Deprendo Calor
From Absit Omen Lexicon
Spell Name: Fever Detection
Incantation: Deprendo Calor
Pronunciation:
Spell Branch: Charms
Magical Discipline(s): Healing
Appearance: A white light appears at the tip of the wand. When the wand is brought closer to its subject, it will turn orange to red if the subject has a fever. If not, it will glow blue or green.
Description:
Regulations: Legal
Skill Level: Intermediate
Etymology: From dē- + prēhendo (“seize, catch”); from prae- (“before”) + *hendo; akin to Ancient Greek χανδάνω (khandánō, “hold, contain”) and English get.
From Latin caleō (“I am warm, hot; glow”).
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Notes:
Balfour Spectre uses it to tell if his Sphinxes have a fever in The Trio at Thebes