Sense Minds

Required	Mind Sphere 2
Range	Centered on caster
Area	100 yard radius
Duration	Concentration / 1 Hour
Casting	Mental
Cast Action	Standard
Mana Cost	1 Mana
Effect	When cast, the caster can sense the relative direction, distance, and intelligence of any active mind within the area. A mind must be active (awake), and be capable of verbal or mental communication. Animal level intelligence is not detected. Targets which are concealed through magical means may get an opposed roll to evade this detection. While the caster cannot identify specific targets by name, they can recognize familiar minds, and when the spell is active and the targets are visible associate those minds with the target. This allows casters to identify specific minds in the future even when they are not visible. While Sense Minds is active, the caster may also choose to link to a specific target's mind for 1 Hour or until released. Doing so against the target's will requires a cast roll vs. the target's Magic Resistance. Creating this link disrupts the concentration required for the Sense Minds spell, however the linked target's mind is still felt (general direction and distance) for one hour. If successful, mental spells which normally require sight (e.g. Suggestion, Telepathy, Mind Flay) may be cast through this mental link as long as the target is within range. These spells otherwise function normally, such as requiring resistance rolls. At Rank 4 the caster may link to two minds simultaneously. This improves to a maximum of three linked minds at Rank 5.