Scorch

Scorch was a reversed cantrip that apprentice wizards could learn. It charred an item touched by the caster, often ruining it or making it useless.

Effects
The target of this spell had to be a non-living object of no more than in weight, and had to be successfully touched by the caster. Scorch did not produce any heat, flame, smoke, or sound, it simply caused the target to char as if it had been seared by fire. If the object, such as an article of clothing, a scroll, or pages of a spellbook, did not resist the magic of this spell, it was typically destroyed or rendered useless.

Components
This cantrip required verbal and somatic components to cast. The caster made a hissing sound as the object was touched.

History
This cantrip was one of three unique cantrips (along with horn and listen) recorded in Glanvyl's Workbook, penned by the relatively unknown Glanvyl of Scornubel in the 11 century DR.