Gnats

Gnats was a personal cantrip that neophyte wizards could learn. It summoned a swarm of gnats to bother and distract a nearby creature.
==Effects==
This cantrip conjured a small swarm of tiny flying insects that occupied a volume of . It appeared at a spot within The original description of this spell in Dragon #60 used the 1-edition nomenclature 1", meaning indoors and outdoors. This was simplified to the shorter range in Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. and immediately formed a cloud around the head of the creature nearest to the summoning point. If the target did not resist the magic of this spell, they were distracted by the gnats for a few seconds before the bugs flew off. If the target successfully resisted, then they were essentially unaffected.
==Components==
This cantrip required verbal and somatic components to cast. The caster pointed at the target while making a high-pitched sound, like the buzzing of tiny wings close to one's ear, using the tongue and upper palate.
==Appendix==
===See Also===
* Bee
* Bug
* Spider
===Notes===
===References===
Category:Summoning spells
Category:Wizard spells