Detect Life

By the use of this spell, a priest can tell if a creature is alive. The magic detects life in the subject of a feign death spell, or someone in a coma, deathlike trance, or state of suspended animation. If cast upon the body of a creature that is engaged in astral travel, it reveals that the creature is alive. The spell works on plants and plant creatures as well as animals. The spell's range is diminished if more than a one-inch thickness of wood or stone lies between the priest and the subject. Each inch of thickness of a wood or stone barrier is treated as 10 feet of open space. A barrier of metal of any thickness causes the spell to fail and be ruined. Any form of mental protection, including those of psionic or magical nature, likewise ruins the spell without anything being detected. The spell detects the first living creature that lies along the priest's line of sight (and within range), or else the first creature that crosses the line-of-sight path before the duration expires.