Bigby's Bookworm Bane

This spell is used to seek out and destroy one of the most feared enemies of the wizard: the bookworm. When cast, the spell creates a disembodied hand that will search through a library and crush all bookworms it finds. The hand can search through 100 books or scrolls per round, seeking out bookworms with a 95% chance of detection. Once a worm is found, the hand will pursue the bookworm relentlessly, attacking with the skill of a fighter equal in level to the caster. A successful hit by the hand means the bookworm is instantly crushed to death. The hand possesses a Strength of 8, so it can move aside books and scrolls in pursuit of a fleeing bookworm. The hand cannot be harmed by physical attacks, but it can be destroyed by 4 or more points of magical damage. The hand is incapable of performing any other function or combating any other foe. Bigby used the spell periodically to safeguard his valuable library.

The material component is a child-sized glove made of tough leather.

Notes: Uncommon or rare (WoG).