Murky Mirror (Magic Mirror)

The murky mirror is small disc of polished silver that can be used in three different ways. When a normal man or woman holds it, he or she makes a Charisma check. If the check fails, the murky mirror functions as a normal mirror. If the check is successful, the image in the mirror reflects the individual as others see them. A beautiful woman who considers herself ugly, for example, would see a ravishing image of herself. A bullying fighter would see in bis face the image of a feared and hated ogre.
When a military leader of any rank looks into the mirror, the most threatening enemy he or she has ever faced stares back. The image always shows the size and nature of the enemy's forces. Leaders making a successful Intelligence check can often interpret the enemy's location from landscape appearing in the image. No sound accompanies the image, and it cannot be controlled to focus in upon a desired area.
When a priest looks into the mirror, it issues a silverish smoke that engulfs the priest's head and hides what be or she sees from the view of anyone nearby. If the priest does not withdraw a vision of the future is seen by the priest. How far in the future depends upon level, as does the scope of the vision:
Level	Distance 	Scope of Vision
1-3 	1 day/level 	Self
4-6 	1 week/level 	Self
7-9 	1 month/level 	Party
10 	1 year 	Party
11 	2 years 	Party
12 	3 years 	Party
13-15	1 year/level 	Country
16-20	5 years/level 	Country
21+ 	10 years/level	World
The vision always shows the future at the precise time listed for a priest of that level and cannot be changed. The scene it shows is what will come to pass if events continue along their current courses and the priest does nothing to change them. At the lowest levels, the priest sees only a personal future. At the middle levels, the priest sees the future of one to ten of his or her closest friends (the adventuring party, in the case of PCs), as well as a personal future. When the priest reaches 13th level or above, the future of the political unit to which he or she owes allegiance, such as a kingdom or city-state, is seen. At the highest levels, the vision extends to all humans.
After being used, the murky mirror leaps out of the holder's hands and flies into the sky, where it becomes a brightly shining star. Characters attempting to hold onto the mirror have a 5% chance per level (maximum 95%) of doing so, but the mirror attempts to fly into the sky after each use.
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