Know Faction

(See also: Know Faction (Wizard Spell))

The Planewalker's Handbook Version

This spell enables a priest to determine a character or creature's faction simply by looking at him. This spell is identical to the 1st-level wizard spell know faction.

Priest's Spell Compendium Version

This spell enables a priest to determine a creature's faction (if any) simply by looking at it. The spell lasts one round per level of the caster; each round, the caster can determine the faction of one creature within range. Most faction members don't bother to hide their affiliation, but on occasion faction's order covert missions or infiltration of other groups. If a creature is trying to conceal its faction, the DM secretly rolls a saving throw vs. spell for the creature. Success means that the creature has foiled the priest's efforts to reveal its true faction affiliation. (For role-playing purposes, the DM makes the roll so that the creature doesn't know if its true faction's been detected or not.) Note that Anarchists posing as members of other factions aren't detected by this spell, as they take their assumed roles to heart.

This spell is virtually unknown outside of Sigil. It obviously has no effect on creatures without faction affiliation. It doesn't work on those belonging to factions or sects of which the caster has no knowledge. On occasion, however, creatures with deep-rooted philosophical beliefs may be incorrectly identified as faction members this spell. For example, a high-level priest who worships a power of death may be mistaken for a Dustman.