Eye of the Storm (Wizard Spell)

When this spell is cast it creates a pocket of calm in a 30-foot radius centered on the caster. The circle moves with the caster. Within the circle, the air is calm and people may converse at normal volume. Outside the circle, there may be a raging sand storm or a terrifying Tyr-storm. Like the eye of a hurricane, the area affected by the spell remains unharmed. For as long as the spell remains in effect, the storm roars by, but has no effect on those within the sheltered eye.
Because sand storms may blow for days and Tyr-storms can last for an hour, this spell is not proof against their fury for long. What it does provide is an opportunity for people to construct the best shelter they can or to get under nearby cover. The spell is also useful in allowing a cerulean wizard the opportunity to prepare a blue lens to attempt to capture the energy of a Tyr-storm, and thus dissipate it. Sand storms can't be affected this way.
The material component for the spell is a few grains of sand flung into the wind. Ceruleans may use their blue glass lens in lieu of other spell components.
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Defilers and Preservers: Wizards of Athas
Category:Spells