Bigby's Bookworm Bane (Wizard Spell)

This spell is used to seek out and destroy one of the most feared enemies of the wizard: the bookworm. When cast, the spell creates a disem­bodied hand that will search through a library and crush all bookworms it finds. The hand can search through 100 books or scrolls per round, seeking out bookworms with a 95% chance of detection. Once a worm is found, the hand will pursue the bookworm relentlessly, attacking with the skill of a fighter equal in level to the caster. A successful hit by the hand means the bookworm is instantly crushed to death. The hand possesses a Strength of 8, so it can move aside books and scrolls in pursuit of a fleeing bookworm. The hand cannot be harmed by physical attacks, but it can be destroyed by 4 or more points of magical damage. The hand is incapable of performing any other function or combating any other foe. Bigby used the spell periodically to safeguard his valu­able library.
The material component is a child-sized glove made of tough leather.
Notes: Uncommon or rare (WoG).
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