Scry α

• Prereq: None

Axiom Level:

8

Skill:

Divination 12

Casting Time:

1 minute

DN:

Target’s willpower or Spirit

Range:

500 kilometers

Duration:

Concentration

Scry allows a prying caster to peek in on a subject from afar. This spell targets a single person, and requires a vestige of that individual—fingernail clippings, a lock of hair, a vial of blood, etc.—in order to work. Without such materials the spell automatically fails. Those with secrets to protect closely guard or destroy such residue.

A Standard success grants a view of the target from directly above. The mage sees and hears anything within five meters, but nothing outside that range is visible or audible. Thus it may not be clear exactly where the target is located, only what he is currently doing. Anyone viewed or heard by the spell intuitively feels that he’s being watched, but isn’t certain how.

Successlevel:

• Good: The observable area increases to 25 meters
• Outstanding: The target viewed and heard is no longer aware of being observed