Fertile Ground/Sterile Ground Cantrip

E/F/M:

This casting can be used in either of two applications. The first turns sand, ash or otherwise barren soil into moist, fertile humus and topsoil to a depth of 1”/STEEP of the dweomercræfter, removing any substances toxic to plant life. In addition, any seeds or saplings planted within the area affected grow at twice their normal rate for a period of 1 week/10 STEEP of the caster.

The second application is a reverse of the first, drying soil and removing usable materials (i.e. - nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, etc.) to a depth of 1”/STEEP of the caster, thereby rendering the area arid and blasted. All plant life in the area dies in 1 - 7 days.

The effects of this cantrip are not cumulative- the affected area does not become twice as fertile or sterile with an additional application. Note that fertile land in a desert region will eventually revert back to its arid state if no water is available, and likewise sterile land surrounded by a lush forest will revert back to arable land within a few months.