Windrider (Wizard Spell)

The windrider spell allows the caster to gently move an object on water or air. An airborne object must be held aloft by some force of its own; this spell does not levitate. However, items floating on pluma cushions, such as caused by the elevate 1 and // spells, can be moved, as can canoes and rafts-and possibly even larger vessels.
The caster must keep the entire object in range for the spell to work. Thus, a 5th-level caster, in the center of a ship 100 feet long, could employ this spell to move the vessel, it can progress at a movement rate of up to 120 feet per round. However, the spell does not cancel natural weather conditions, so gusty winds can override its effects.
The material component of the spell is a tiny bit of vulture's feather.
Notes: Restricted to practitioners of pluma magic (the Maztica setting); common.
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells