Diophantus' Prying Eyes

With a hushed command and a flicker of your fingers, you conjure forth 1d4 + your spellcasting ability modifier of ethereal eyes, wispy orbs of swirling magic that dance through the unseen. These spectral scouts, nimble and silent, become extensions of your own perception, painting unobserved landscapes into your mind's eye with whispered reports.

These ethereal eyes, tiny constructs with 1 hit point and an AC of 18, flit silently through the air at 30 feet, their +16 Stealth modifier cloaking them from even the most discerning gaze. Unlike most, they pierce through illusions and darkness with their Truesight, their perceptions mirroring all your senses perfectly (limited only by your own knowledge as to illusions). Their Perception, equal to your caster level (maximum +15), paints vibrant panoramas in your mind.

As you breathe these eyes into existence, whisper a command no longer than twenty-five words, shaping their flight and purpose. Your knowledge becomes theirs, allowing them to recognize familiar faces or attire. Upon completing the original command instructed, the eye sends a brief mental signal informing you of its completed task.

You may use an action to destroy an orb, regardless its location, and the information it has recorded for the duration is transferred back to you upon doing so.

If the orb is destroyed by anything other than your command, roll a 1d10. On a five or higher, you regain the last hour of its vision. On a 4 or lower, whatever it saw is permanently lost.

The eyes don't have a limit for how far they can go but they can't travel between planes. Dispel Magic can sever their ties (roll separately for each caught) and immediately breaks the eye, losing all information the eye carried. Each eye exists for one hour per caster level, or until it is destroyed by either you or some outside source.