Encyclopaedia Arcane:Animate Animal
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| Necromancy | |
| Level: | Sor/Wiz 0 |
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| Components: | V, S, M |
| Casting time: | 1 standard action |
| Range: | Touch |
| Area: | One animal corpse touched |
| Duration: | Instantaneous |
| Saving Throw: | None |
| Spell Resistance: | No |
This spell turns the bones or body of one dead animal into an undead skeleton or zombie that follows your spoken commands. This spell will only animate dead animals of tiny size. The skeleton or zombie can follow you or remain in an area and attack any creature (or just a specific type of creature) entering the area. The skeleton or zombie remains animated until it is destroyed. A destroyed skeleton or zombie cannot be reanimated again.
Regardless of the number of times this spell is cast, only one undead animal may be controlled at a time. If an undead animal is animated using this spell while another is already under your control, the original animal becomes uncontrolled.
An undead animal can be created only from a mostly intact skeleton or corpse. If a skeleton is made from a corpse, the flesh falls off the bones.
