Shatter

Shatter (originally called Aksa's shatter ) was a sonic spell from the school of evocation, common among both arcane and divine spellcasting traditions. It was one of the spells infused within a staff of open doors.

Effects
Casting of this spell produced a tintinnabulation of sound so powerful that it could damage or shatter brittle objects, including crystalline creatures, such as crysmals. It was one of the only spells that could damage a demilich.

The spell had a close range and could be targeted over an area of ten feet (three meters) in diameter or focused on a single target item or creature.

Components
To cast this spell required verbal and somatic components. In addition, a cleric had to clutch his or her (un)holy symbol, and an arcane spellcaster had to use a chip of mica, which was consumed in the process.

History
The spell was invented by the Netherese arcanist Aksa the Destroyer in &minus;2131 DR.

The spell was also recorded in The Codicil of White, an unholy work of Aurilian magic.