The Gift of FarSight is a form of mind magic that is similar to the true magic technique called Scrying. A person Gifted with FarSight, one can see a place or person far away from them. This can be useful to spy on enemy soldiers, or to survey the situation in far away places. Combined with Fetching, FarSight is particularly potent. The Seer can locate an object (or in the case of an especially talented and powerful Fetching Gift, a person), getting a fix for the Fetcher. The Fetcher then "follows the line" to the object, and pulls it in.
Blocking[]
A person with FarSight can block another Farseer, much like one Mindspeaker can block another. The proto-Heartstone under the palace in Haven could also block FarSight as part of the shielding it maintained around the palace. However, doing so for more than a year would upset the natural balance of energies.[1]
Mage-Sight[]
During the years when true magic was lost to Valdemar, those with the Mage-Gift frequently were misidentified as possessing FarSight, when they were actually using Mage-Sight. When FarSight vision is described as showing glowing edges, it is a sign of Mage-Sight being used instead.[2]
Notable characters with FarSight[]
References[]
- ↑ Closer to the Chest, Chapter 14
- ↑ Tor.com. "That's Why It's Called Fantasy: An Interview with Mercedes Lackey" (2020)