Fiery Visions

Fiery Visions
Skill: divination/fire 19
Backlash: 15
Difficulty: 9
Effect Value: 0
Bonus Number to: range
Range: 20 (10 kilometers)
Duration: 18 (one hour)
Cast Time: 18 (one hour)
Manipulation: range
A versatile divination spell, fiery visions requires
nothing in the way of material from the subject(s) being scried. The caster
must, however, know who or what he wants to view. He must either have a very
vivid description of the object of the spell, or he himself must have seen the
object. To cast and maintain the spell, the mage must have a fire at least four
meters high and four meters wide nearby. He then chants a description of the
target while concentrating on making the description form out of the flames. If
the spell is cast correctly (and the object of the vision is within
10 kilometers) the flames will take on the appearance
of the object, along with as much of its surroundings as will fit in the 4 by 4
area of the spell. The vision will move with the object if it moves, as long as
it does not move out of range. The visions will be simple and not very
detailed-but they will be complete. After getting the initial vision, the
caster may change his target as long as the spell lasts. The targets can be
completely unrelated, or the caster can use the motion of the vision to
"backtrack" the location of the object-though this is slow going, and
there is no guarantee that the object will not move in the intervening time. If
the caster ceases to concentrate on the spell, or if the fire is extinguished,
the spell ends.