EARTHREND (3500)
Syntax: commune earthrend Similar in some ways to the earthquake commune, this more violent cousin tears the earth asunder, opening fissures and showering the area with rock and soil. Characters in the area of an earthrend might be thrown off balance, fall into a fissure, or suffer more serious misfortunes. Earthrend is ineffective in the air or on the water's surface; it can be used underwater only if ground is below. It is usable, but somewhat less effective, in a swamp. Flying characters are less effected by earthrend, and a mundunugu skilled in gravesleep has a chance to ignore it entirely.