Oblivion:Detect Life

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	Detect Life
School	Mysticism
Type	Other
Effect ID	DTCT
Base Cost	0.08
Barter Factor	15
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Detect Life M feet for D seconds

Reveals all visible and invisible creatures within M feet surrounding them with a soft purple glow. Detect Life works through obstacles such as houses, interior doors (but not exterior ones, since it doesn't extend to other cells), walls and hillsides. At higher magnitudes, the purple glow around creatures within range appears sharper making it possible to more easily distinguish between the subjects as to who or what they are: human beings from animals, for example.

[edit] Notes

• The game has a rather expansive definition of "life" which includes the undead.
• Detect Life detects invisibility making it easier to fight those spellcasters and creatures who tend to render themselves invisible before or even during combat.
• Creatures within reach will leave a blurry purple trail behind as they move. The faster they move, the less distinct the trail will be.
• Detect Life doesn't work beyond the map area you are currently in. This limitation is especially annoying in cities. If you are on the street looking at a house, you can often see the people standing on the other side of it, but you cannot see anyone standing inside.
• It is very hard to make out people's faces when Detect Life is active. Conversations and persuasion minigames are much easier if you first unequip any items with Detect Life enchantments.
• Detect Life effects stack. Therefore if you have a ring of Detect Life 20, a helm of Detect Life 10, and an amulet of Detect Life 30, your total Detect Life is 60 giving you a 60 foot range on detection.

[edit] See also

Related Effects:

• Chameleon, Invisibility

[edit] Alchemy Ingredients

The following alchemy ingredients can be used to create a potion of Detect Life:

Apprentice Bread Loaf Hound ToothSI Hydnum Azure Giant SporeSI Mute Screaming MawSI Orange Rat Meat Screaming MawSI Tomato

Journeyman Onion Expert Pumpkin

[edit] Apparel with Detect Life

Name	Range	Type	Other Effects
Gray Cowl of Nocturnal	120ft	Helm	Wearer becomes the Gray Fox Fortify Sneak 25 pts Feather 200 pts
Morag Tong Cowl†MR	120 ft	Helm	Fortify Marksman 15 pts
Gauntlets of the Manhunter†DC	100 ft	Gauntlets	Fortify Marksman 10 pts
Cursed Helmet of DetectionSI	85 ft	Helm	Burden 10 pts
Cursed Sentinel's HelmetSI	85 ft	Helm	Burden 10 pts
Talisman of Abetment‡SI	80 ft	Amulet	Feather 75 pts Water Breathing
Ring of the Gray	50 ft	Ring	Fortify Acrobatics 5 pts Fortify Marksman 5 pts Fortify Security 5 pts Fortify Sneak 5 pts Resist Poison 50 pts
Cowl of the Druid	40 ft	Hood	Drain Blade 10 pts Fortify Marksman 5 pts Fortify Alchemy 5 pts
Eye of Sithis	30 ft	Amulet	None
Ring of Thieves	25 ft	Helm	Fortify Security 10 pts Fortify Sneak 15 pts
Fin Gleam	20 ft	Helm	Night Eye Water Breathing

† These are leveled items. The effect provided here is the most powerful version.

‡ This item is glitched. See the item's page for more information.