Gem of seeing

A gem of seeing was a magical gem.

Description
The gem looked like a regular gem. It was exquisitely cut and polished. Casting detect magic on the gem was the only way to determine if it was a genuine gem of seeing. Often the gem was mounted in a frame and attached to a pole for ease of use.

Powers
The gem gave the user the ability of truesight. When an individual looked at an area through the gem, the gem detected all illusions and invisible creatures or items. It was also able to detect astral, ethereal, and phased creatures. Earlier versions of the gem had a maximum viewing distance of, at which range only large or obvious objects or creatures were detectable, and could resolve small effects out to a range of. Later versions of the gem had a fixed maximum range of.

Notable Owners

 * One of Gamalon Idogyr's eyes acted as a gem of seeing.
 * Tiztor the Great, a wizard from Mulmaster in the Moonsea area.
 * Gina bint Kemala, a mystic and member of the Readers in Huzuz.
 * Gershom, a ranger.
 * Udall Granitecrusher, a dwarven warrior.

Appearances

 * Adventures
 * Bloodstone Pass • Out of the Abyss
 * Video Games
 * Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford &bull; Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea)
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * Locathah Rising • Faces of Fortune