Quickgrowth

Quickgrowth was a common spell used by shugenja in Kara-Tur. The spell was very rare outside Kara-Tur.

Effects
A shugenja used this spell to speed up the growth of a plant or plantlike creature. It did not alter the size or characteristics of a plant; rather, it caused the plant to blossom or bear fruit out of season. The rate of growth was determined by the shugenja's skill. The effect was instantaneous. Once cast, the plant resumed its normal growth cycle.

The reverse of this spell was wither. It caused plants or plantlike creatures to reverse their growth cycle, and the plant became withered and died. With plants, this process was instantaneous, but a strong plantlike creature was able to resist the effects of wither.

Components
In addition to verbal and somatic components, the spell and its reverse required a material component, namely a staff.