Foundational ice

[Anastasia]

Okay, so first observation. How do you plan to observe this?

[Iron Dragoon]

Not sure. Scrying likely won't work, so probably boots on ground with Prying Eyes or the like.

[Anastasia]

Okay, and who is going to do that?

[Iron Dragoon]

I highly doubt there's anyone who can really out-stealth his perception, but someone with a decent chance I guess? Bastian's and Alyssa are about the only "stealth" we have in the group. He did the last round of watching, so I guess I will.

[Anastasia]

When you gate back into Ocanthus, you notice something right away.

The ice has begun to fill itself back in. Not all the way, but the chasm opened up into it is somewhat smaller and narrower now.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa tucks herself into hiding and sends out her eyes, starting to track the progress of the ice to estimate how long until it fills itself in.

[Anastasia]

Quick and dirty, you'd suspect a few days. It's not rapid, but steady and productive instead.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alyssa sends a message back to the others about it and her guesstimate timeframe, then considers her prying eyes...

Okay, a couple questions here about spells might interact with Prying Eyes. First off, can I use shrink item on them? Shrink Item lists non-magical items, so I'm guessing not, but I want to be sure. If not, is there a spell that can shrink magical items, or can I make a boosted version to do so?

Secondly, how are these eyes detected, exactly? Like, they're constructs, so what senses/spells do I need to be worried about here? Like, do they still need mind-blank? Superior invisibility?

Third, can these things be the target of spells like that, even?

Fourth, if they can't be targeted by those spells, would it be best to just make a custom spell for a better Prying Eyes?

[Anastasia]

No to shrink item. You could manage something with alter reality, however, this is far from unreasonable.

By sight, the spell notes the eyes are visible. They'd also radiate magic.

The orbs can be targeted as long as a spell can affect an object.

A custom, upgraded spell is entirely possible.

[Iron Dragoon]

So, with the radiating magic part, the only spell I know of that hides that is Magic Aura, which is a level 1 illusion spell, so I'm going to guess that it won't fool DvR anything. So, if I'm looking at an upgraded version that has stealth and non-detection stuff, what would a rough level for it be, at a guess?

[Anastasia]

Depends on the stealth you go with. Aim high with it and you can always lower it if you overshot.

[Iron Dragoon]

Mmm... Superior Invisibility on the high end and some sort of camouflage ability on the lower end? 

[Anastasia]

Superior Invisibility would push it into epic. Camouflage would be non epic unless you got really crazy with the bonuses.

[Iron Dragoon]

Alright, I think I'll work up version for both and toss them at you and we can figure out which would be more effective. For now, though, I'll just keep an eye on the hole in the ice.

[Anastasia]

As in staying here to watch it or more generally?