Cillian's Careful Curiosity

A process developed by Mad Mage Cillian Faelan, notorious for touching evil artifacts, to keep one safe during the identification process. 

Summoning a spectral hand to assist in the process, you choose one object that you must touch, with said hand, throughout the casting of the spell. If it is a magic item or some other magic-imbued object, you learn its properties and how to use them, whether it requires attunement to use, and how many charges it has, if any. You learn whether any spells are affecting the item and what they are. If the item was created by a spell, you learn which spell created it. By using the spectral hand to assist in this identification process you are able to subvert any negative effects that may be associated with touching particular magical items or artifacts.

If you instead touch a creature throughout the casting, you learn what spells, if any, are currently affecting it.