Dance of the Spiraling Ascent (Act, Dance)

You can hurl your allies into battle by directing swift winds.

Prerequisite(s): Perform (act) or Perform (dance) 7 ranks.

Cost: Feat or 3rd-level bard spell known.

Effect: Your whirling motions summon a 15-foot-high cyclone into an empty space adjacent to you. This cyclone persists until you stop using bardic performance to sustain it, and extends an additional 15 feet in height each round you sustain it until it reaches a ceiling or other obstacle. As a move action, you can direct the cyclone to harmlessly flow around one willing creature adjacent to the cyclone and move the creature to any other square adjacent to the cyclone at any height the cyclone has reached. This movement provokes attacks of opportunity. The cyclone is immobile once created. Abilities that extend the duration of a bardic performance (such as Lingering Performance) affect this masterpiece.

Use: 1 round of bardic performance per round.

Action: 1 standard action.