Shroud abilities from scry [809]
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Usage:  USE 809 [aura]

Required aura:  one or more points, as given
Required item:
Time to cast:   three days

Attempt to prevent other mages from successfully scrying
the caster to learn magical abilities.  Creates an ability
shroud with the given amount of aura.  A greater amount
of aura must be spent by another mage to pierce the shroud.

The default amount of aura is one point.

The magical shroud loses one point of aura at the end of each
month.  Successive uses of 809 are additive; USE 809 1
followed by USE 809 3 will result in an ability shroud with
an aura of four points.