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{{Infobox damage type
| title = [[Cleansing]]
| subtitle = [[Corruption]] Damage
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| caption = [[Cleansing]] damage will only damage soul shards. It will heal corrupted souls.
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[[Cleansing]] Damage is the antithesis of [[Corruption]] Damage. Rather than compromising the integrity of the [[Spirit]], [[Cleansing]] removes spiritual corruption and restores the soul toward its natural state. For a living person suffering from [[Corruption]], [[Cleansing]] can therefore function as a cure, provided the soul has not also been tainted by [[Abrogation]]. Once [[Abrogation]] has entered the equation, higher magic is required to restore what has been damaged.

The relationship is very different for the [[Undead]]. [[Undead]] creatures operate through corrupted souls, soul shards, or collections of soul fragments, existing in a negative spiritual space where corruption is not merely an affliction but a source of their continued existence. [[Cleansing]] therefore damages the corrupted spiritual structure that sustains them. What heals the living can destroy the dead. There is a certain justice to that.

== [[Cleansing]] Sources ==
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[[Cleansing]] Damage generally comes from forces designed to remove corruption, restore spiritual integrity, or impose a state of spiritual purity upon a corrupted being. These forces may be magical, divine, or derived from archetypal powers and artefacts specifically associated with cleansing.

Examples include:

* [[Spirit]]ual wards
* Magical spells
* Archetypal powers
* [[Divine]] artefacts
* [[Cleansing]] rituals
* Purifying magical effects
* Other supernatural effects that restore spiritual integrity
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== [[Cleansing]] Saving Throws ==
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For the [[Undead]] and creatures composed of soul shards, [[Will]] is the primary defense against [[Cleansing]] Damage. These creatures survive through sheer spiritual determination, continuing to exist despite the fact that they are already dead. Their [[Will]] is therefore the force that holds their corrupted spiritual structure together.

A soul-shard creature may resist [[Cleansing]] by sheer refusal to cease existing: I am not dead. I will not die. A sufficiently strong [[Will]] can preserve the creature's negative spiritual state against the cleansing force attempting to restore it.

Living creatures suffering from [[Corruption]] may have a different relationship with the effect. Because [[Cleansing]] is restorative to an untainted or merely corrupted soul, resistance may not always be desirable. When a saving throw is appropriate, [[Empathy]] or [[Prescience]] may help the victim recognize and accept the restoration rather than resisting it.
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== [[Cleansing]] Mitigation ==
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[[Cleansing]] Damage can be actively mitigated by shielding the [[Spirit]] from the cleansing force or by disrupting the magic producing it. Counter-magic, protective wards, and spiritual shielding can all interfere with [[Cleansing]] Damage, particularly when it is being used as an attack against an [[Undead]] creature.

Other forms of mitigation include:

* Counter-magic
* Protective wards
* [[Spirit]]ual shielding
* Anti-cleansing artefacts or effects
* Breaking the source of the cleansing effect
* Removing the creature from the affected area
* Interrupting a cleansing ritual or spell
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== [[Cleansing]] Related [[Conditions]] ==
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Depletion of the Negative Soul occurs when [[Cleansing]] Damage reduces the corrupted spiritual energy sustaining an [[Undead]] or soul-shard creature. As that negative spiritual reserve is depleted, the creature may become increasingly unstable, lose access to innate powers, or become unable to function properly.

If [[Cleansing]] Damage reduces the creature's negative spiritual state to zero or higher, the corrupted spiritual structure can no longer sustain the [[Undead]] creature. The result is [[Death]], as the force holding the creature in its unnatural state has been completely removed.
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