As part of casting this spell, you touch an area and infuse it with holy (or unholy) power. The area can have a radius up to 60 feet, and the spell fails if the radius includes an area already under the effect a hallow spell.

Celestials, elementals, fey, fiends, and undead can't enter the area, nor can such creatures charm, frighten, or possess creatures within it. Any creature already charmed, frightened, or possessed by such creatures are no longer charmed, frightened, or possessed upon entering the area. You can exclude one or more of those types of creatures from this effect when you cast this spell.

You can bind an extra effect to the area. Choose the effect from the following list (the DM may offer other effect no more powerful than those listed here). Some of these effects apply to creatures in the area; you can designate whether the effect applies to all creatures, creatures that follow a specific deity or leader, or creatures of a specific sort, such as orcs or trolls. When a creature that would be affected enters the spell's area for the first time on a turn or starts its turn there, it can make a Charisma saving throw. On a success, the creature can ignores the extra effect until it leaves the area:

• Courage. Affected creatures can't be frightened while in the area.

• Darkness. Darkness fills the area. Normal light, as well as magical light created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell, can't illuminate the area.

• Daylight. Bright light fills the area. Magical darkness created by spells of a lower level than the slot you used to cast this spell can't extinguish the light.

• Energy Protection. Affected creatures in the area have resistance to one damage type of your choice, except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing.

• Energy Vulnerability. Affected creatures in the area have vulnerability to one damage type of your choice, except for bludgeoning, piercing, or slashing.

• Everlasting Rest. Dead bodies interred in the area can't be turned into undead.

• Extradimensional Interference. Affected creatures can't move or travel using teleportation or by extradimensional or interplanar means.

• Fear. Affected creatures are frightened while in the area.

• Silence. No sound can emanate from within the area, and no sound can reach into it. Affected creatures are deafened cannot cast spell requiring verbal components.

• Tongues. Affected creatures can communicate with any other creature in the area, even if they don't share a common language.