Darklight's Inexplicable Image
(Enchantment)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S
Duration:  Special
Casting Time:  1 round
Area of Effect:  Object touched
Saving Throw:  None

This spell is cast upon an inanimate object so that when a being next touches it, they receive a clear and perplexing mental image of the caster's choosing. The mental image can be of anything the caster desires, but not of any concept requiring more than three words to describe, or of any object or creature specifically. The image could be, for example, a white rose, but could not be a red and blue paisley silken smock manufactured in Calimshan. The image does not have to be a picture, but can be a simple concept or feeling, for example: "Doom lurks here", or: "Big apples yonder". Any sufficiently simple concept can be set into the spell. The dweomer remains passive within the object until a creature touches it, at which point the image manifests in their mind. Their reaction may vary: although they may not associate the image with the thing touched, they are aware that a distinct "something" has happened to deliver this mental message. The nature of the image also affects their reactions: the image of a pink bunny rabbit is less disturbing than that of a looming skull.
This spell is often made permanent for various reasons. First, so that every creature touching an object receives the same image. This is accomplished by simply laying a permanency upon inexplicable image. Secondly, it is often incorporated into the enchantments of a magic item (often a sword) to give the item personality.

