Mind's Eye

This spell is a part of the Psy Dagger spell chain and is found in the Psy Dagger rune stone.

The mind's eye is not a metaphor. Every mentimancer comes to understand this early. There is a form of perception that has nothing to do with what the physical eyes can see, a clarity of understanding that operates beneath and beyond ordinary sight. Dream opens this perception. Mind's Eye is the first deliberate step through that door.

When this spell is active the mentimancer or their ally sees differently. Not more sharply in any physical sense. The world still looks the same. What changes is the layer beneath it. Intent becomes readable. Emotion becomes visible in the small tells and tensions that most people never learn to notice. The gap between what someone presents and what they actually mean narrows to nothing as Dream sharpens the enhanced's perception of the unseen truth beneath every surface. Insight and Perceive increase by 1 plus the mentimancer's Arcana as Dream lends its clarity to the mind's deeper sight, and Focus increases by 1 as everything unnecessary falls away and what matters becomes easier to hold onto. The mind's eye, once opened, is difficult to close entirely. Those who carry this spell find themselves reading rooms, reading people, reading the shape of situations in ways they cannot fully switch off. Dream shows what is there, whether or not the observer wishes to see. The knowledge that Dream provides, it is up to the observer to determine how to handle it.