For the caretakers of the Holy Cemetery of Khum-Dalar, knowing who was buried where was a matter of utmost importance, since the swirling magical energies of the nearby academy tended to sometimes make the dead end up walking on their own, and identifying the wandering undead was a necessity of public safety, especially since the rich families had wills and wrights that made it illegal for others to destroy the unliving corpses of their relatives.

School divination; Level cleric 1, sorcerer/wizard 2
Casting Time 1 standard action
Components V, S, M
Range touch
Target one tombstone
Duration 1 minute
Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

This spell lets the caster acquire certain bits of information about an interred person through the tombstone used to top his grave. The caster must first sprinkle ash or dust taken from a place where people often speak (such as the ashtray of a tavern or dirt from a public forum) over the tombstone, and then ask a single question, which cannot be more than 5 words long, such as “What was his name?”, “How did he die?”, and “Who killed him?”. Then the answer will appear written on the surface of the tombstone, consist of no more than 10 words –written in the language of the caster- and remain there for 1 minute. The reach of the answers will be limited to the knowledge of the people involved in the crafting, buying and handling of the tombstone, not on that of the dead person himself. So, if the tombstone was bought by the deceased’s spouse, asking the name will probably result in a satisfactory answer, but not necessarily regarding the cause of death. This also means this spell may be used on any tombstone regardless of their current location, so long as it spent at least a year and a day placed in the grave it was supposed to be. Material Component: Dust, ash, powder or any similar substance taken from a place where talking happens often, which must be sprinkled over the tombstone.

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