Ninth Circle Spell: Le'Quella Vigilant Genesis

School: Conjuration, sub-school creation, Divination
Level: Wizard 9
Components: V, S
Descriptor: Creation, Divination
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Effect: One or several summoned creature shells, depending on the circle of the prepared spell.
Duration: 1 hour/level (D)
Saving Throw: Concentration, Will special. Read from text.
Spell Resistance: No

By utilizing the gift of arcane to create pure arcane shells of creatures, similar to living creatures. The caster can create one
or several creature shells, the options are endless. Tested shells have been that of aves, feline and canid animals. Once the
shells have been created through utilizing conjuration subshool creation, the shells can then controlled by the caster and used
to scout large areas. The created shells have demonstrate the senses of the animals they look alike. By maintaining concentration
upon these forms and the connection with them, the caster can see, hear, smell, feel and taste through them. It is possible
to establish a set of simple rules that the shells start to carry through, thus enabling the caster to enable greater control over
rest of the senses. It has been noted that the smaller the amount of shells there are, the control over the existing shells is
improved. To utilize this spell, the caster must have extensive understanding of both conjuration creation and divination schools
of magic. Otherwise the spell fails to to be cast. To maintain the spell, the caster is required to have active concentration into the
shells and the connections. If casters concentration is broken, the shells explode in a flash of light, not harming the surroundings.
If caster spends too long time in the forms and their connections, there is a danger that the casters mind might slip into the shells
and not returning before the shell is removed, regardless of the real duration of the spell. The shells are removed by impact of
spell or mundane weapon.

If establishing rules upon the shells at creation there are few simple rules:
1. They can't be complex set of rules, only a route the shell will start to go through.
2. The shells can't attack or other ways harm their surroundings.
3. The shells move at the regular movement speed for that type of animal and have
the same abilities of movement. Haste or other movement increasing spells do
not work on the shells.

Saves:

The caster is required to have constant concentration upon the spell, therefore other actions are not enabled.
If failing a concentration check, all the shells explode in a flash of light and the caster can't recast the spell in the same day.
DC: = 30 + 8 x Additional shell created. Meaning if caster would create 3 shells, it would be: DC: 30 + 8 x 3 = 54 OR DM
could take charge and see what is fitting for the scenario at the time!

The caster must continue to roll will saves each half an hour to avoid their mind slipping into the arcane shell. If failed, the
caster is powerless to undo it, not even realizing it had occurred. Despite of the duration of the spell, the arcane shell can
remain, while the rest explode. If the body of the caster perishes before the mind returns to it, only true ressurection or wish
can bring the caster back. Upon caster's death, the arcane shell is destroyed as well.
DC: 10 + Spell level used + Primary Casting Ability modifier + Epic Feat. Meaning if Las'Claianna would cast it: it would be:
DC 10 + Spell lvl 9 + 14 + 6 = 39 OR DM could take charge and see what is fitting for the scenario at the time!

Background:
This spell was originally created and used under DM Ego's supervision. However, due to his unfortunate leave, the
use of this spell became quite difficult. I requested use of this in a DM event overseen by Mercedes, which he kindly granted. However,
I will not impose that as a "yes" from him, rather have this request considered regardless of what took place in that event. This spell
was used, as mentioned, several times under Ego's supervision. Few times used to scout Amia island, once used to scout Ostland and
once used to scout for Ostlands fleet. The arcane shells by appearance look-like real animals, but by closer examination it would become
evident they are not real animals. First, they don't breath nor make sounds of animals, other than what sounds movement would make.
Secondly, any detect magic spell would recognize their magical nature. Originally this spell was recorded in Las'Claianna's Treatise upon
Forms of Magic Post 5. While this spell is slightly different from the original, mainly that it no longer requires the energy mentioned,
and that I changed the lvl of the spell to 9, to make it more challenging and dangerous for caster, otherwise the mechanics remain the
same. Why I request to have this, is the fact that I really enjoyed this spell as a flavor for my character and a way for her to show off
her talent with the Art.

IG Demonstration of having the spell:
If approved, I would ask a scroll case created with this spell description to be had in Las'Claianna's inventory. The scroll case would be
marked as plot item so it can't be given away to other players. DM's could have easy reference to the spell from there. The spell could be taught to
other characters, however, there are certain requirements they must meet in order to cast this spell.

