Dardan's Dryness
(Evocation)

Range:  30 yards
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 hour + 1 turn per level
Casting Time:  2
Area of Effect:  One cubic foot + 1 cubic foot per 3 levels
Saving Throw:  None

This spell keeps one to several cubic feet of material (organic or inorganic) impervious to water and related liquids. The spell forms a minute film of air around the desired object that slowly denatures and collapses allowing water to seep in as the spell ends. This spell is useful in protecting valuable items like spellbooks and bows from liquids that could ruin them.
This spell also reduces the amount of damage a character sustains from water elementals and water-based attacks.
The film of air surrounding the character acts as a buffer protecting them from the full impact of the creature's blows. A character protected with Dardan's dryness receives a +1 on all saving throws (per 5 levels of the caster) from such attacks for the duration of the spell.
The material component of this spell is a beetle's carapace.

