Haste

Haste was a spell that caused the affected target(s) to move and act more quickly than normal.

Effects
A creature under the effects of a haste spell could make quicker attacks and dodge attacks with their enhanced speed. The amount of ground they can cover doubled.

Components
The spell needed verbal, somatic and material components. The material component for a haste spell was a shaving of licorice root, which could be replaced by the use of a spellcasting focus.

History
The Netherese arcanist Quantoul was given the credit for the creation of this spell in -2022 DR; it was originally called Quantoul's fastmorph. During the Age of Humanity, the spell had the side effect of aging the user one full year. Shortly after the Time of Troubles and the start of the Era of Upheaval, that was no longer the case.

Spellcasting Traditions

 * In the Chondathan spellcasting tradition of Turmish, the verbal component for this spell was made up of harsh syllables and has no material component.