Eye of the Translator
This spell is of limited physical power, but its potential effects are mighty indeed. It assists the sorcerer in deciphering any written material on which he casts it. Many viziers learn the basics of Thaumaturgy in order to use this ritual. While it does not actually change the page that it affects, it creates an illusion of the writing in question flowing into a form with which the caster is familiar.
System: The sorcerer cuts himself along his left eyebrow and allows three drops of his blood (no blood point or health level loss) to fall upon the page he wishes to comprehend. He then meditates for 10 minutes while the blood soaks into the writing and disappears. The player receives a number of extra dice on all rolls to translate, decode or comprehend the work in question equal to the number of successes he rolled when enacting the ritual. These extra dice are lost if the character breaks off work for more than 10 minutes, or at the end of the night. The ritual must be cast separately for every page, sheet or surface that the character wants to translate.
