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This might be because a spell was placed on the location or simply because the place is inherently sacred. In mythology, many places that are considered holy ground, such as churches and graveyards, have the ability to keep out undead or evil spirits.
If a character is merely trying to invoke the symbolism of a place, most likely a church, they are [[Seeking Sanctuary]]. See also [[Place of Power]]
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== Children's Games ==
* Some variations of
== [[Comic Books]] ==
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** Rivendell and Lothlorien in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' {{spoiler|because each is secretly protected by one of the Three Rings, though you wouldn't know it from the film version...}}
* [[Andre Norton]]'s ''[[Witch World]]'' novels, particularly the High Hallack cycle. Some areas have a benevolent aura which prevents evil creatures from entering.
** The ''Witch World'' series also has examples of the inversion of this
* [[Susan Cooper]]'s ''[[The Dark Is Rising]]'' series book ''The Dark Is Rising''. The Old Ways (ancient roads) can be commanded to expel creatures of the Dark from them and prevent such creatures from passing over them.
* In ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' churches act as these against unholy creatures. It's indicated that the significance of the church controls how difficult it is to enter it.
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** Has various spells in each edition to create an area like this as well as evil equivalents, presumably in case a player wants to build their own graveyard. It also strengthens certain undead created in the area.
** Adventure S4 ''The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth'' had an area where wandering monsters wouldn't attack the [[PC]] party.
* ''[[Call of Cthulhu (tabletop game)]]'' supplement ''Fragments of Fear'', adventure "Valley of the Four Shrines". In the valley there's a path surrounding a lake with the magical property of preventing zombies from passing over it. This protects the human fishing village from being destroyed by zombie attack.
== [[Video Games]] ==
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