Dolorous Motes

This spell creates flickering motes of light that cause intense mental anguish.

(Book of Exalted Deeds)
Originally posted on D&D tools

Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]

Level: Sorcerer, Wizard 3, Bard 4,
Components: V, S, Sacrifice
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)
Effect: 1 10-ft. cube/level
Duration: 1 round/level (D)
Saving Throw: Will negates; see text
Spell Resistance: Yes

Creatures inside or passing through a cloud of dolorous motes must succeed on a Will save or be dazed for 1 round. A new save may be made each round. Leaving and then re-entering a cloud of motes forces a new save. The caster can create one large cloud of flickering motes or several smaller clouds.

For example, a 5th-level caster could create five separate clouds, each filling a 10-foot cube anywhere within the spell’s range. Conversely, the caster can group one or more 10-foot-cubes together to form larger clouds or barriers. The affected cubes need not be adjacent to one another, but each cloud is stationary once placed.

Sacrifice: 1d3 points of Wisdom damage.