Treasure Scent (Priest Spell)

This simple spell enables a priest to detect precious metals and gems with in a 20-foot radius. The priest can determine the type of metal or gem as well as the total number of individual pieces, whether they be gems, nuggets, or coins, but not the actual value of the treasure by means of this spell.
Although spellcasters cannot immediately divine the location of any treasure detected, they can tell if they are getting closer ("warmer") or farther ("colder") from the largest group of unknown items. For example, if a priest were aware of the treasure carried by his companions and himself, he could ignore their carried coins while honing in on a buried chest of gems. Likewise, if a chest of 1,000 copper coins and a chest of 100 gold coins were buried in separate locations in the same room, by means of this spell the priest could find first the copper pieces and then begin to home in on the location of the gold.
When casting this spell, the priest must make repeated sniffing sounds as the verbal component. Tiamat requires that any priest employing this spell sacrifice 20% of any newly located treasure to her within 10 days of its discovery or face her wrath.
Notes: Granted by the evil dragon god, Tiamat, to human worshipers.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Powers & Pantheons
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