Stone of Salyra

Legend has it that the mighty archmage Salyra once had a friend who was stricken by a dangerous grippe. Unfortunately, the mage was tending to the survivors of a srryn incursion at the time, and the friend was bedridden many leagues away, on the isle of Alensha. So the ever-ingenious Salyra devised a new and powerful working; by enchanting a ring of pure sapphire, the archmage was able to forge a link through which healing magics could be sent. The imbued stone was rushed to the friend in the nick of time, allowing Salyra to heal him from afar. The details of the working were recorded with care, and passed down the generations. Even now, a mage of water and spirit may cast this spell on an object made of sapphire, which, when worn, allows the mage to heal and cure its bearer from afar.

Though the original stone is rumored to have never lost its power, the current versions are not so strong, and will eventually lose the empowerment. Furthermore, there is difficulty associated with sending magics through the links; the added strain will cost more mana, an amount increasing with distance from the target. Past a certain distance, the mage will be unable to assist at all.