Carolina's Grasp

"It's a rudimentary Containment Spell."

- Dracula

The Carolina's Grasp Is a basic, yet effective, Containment Spell meant to capture beings capable of dissolving from solid into intangible forms (i.e. mists). It works by first throwing the powder at the intended target's direction, and then reciting the incantation, causing the powder to form into a translucent cube around the target(s). Anything inside this cube is incapable of leaving, even if they can shift into intangible matter. However, anything from the outside can enter, as seen when the Scoobies deliberately torched an oriental Vampire inside the cube after dousing it with gasoline from the outside.

Dracula taught this Spell to Willow in an attempt to aid the Slayer Organization during their assault at Japan against Toru and his minions

Ingredients / Requirements

 * 2 grams of Crimson Powder
 * Sprig of Dwarfwhistle
 * Sea Salt
 * Recitation (Latin):


 * Contrixi Deficio
 * (translation)

Appearances

 * "Wolves at the Gate"