History
(Divination)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  Instantaneous
Casting Time:  1 turn
Area of Effect:  One object or place touched (up to 1000 square feet)
Saving Throw:  None

This spell allows the wizard to "tune in" to the psychic impressions left on an object or small area. This power gives the wizard the ability to divine hidden purposes, prior owners, secret compartments, and powerful alignment bends.
The spell will not identify a magic item per se, but would for instance tell the wizard that the ordinary looking golden ring he holds is in fact the signet ring of a long deceased noble house. Further, use of the history spell doubles the chance that the value of an antique or relic will be correctly guessed.
This spell is usually used on non-magical plunder, books, and items sold at auctions (to verify claims made about their antiquity). Although the casting time is long, it is unobtrusive, and only a single touch is required to make the spell work. The material component for this spell is a page from an encyclopedia.

