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==In Epics==
Dowsing is said to be a particularly rare [[Epic]] ability.{{book ref|Calamity|19}} [[Larcener]] describes it as the ability to "smell" other Epics as if food were cooking.{{book ref|Calamity|19}}
==Dowsing devices==
Dowsers are extremely rare, to the point that most people think they are myths.{{book ref|Steelheart|6}} Even [[Diamond]], an underground arms dealer who trades in guns and [[motivator]]s, is not able to procure dowsers.{{book ref|Steelheart|18}} Although [[David Charleston]] seems to imply that dowsers are an [[Epic-based technology]],{{book ref|Calamity|3}} it is not clear if they contain motivators.
===Use===
A dowser used by the [[Reckoners]] in [[Newcago]] was programmed by [[Prof]] and [[Tia]].{{book ref|Steelheart|41}} It is disc-shaped, and resembles a plate with a screen on one side.{{book ref|Calamity|19}} It has some sort of proximity sensing abilities, as it is able to focus in on nearby Epics, particularly if they are powerful.{{book ref|Steelheart|27}}{{book ref|Steelheart|28}} To definitively test for Epic abilities, most dowsers require physical contact with the target, such as pricking their skin or scanning their arm with an attached strap.{{book ref|Steelheart|6}}{{book ref|Calamity|20}} The dowser also gives the user some idea of an Epic's power level.{{book ref|Steelheart|32}}
Dowsers are not infallible, as they can be tricked by Epics with reality warping abilities.{{book ref|Firefight|35}}{{book ref|Calamity|19}} They may also give somewhat confusing readings in the presence of multiple Epics.{{book ref|Steelheart|27}} At least one dowser used by the Reckoners was intentionally programmed to give a false reading on Prof,{{book ref|Steelheart|41}} so a bad actor could also program a dowser to "hide" other Epics.
===History===
The Reckoners used dowsers to hunt for Epics, such as [[Conflux]].{{book ref|Steelheart|27}} They also used them to test their own members regularly in order to ensure that an Epic had not infiltrated their team.{{book ref|Firefight|8}} Larcener later mentioned that Prof had multiple dowsing devices.{{book ref|Calamity|19}} It is not known how Prof procured the dowsers, but it is likely that multiple Reckoner cells used them.
After Prof corrupted by his Epic powers, he had his team (including [[Neon]] and [[Fuego]]) use dowsers while hunting [[Larcener]].{{book ref|Calamity|20}}{{book ref|Calamity|28}} Prof instructed Fuego to make a show of the testing process in order to flush Larcener out.{{book ref|Calamity|28}} The devices his team used were identical to the one the Reckoners had used in Newcago.{{book ref|Calamity|20}} A dowser used on David took an unusually long time to give a negative reading,{{book ref|Calamity|20}} likely due to his latent Epic powers.{{book ref|Calamity|epilogue}}
==Trivia==
*[[wikipedia:Dowsing|Dowsing]] is a real-life term for a pseudoscientific method of detecting substances such as water or metal underground. It came into fashion in parts of Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
== Notes ==
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