Requirements of the spell
Must be epic caster
Must have rank of 25 in following skills: Spellcraft, Concenration, Spot or Listen
The caster must have following feats:
Epic Spell Focus: Divination
Epic Spell Focus: Conjuration
Epic Skill Focus: Spellcraft

Third Circle Spell: Instantaneous Growth of Le'Quella

School of Magic: Transmutation
Circle: Wizard 3
Components: V, S, M
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One living plant
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

Material Component: Part of the plant targeted.

Phases of Spell Formulation

In the beginning to design the spell, attention should be paid to identifying the objectives desired by
the spell. For the spell Instantaneous Growth of Le'Quella, the spell intention was clear: To Enlarge living plants.
As the objective was clear, it was easy to look into the First Circle spell: Enlarge Person -formula. By utilizing
existing sources, it was easy to identify what parts of the spell formula influenced the growth process of the
person, where the energies tapped to pull the magic and guided to the already established routes to create
the desired effect.

The second step of the spell was to take samples of spells that influence objects, which can be found in numbers
from transmutation school spells, as such it was a matter of time to learn how the First Circle spell: Enlarge Person
should be modified to influence the growth plants. By adjusting the factors influencing target and channeling the
energies in correct manner, without destroying the object itself by subjugating it to exceedingly large amount of
energy, or too small amounts of energies which would not have sustained the spell for long times, the ideal balance
of arcane energy flow was discovered.

In the third stage, begun the testing process upon trees within Winya Ravana, to see that the spell actually worked,
after which minor adjustments were made to perfect the spell and to enable the Fifth Circle spell: Permanency to take
place with the developed spell. In the end, by adjusting the factors of the spell, it increased complexity of the formula
so that in the end it was decided to be placed to be Third Circle spell: Instantaneous Growth of Le'Quella. The developed
spell respects laws of traditional magic, anti-magic zones and disjunction spells and can be made permanent effect by
the use of Fifth Circle spell: Permanency. It as well can be casted as a circle spell by a circle of mages, as done within
Winya Ravana.

Ninth Circle: Light of Le’Quella

As we keep in mind the references found for the parts desired: Light, blinding, sphere-form, reference to acid
element drawing and combustion, we have rather solid base to start working the development of new spell.
What is now needed is the modification of certain parts and developing rest of the desired effect: drawing
elemental fire and positive energy with pulsating sphere as center.

By modifying the bright blinding light part into instantaneous and reoccurring part, we can have it flash in
each pulse of energy. The sphere-form can be attained by creating stable dual energy portals that draw
energy straight from the plane of fire and plane of positive energy, if not radiation plane at the border regions
of the two planes. By tapping into the planes itself and sucking energy through the portals, I should be able
to create stable ball of light. When we modify the formula further, by adding periodical pulses, in theory it
should create the desired effect of ring of fire and positive energy to minor extent. However, here comes the
challenging part of modifying the combustion-effect into the ring of fire and successfully hitting the targets.
In theory, it should be applicable, to tie it into the pulses, however, extensive testing of the spell is required
in order to find the correct means to do so.

Disentangling the Sequence Process of the Spell Formula

As the spell developed takes few steps the text will be written in the order the effects take place

First Sequence

Caster speaks the phrasing of the spell accompanied with gestures in precise and practiced manner, casting
the spell, thus channeling the raw arcane energies into controllable form which fuels the spell formula that
make the raw energy to take form.

Second Sequence

The second stage utilizes the sphere form taken from Acid Bomb spell, thus creating a sphere of energy, the
sphere as such is drawing energies from two planes, Plane of Fire and Plane of Positive energy, and as such it
should radiate bright light and heat. The desired effect of possibly blinding the victims first take place here,
from Sunburst formula the instantaneous blindness effect takes place, as the sphere forms it should unleash a
bright flash of light that can blind those with vision.

Third Sequence

The sphere of energy starts pulsating periodically between certain time sequences, unleashing a ring of fire
outwards from the center that is the sphere. As the sphere of fire catches those in its reach, which should be
60 feet from the center to all directions, the victims would get burned by fire, and positive energy, and possible
catch on fire as in Combust spell. On each burst of fire, the sphere flashes again making those in its reach
possibly blinded. However, for those with dexterous movement, it is possible to avoid the ring of fire and
combustion effect; naturally, some people are able to avoid the blinding effect as well. The spell however does
not respect spell resistance of creatures as it taps to the planes of energies, drawing the power directly from
them and such is not a created spell effect, but drawing actual pure energy. The spell is susceptible to dispel
spells, anti-magic areas and dead magic zones