This spell enables a dwarven priest to become one with the surrounding earth. The priest is able to learn one fact about the surrounding area for each level of experience, in much the same manner as the druid's commune with nature spell. The caster can “know” facts—ahead, left, right, (and up, level or down) about the following subjects: the ground, minerals, bodies of water, people, general animal population, burrowing or subterranean creatures, fungi, and so on. The presence of powerful unnatural creatures can be detected, as can the general state of the earth. This spell is only effective in rocky hills, mountains, or underground caverns or mines.
The spell operates in a radius of one-half mile per level of the priest and to a depth of one-quarter mile per level. The DM may limit the casting of this spell to once per month.
The material components are the priest's holy symbol and a bit of earth, rock, or clay.
Notes: Restricted to dwarven priests. (Updated from Dragon Magazine.)