Handfire

Handfire was an evocation spell that made the caster's hand glow with sparking lights.

Users
Circa 1372 DR, the basic form of the spell could be available to beginning clerics of Selûne, as well as druids, rangers, Harper scouts and hathrans while a variant was available only to clerics, druids, and rangers and initiated into the greatest secrets of the Selûnite church.

Effect
The caster's hand was surrounded by winking motes of light, in the form of a cluster of sparks that continually renewed. They could be of any color, but this was fixed after casting. They gave off light equivalent to a candle, but emitted no heat and could not start a fire. The lights could even take the form of the holy symbol of Selûne, with seven stars around two eyes.

If struck against a foe, handfire caused a little damage to living creatures, and slightly more damage to undead, though it had no effect against constructs and others that were not living but not undead. It could be used a number of times according to the user's spellcasting skill. Initiates of Selûne could use it half as often as others, but it dealt twice as much damage. Furthermore, this version could be held for some minutes until discharged, whereas the basic version only lasted several seconds.

Components
Both verbal and somatic components were required, in addition to the caster's hand.

Items
A Sunite sash could create handfire, and the spell was required for its creation.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * Stormlight
 * The Temptation of Elminster