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Mystic Route

Mystic Route is an abjuration spell, a sorcery which is used by a Sorcerer to defend against other spells. This spell creates a route to a sub-plane that allows only the passage of magic. This route manifests as a disc shaped portal that only sorcery will pass through (and into the sub-plane, where the sorcerer isn't). When the portal appears it is aligned parallel to the casters left palm, which is generally facing the enemy on the end of his outstretched arm, and it's diameter is about 1.5 times the height of the person who cast it.

The presence of this portal is impossible to directly detect, except through extraordinary means, such as sorcery and elemenstation. The portal can be detected indirectly, by identifying the casting of this spell, or observing the disappearance of a spell into percieved thin air. The portal's presence can also be surmised by sensing the presence of a nearby sub-plane or sensing the magic of a spell in the sub-plane.

The sub-plane that this spell creates a route to is called into existence when this spell is cast. As a sub-plane, it is still technically in the same plane of existence as the caster, meaning that spells that attempt to probe it's contents will detect things in the primary plane. In other words, after sending a spell to the sub-plane a magic-user is still able to sense the spell with a detect magic sorcery. It's status as a sub-plane also means that creating a route into it is relatively easy, especially if only to allow magic through one-way.

Maintaining the portal when it sits idle takes little or no energy (based on the latent magic in the area), but maintaining the portal whilst a spell goes through takes some effort, so a sorcerer will sometimes elect to destroy the route before the entire spell has gone through. This may still effectively stop the spell, and spare the sorcerer some stamina or it may fail to affect the spell at all, despite leaving some of the magical energy in the sub-plane. Since the precise result depends on the spell, a skilled sorcerer can optimise his energy useage by destroying the route at the exact moment the spell is no longer harmful.