Glorindel's Living Painting (Magic Art)

Further triumphs of Glorindel's art were her “living paintings.” These are generally square, and up to 6' per side, usually depicting scenic panoramas. The magic involved in these works is more apparent than that of the gates as the scenes in these paintings actually move. In a seascape, the clouds may race, sea gulls fly, and waves wash over the rocky shore. In a forest scene, the sun may cast shifting beams of light through the gently moving branches. These paintings are, without exception, strikingly beautiful, and could-if it weren't for their frames-almost be mistaken for windows.
Although their major purpose is to please the eye, each of these paintings has additional powers. When triggered by a command word “fascinum,” each has the effect of the spell, hypnotic pattern. This effect lasts until dispelled by another command word “en.” In addition, the following spells may be cast upon creatures captivated by the painting, each, spell triggered by its own word of command: blindness, “caecitas;” suggestion, “obsequium;” geas, “exite;” and sleep, “somnus.” These spells have no effect on anyone not previously captivated by the hypnotic pattern effect, and the spells do not count as being cast from the viewer's mind. Each is usable once per day.
As with Glorindel's gates, no one is sure precisely how many living paintings Glorindel created or how many have survived. Due to their great value (15,000 gp is a bare minimum), those that still exist may probably be found in the collections of rich merchants, nobles, and other persons of wealth.
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