The Spoiled Ground

Two seasons before the assault on the covenant begins, Al-'Aqrab casts his Fate of Carthage ritual to ruin some key farming land owned by and near to the player covenant. This is done to tempt the player magi with immediate problems to distract the magi from their preparations. Al-'Aqrab casts this with his disguised casting mastery ability, which hides the wizard's sigil normally detected in spell effects and residues.