplemental magic. Stamina recovery reduced by 50%. Health recovery reduced by 75%. Mana recovery reduced by 99%. Consuming a spirit coin of your rank or ten spirit coins of one rank lower will restore your recovery rates to normal for eight hours. This duration is reduced by using active magic abilities. Rituals and summoning abilities require spirit coins to enact, in addition to any spirit coin cost they already have. Rituals will be unable to function without artificially enhancing the density of local ambient magic. Summoned familiars will need to consume a spirit coin of their rank or ten coins of one rank lower to sustain their vessels. Consumption of spirit coins will allow them to maintain their vessels outside of the summoner for one day before requiring additional coins. This duration is reduced by using active magic abilities.