Prohibition Jinx

Spell Name: Prohibition Jinx

Incantation: Prohibeo, Ego Absit

Pronunciation: prohi-BE-o

Spell Branch: Charms

Magical Discipline(s): Jinxes

Appearance: None

Description: The use of the Prohibition Jinx is to bind someone to a list of restricted words they cannot utter. To use it, the binder must define the parameters of the jinx. First the binder must touch the person(s) to be bound using a wand. Then the initial prohibeo incantation, followed by the list of words to be restricted uttered in a clear, loud voice (and enunciated properly - it is possible to act on a loophole if the words are said with too strong of an accent), then followed again by a second prohibeo.

The jinx does not activate until the binder then utters the words ego absit. Once that is done, the person(s) bound has no way of countering the jinx. Breaking the jinx requires saying the words that are considered taboo, or the death of the binder, or the binder lifting the jinx. Uttering any of the words on the restricted list will inform the binder that the jinx has been broken.

This jinx can bind more than one person and usually it is recommended to have the list of restricted words agreed on by the people bound to it. However there is precedent for using it on a one-sided basis, which is more frowned upon since it acts without consent of the person being bound.

Countering this jinx entails stopping the person from uttering the prohibeo incantations, touching the person(s) to be bound using their wand, or leaving the vicinity the binder is in. Once the parameters of the spell have been set, the jinx can only be activated if the binder can see the person(s) bound. It cannot be activated remotely.

Regulations: Legal

Skill Level: Intermediate

Etymology: "Prohibeo" is Latin for "I forbid".

"Ego Absit" is a more dramatic dialogue version.

References: Mordecai Hollingbury is bound by Linus C. Hollingbury to one against his will in New Divide.

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