Eight Directions Awareness

Eight Directions of Awareness is a mystical void kiho that can only be learned from one who has mastered it. It is unknown how the knowledge came to the Brotherhood of Shinsei in the first place, but legendary kiho is mastered only by a handful of monks every generation. When active the kiho makes the monk aware of everything around him in a ten foot radius. The awareness is absolute, revealing every detail, hidden doors, concealed objects and every living thing within the radius. The monk sees, hears, smells, tastes and feels everything within the area, and even darkness and physical obstructions provide no barrier. Objects concealed with magic are harder to discover, but not impossible. (3E p. 258)