Sanctuary (VH)

Special 
Opens a door-sized portal to a pocket dimension. The portal closes immediately after the caster passes through it (others may pass through it first, of course). The portal leads to a small dimly lit room with blank walls and no visible exits. When the caster wishes to leave, he simply concentrates and a portal appears on one of the walls, leading back to his original point of departure. The space can have a size up to that of a cube equal to the caster’s skill, in yards, on a side. 
The real world completely loses touch with the occupants of the pocket dimension; Seeker won’t find them, Trace will lose them for the duration (but will pick them up as soon as they step back out) and so on. Of course, the reverse is also true. 
Long-term visits to the pocket dimension will require the creation of air, food, and water (and decent lighting, for comfort’s sake), as well as the disposal of wastes. This is slightly complicated by the fact that the pocket dimension is low-mana; all spellcasting is at -5, and the Recover Energy spell doesn’t work. 
Should the spell expire or the caster lose consciousness, all the room’s contents reappear as if teleported; its occupants each take 1d of damage and are physically stunned if they fail a Body Sense roll. This also happens to anyone who is foolish enough not to exit before the caster! 
If the caster wishes to return to the real world, but not to his point of departure, he may cast an appropriate magical transport spell from the pocket dimension as if he were casting it from the departure point (if he is willing to take the risk of a low-mana casting).

Note: This “default” description of the pocket universe created by this spell should by no means be taken as gospel. A less bare-bones version might include opulent (but magical and temporary) furnishings and features, illusionary windows, and so on. In some worlds, this will be determined by the GM’s views on alternate dimensions. In others, the details of sanctuary dimensions might be conscious, or unconscious, reflections of the mage’s personality.

Duration: 1 hour. 
Cost: 5 to cast. 5 to maintain. 
Time to cast: 10 seconds. 
Prerequisites: Hideaway and Teleport

Item 
Staff, wand, jewelry, or door. Usable only by mages.  
Energy cost to create: 2,000.