Distracting Shadows

Faint magical shadows emanate from a point that you touch in a 10-foot-radius* sphere for the duration.

While the shadows persist, creatures in or looking into the affected area are subconsciously distracted by the magically-bending shadows, and make any Wisdom (Perception) or Intelligence (Investigation) checks at disadvantage.

You can cause this effect to be permanent by casting this spell on the same point everyday for six months. A Dispel Magic cast on a permanent Distracting Shadows zone subdues the effect for one hour.

* - If the caster of this spell is an elf with the Mark of Shadows, the area is instead a 20-foot-radius sphere.