This spell brings forth an invisible vertical curtain of wind 2 feet thick and
of considerable strength--a strong breeze sufficient to blow away any bird
smaller than an eagle or tear papers and like materials from unsuspecting hands.
(If in doubt, a saving throw vs. spell determines whether the subject maintains
its grasp.) Normal insects cannot pass such a barrier. Loose materials, even
cloth garments, fly upward when caught in a wind wall. Arrows and bolts are
deflected upward and miss, while sling stones and other missiles under two pounds in
weight receive a -4 penalty to a first shot and -2 penalties thereafter.
Gases, most breath weapons, and creatures in gaseous form cannot pass this wall,
although it is no barrier to noncorporeal creatures.
The material components are a tiny fan and a feather of exotic origin.
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