Inquest Lens

UncommonInvestedMagical

Price 30 gp

Usage worn (ornament); Bulk —

A tiny smoked-glass eye mounted in a folding brass bezel distorts scratches and erased marks.

Activate 1 action (◆)

Frequency twice per day

Requirements You wear the invested lens and can see a specific object or surface within 30 feet.

Effect Gain a +1 circumstance bonus to the next Perception check to Seek something concealed on that surface or object before the end of your turn.

Limitations It reveals no automatic clue, cannot see through an opaque surface, and does not replace a check.

PF2e · Investigator class feat

Investigator

Requirements You are an investigator.

Item benefit While invested and worn by an eligible Investigator, this item grants the named feat's benefits; they don't stack if already known.

Effect When you enter a new location, the GM points out one out-of-place detail if a reasonable one exists. You learn only that something is unusual, not why; obvious clues and repeat visits typically provide no new benefit.

Limitations The feat doesn't identify suspicious creatures or automatically solve an investigation.

PF2e · Rank-1 cantrip

Item activation 2 actions; Frequency at will; Requirements wearing the invested item. No spellcasting feature is required.

CantripMagical

Traditions Arcane, Divine, Occult, Primal

Cast 2 actions ◆◆

Range / Area 30-foot emanation

Duration instantaneous

Effect Detect the presence or absence of magic in a 30-foot emanation, subject to the cantrip's normal limits for illusions, concealment, and more precise identification.

The item casts this cantrip at rank 1 only, without automatic heightening. See the WG spell entry for full rules.

Special Investment is required. The feat benefit applies only to an eligible Investigator. The custom activation does not grant additional actions or class resources beyond those explicitly described, and its two daily uses never refresh when the item changes hands. Spellcasting is not required for the item cantrip, but normal action, targeting, and cooldown restrictions still apply.

GM Placement The Veridical Scriptorium's evidence cabinet or a Golden Hand office.

Custom homebrew permanent item.

Inquest Lens

Second Look ◆

That's Odd

Detect Magic