Tears of Kimyan

A spell which extracts pure, or almost pure metal from impure ore. To perform the spell, the caster must have good knowledge of the ore/metal involved (GM discretion - Shek-Pvar know about getting iron from iron ore, but could not reasonably extract alluminum from bauxite). The caster must also have correctly identified the mineral. The basic spell works only on native metals (gold, copper, iron, etc.).

The process produces some heat, but not as much as smelting. The caster holds, shakes and squeezes the ore (which remains cool) and drops of hot liquid ore drip out. The spell usually extracts about an ounce of metal (if there is an ounce present). The purity is 88 + CSI %.

Bonus Effects

CML 60+: Spell can extract non-native metals.

CML 80+: Spell can be used to purify extracted metals to 88 + CSI % purity. In this case the metal remains cool while hot impurites drip out.

Time: 25-CSI minutes
Range: Touch/CSI Hexes at CML 60+
Duration: CSI minutes