Lore of the World

Level: 3
Range: 20 ft.
Area: 20-ft.-radius spread, centered on you
Duration: 1 minute
The world around you comes alive at your words, willing to share its ancient knowledge with you.
When you speak this utterance, you gain the ability to communicate with the world around you. Speaking in voices that only you can hear, the earth, trees, water, and even the wind respond to your request for information. This utterance functions as a stone tell spell (PH 284) with a caster level equal to your truenamer level. In addition to the information described in the spell, the environment in the area of the utterance can also tap the knowledge of the land nearby, and can give you the direction and distance to a location you seek within one mile per caster level. You must know the name of the specifi c location you are trying to locate to use this aspect of the utterance. If multiple locations exist within the area that match the name of the place you seek, the land gives you the direction and distance to the closest one. For example, if you seek the Land of Fire, and it is within the maximum range, you can learn the exact distance and direction from the spot of the utterance that the borer of the land lies.