Many people claim to be seers, it's a good way to make a profit if you know how to work the system, but few really are. The owner and operator of the Seeress in Bloodhelm is no exception. Though she is a mage of some power, she doesn't have the insight which true seers have. Madam Nala uses illusions, divination spells, and other little cantrips to give her customers what they want. She doesn't give specifics, but works her magic both with real magic and convoluted words that only the people who are truly listening will here the truth.
When a customer comes she tells them to wait for a moment then casts a divination spell in another room to see who there and how their life is going. Then she'll break down their disbelief by telling them something about their life that only they would know. After that she uses magical cantrips to put on a show which makes the mark believe that Nala really is seeing the future.
She's only had a few people come back and try to harm her for her false words, but that is why she keeps several large bouncers at her beck and call and her small estate in the richer part of town is well warded and guarded against intrusion. Though Nala has always wished for a true vision, she's never had one and she just keeps working her magic to make her money to keep her comfortable lifestyle.
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