Arcane Perception
Arcane Perception is the advanced form of Aura Sight. This spell grants the caster access to far deeper layers of magical understanding, allowing them to observe how spells move and form even as they are being cast.
When examining enchanted items, the user can discern energy pathways, runes, and magic circles, breaking complex enchantments, spells, and rituals down into their fundamental structures and formulas. A practitioner of Arcane Perception is able to see not only what a spell does, but how it is constructed and sustained.
The spell reveals every stage of magical casting, providing profound insight and knowledge to those capable of interpreting what they perceive.
Effect
Arcane Perception allows the spellcaster to perceive the full spectrum of magic. This advanced spell enables the wielder to precisely observe every form of magical energy in use, watching spells as they are shaped, structured, and cast in real time.
The caster can clearly see magical constructs as they form, read aura fluctuations, and observe how energy moves, reacts, and stabilizes. When focusing on enchanted items or structures, Arcane Perception reveals the internal runes, magic circles, inherited energy flows, and the underlying mechanisms that allow the enchantment to function.
This spell provides an overwhelming amount of information. Without proper knowledge, what is seen may be confusing or incomprehensible—the caster is witnessing the raw structure of magic itself and the way it flows through the world. Arcane Perception does not grant understanding on its own; it only reveals the building blocks.
With sufficient training and arcane knowledge, a skilled practitioner can use this information to analyze, reconstruct, or even reverse-engineer spells and enchantments. The more the caster knows, the more useful the spell becomes.
Side/Secondary Effects
Usage Warning
Arcane Perception is an extremely overwhelming spell, even for experienced or fully trained casters. Perceiving such an immense volume of magical information places severe strain on the eyes and mind, commonly resulting in intense headaches, migraines, or blurred perception. In extreme cases, mental overload can cause the caster to lose consciousness.
When using Arcane Perception, the caster is witnessing the magical world in its truest form a level of detail the mind is not naturally equipped to process. As a result, extensive mental conditioning is required. Mastery of Aura Sight is considered essential preparation, allowing casters to build the mental resilience and perceptual control needed to withstand the strain this spell imposes.
Gestures & Ritual
The two most common methods of casting Arcane Perception rely on intense visual and mental focus.
The first gesture involves lacing the fingers together and raising the hands to the bridge of the nose, gazing through the gaps between the fingers while concentrating on the spell.
The second method channels a small amount of aura into the hands, moving them outward and then inward to cover the eyes. As the caster visualizes the magic circle in their mind and speaks the incantation, a secondary arcane circle forms around the eyes, and the caster’s magical aura fully envelops them.
Both methods are designed to align perception, focus the mind, and safely attune the caster to the overwhelming flow of magical information the spell reveals.
Related School
Divination
Effect Duration
As long as caster Concentrates
Effect Casting Time
10 second
Range
work best with in 20 feet you see aura and magic as fair eye can see
Level
Lv5
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