This spell creates a magical barrier around the recipient, preventing the
attacks of nonintelligent monsters of less than 1 Hit Die. Creatures in this
category include normal centipedes, spiders, bats, and rats, but any monster with an
Intelligence of low or better can ignore the spell’s effects.
The barrier extends about one foot from the protected character’s body and
moves with him; vermin cannot tolerate the aura’s touch and recoil from the
character. Any attacks that require physical contact (bites, stings, claws, etc.)
automatically fail, but a creature with a ranged attack can still attack the spell
s recipient.
The spell ends if the recipient attacks a creature he has been protected
against, or tries to pin or trap the vermin by forcing the repelling barrier against
them. The material component for this spell is a cone of pungent incense
burned in a tiny bronze censer containing osquip ashes.
Table of Contents