Animate Dead
Spell, Black Magic, level 3
Raises a skeleton or zombie from remains that obeys until destroyed or dispelled; more creatures with each level.
From the book
Raises a skeleton or zombie out of any dead creature's remains. The undead obeys its master until it is destroyed or the enchantment is dispelled. At higher levels the caster can raise more of them: each level of ability allows the remains of one more creature to be animated. Only necromancers and witchdoctors may learn it.
At a glance
- Restricted to
- Necromancers and witchdoctors only
- Effect
- One skeleton or zombie (+1 creature per level)
- Duration
- Until destroyed or dispelled
- Save
- None
- Spell type
- Variable; each level adds one more creature
A scene
The battle on the Scythian steppe ended at noon, and by dusk only the crows and the necromancer Borvik are left. He walks slowly among the fallen horsemen, choosing with care, touching one here and one there with the butt of his staff and muttering. The dead men stir, sit up and climb to their feet, faces slack and eyes empty. Six of them, then seven. They will follow him now until someone cuts them down or unmakes his work. He points them east, toward the next village.