Hunger (Alteration) Sphere: Animal, Plant Level: 4 Range: 10 yds. Components: V, S, M Casting Time: 7 Duration: 1 day/level Area of Effect: 1 individual Saving Throw: [[vs Spell]] Neg. An individual affected by hunger no longer gains sustenance from food. No matter how much the individual eats, that individual still feels hungry. If the spell does not end, the individual eventually may starve, visibly wasting away. After one day under the spell’s effect, the individual’s concentration suffers (due to a preoccupation with a constant hungry feeling). This causes a —2 penalty to all ability and proficiency checks. On the eighth day without food, an individual who has been maintaining normal activity levels loses 1 Strength point; on the ninth day, 1 Constitution point. This alternating pattern continues until one of the individual's ability scores falls to 3; at this point, the individual becomes comatose. If a score reaches 0 before the hunger spell ends, the individual dies. When the spell ends, lost points are regained at a rate of 1 Strength and 1 Constitution point per day. When casting the spell, the spellcaster secretly whispers a particular type of food; by eating the specified food, the individual breaks the spell. It must be a single, natural food (such as lamb, honey, or an apple) but can be exotic (dragon meat) as long as the caster has tasted it personally at some point. The hunger spell cannot be dispelled but can be broken by the [[Remove Curse]] spell. Failing all else, a sufferer must wait until the spell ends. The material component is a pinch of the food that can end the spell. Notes: Uncommon for druids.