Banishing of Prying Eyes
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Banishing of Prying Eyes is a defensive witch spell that turns the air around the target detrotsid (that's 'distorted' backwards...). Such air is very difficult for air distortions to penetrate and gives people surrounded by it a bonus to resist scrying attempts.
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[edit] Acquisition
This spell may be learned at 25 levels of magic.spells.defensive, and is taught by Granny Weatherwax and Aunty Ogg-San.
[edit] Magick crystal
This spell may be imbued into a magick crystal, which will turn it jet black.
Magick crystals imbued with this spell do not behave quite the same way the spell does:
- They provide a significantly lesser degree of scrying resistance. [research]
- They will flash when someone is attempting to scry the wearer.
[edit] Casting
This spell costs 25 GP to cast, and takes up 5 units of mind space. It may be cast on any living target.
[edit] Skills
The following skills are used in the stages of this spell:
[edit] Components
This spell does not require any components to cast.
[edit] Casting messages
[edit] Casting
You stare at the space in front of <target> until your vision blurs and the air around you distorts. You fix your gaze on a particularly solid looking bit of air and, when it starts to take shape, viciously jab your finger in its eye. The air distortion yelps in pain and trembles. You exclaim: And tell all your friends!
[edit] Success
As the distortion disappears, the air around <target> undistorts so sharply that it snaps all the way through clear and out the other side. You feel protected from prying eyes.
[edit] What others see
<caster>'s eyes glaze over and start to water. <caster> jabs her finger in the air. The air in front of <target> shimmers and distorts. The air stops shimmering and becomes unnaturally clear around <target>.
[edit] Non caster target sees
Same as above except for the last line:
The air around you shudders violently and becomes strangely detrotsid.
[edit] Failure
Uses standard spell failures.
