Tracking Spells

"Its magic will guide us."

- Morgause to Morgana about her ring

Tracking Spells are incantations used to find and follow a person's trail. Some require the use of potions and many appear to utilize Light Spells.

History
When Merlin, Arthur, and Gwen embarked on a quest to rescue Elyan from the Castle of Fyrien, Morgana came along to spy on them. She learned that Arthur intended to use a tunnel beneath the castle to catch Cenred by surprise and relayed the discovery to Morgause, who gave her an enchanted ring to guide Cenred's men there.

Later, at the tunnel entrance, Morgana placed the ring on the ground. It began to glow and released a column of orange smoke, leading Cenred's men straight to them (The Castle of Fyrien).

After Morgause and Morgana conquered Camelot with their immortal army, they discovered that Gwen was planning to escape with Sir Leon. Though Morgana initially wanted the maid executed, Morgause realized they could use Gwen to find and kill Arthur, who had gone into hiding with his remaining allies. They tricked Gwen into ingesting a tracking potion and then allowed her and Leon to escape, after which Morgause and several immortal soldiers followed them to Arthur's camp (The Coming of Arthur).

After their meeting was interrupted by the Knights of the Round Table, Merlin incanted a tracking spell to trace Finna's movements. He later found her by following a trail of marks she'd left burned into trees (The Kindness of Strangers).

Known Spells

 * Used by Morgause to enchant her ring (The Castle of Fyrien):
 * "Laer us, forbringe us, aetlaede us. Wesu heofoncandel ure."


 * Used by Morgause to activate Morgana's tracking potion (The Coming of Arthur):
 * "Beo þu leohte bewunden!"


 * Used by Morgause to illuminate Gwen's trail (The Coming of Arthur):
 * "Scin scir!"


 * Used by Merlin to track Finna (The Kindness of Strangers):
 * "Neosie thu tha swath..."

Appearances

 * Series 3
 * The Castle of Fyrien
 * The Coming of Arthur: Part Two


 * Series 5
 * The Kindness of Strangers