B1C5 Aura

"This will be a temporary curse," she explained. "It will cause any damage you inflict to add an additional status effect which simulates the damage you would have received in combat. It will also cause complete paralysis when you reach 40% of your aura reserves, at which point the fight is considered over. In addition, I will be casting a field over the arena to mute the effects of spells. While they will still work, their offensive capabilities will be lessened and I shall imbue a complete null zone over the arena should I believe there is a risk of injury."

"Why don't we just use aura?" Some brave soul in the crowd asked. "Couldn't we just stop at whatever level you tell us to?" Miss Goodwitch didn't seem displeased by the question, and now that I thought about it, this was probably something she had to deal with every year.

"This is an added safety measure," she said. "While it is true that aura, or health as some people like to refer to it, can be used to dictate a fight, there is always a chance that someone might misrepresent their reserves or choose to endanger themselves by fighting on. Your precise aura level is tied to your Constitution and is therefore not something I, or anyone else, can judge at a distance. It would be very easy for someone to drain and kill themselves in what should be a friendly spar. The curse I will apply shall prevent this ever happening, and should there be any injuries our resident Priest, Kitsune, is on hand."