Ancestral Blessing - Oriental

This spell can be used by a character of any class who is at least 3rd level or higher and the head of his or her household.

The caster of this spell calls upon the spirits of his ancestors for advice or protection. Providing the caster maintains an altar to his ancestors in his home and sacrifices food to them each day, the spirit of one of the individual's ancestors answers the summons.

The ancestor spirit either answers one question (with 75% accuracy), or bestows a blessing on one individual of the caster's choice. This blessing is a +1 modifier to the individual's saving throws, lasting for one day per level of the caster.

Alternatively, the caster can ask the spirit to guard his home. In this case, the spirit acts as an infallible alarm against all nonmagical intrusions for one month. The spirit won't protect the home, it simply alerts the caster to an intrusion (no matter where the caster happens to be at the moment).

The material components of this spell are a dozen grains of any cereal or grain and a thimble filled with wine.