Disguise

Disguise was a common spell used by Wu jen. The spell was very rare outside Kara-Tur.

Effects
When cast, the spell allowed the wu jen to acquire the appearance of another person. The illusion would only work if the target was of the same species and known to the wu jen. The spell was complete, the wu jen would take on the face, body shape, motions and voice of the desired disguise. The spell was unable to duplicate any abilities or magical skills of the target.

The spell was vulnerable to detection by detect illusion or detect magic spells, and if someone was familiar to the target, such as a family member, there was a chance they would see through the disguise.

Components
In addition to verbal and somatic components, the spell required a material component. The wu jen would need to carry an item from the body, such as a hair, or an item that was constantly worn by the target. This material component was to be carried by the wu jen at all times during the duration of the spell, if the wu jen discarded the item, the spell would expire. Important and powerful individuals in Kara-Tur developed the habit of carefully disposing of cut hair or nail clippings to prevent their use with this spell.