Pestilence

Regular 
Infects the subject with a loathsome plague of the caster’s selection (though the GM may veto an inappropriate selection). The disease takes its normal course; infection will not normally be apparent for some time.

Duration: Permanent until cured. 
Cost: 6. 
Time to cast: 30 seconds. 
Prerequisite: Magery 1, Steal Vitality, and Decay.

Item 
Staff or wand. Usable only by mages; the item must touch the subject. 
The item’s creator sets the plague transmitted upon creation.  
Energy cost to create: 1,000.