Illian's Water Step

A pool of water appears beneath the caster's feet. He falls into it, and emerges a moment later, ankle deep at the shore of the nearest body of water whose volume is no less than a small pond, and which is exposed to the sky. He and everything he carries or wears remains dry as he briefly transits through the elemental plane of water. The spell has no effect if a suitable location does not exist within a mile of the caster.

According to the itinerant wizard Anderstok Elway - who shared the formula centuries ago with several magical academies and friends - this spell was designed by an intrepid member of an aquatic race he befriended. Elway has long since passed, and the exact nature of the original author remains unknown, though most accounts say it was a kuo-toa or sahuagin.

Neither Elway nor the people he taught ever made much use of the spell, as the original version did nothing to prevent the soakage that accompanied travel through the elemental plane of water. However, a young prodigy of abjuration magic named Illian Genser discovered the spell in his mentor's collection. He modified it to envelop the caster in a minor protective field without greatly complicating the formula. The spell is relatively low level for inter-dimensional magic, and has enjoyed greater popularity since its redesign, especially as an effective getaway in coastal and island regions. - Nevvur