Know Cerilian Origin (Wizard Spell)

When a wizard directs this spell at a creature, individual, or object, he can determine the area of Cerilia from which the subject origi­nated (or whether the subject comes from out­side Cerilia). This spell can identify the origin of a Cerilian item or person to within 25 miles, with a general or specific result-that is, a warrior born 20 miles outside of the City of Anuire might be identified as hailing from that city; a weapon forged in the city of Ilien might simply be identified as originating in the province of Ilien.
The caster may specify whether he wishes to learn the actual origin of the subject or the place in which it has spent the most time. Thus, he may learn the birthplace of an individual or the place in which she has spent most of her life; he may learn the place where a weapon was forged or the site at which it lay lost for decades. The origins of Cerilian items predat­ing the Mount Deismaar cataclysm (when magic changed) cannot be determined.
In the case of centuries-old items, this spell might be cast a number of times to determine the history of an object. Such castings will first reveal the place where the item spent the most time, with subsequent castings revealing pro­gressively shorter habitats.
When this spell is cast on an individual, a sav­ing throw vs. spell is allowed; on a magical item, a saving throw vs. crushing blow applies. In either case, a successful saving throw means the caster cannot determine the subject's origin.
The spell gives information (other than a reading of "outside") based on the subject's history in Cerilia. Even subjects from as close as the continents of Thaele and Aduria are "outside" as revealed by this spell.
Notes: Common on Cerilia, the Birthright setting; unknown elsewhere.
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