Rouse the Fallen

Spell — see Magic and Spellcasting for the rules and the Spell Index for the full list.

Arcane 5, Divine 5 Type: necromancy

Range: 15’ Duration: 1 hour

This spell animates the bodies of fallen soldiers and sends them back into battle to carry out one more mission after death. The caster declares the mission when he casts the spell. The mission can be as simple as “rise and kill every living creature you encounter except me” to more complex missions such as “rise, form groups of 30, advance in formation at a running rate to Valerian’s Hill, and then defend the hill from any living creatures that attack it.”

On the round he casts the spell, and on each round thereafter that the caster concentrates, the caster can animate one eligible dead target per caster level, transforming each dead target into an undead zombie. To be an eligible target for this spell, a dead creatures must have fewer than 2 HD in life, died in battle within the last day, and left behind a mostly-intact corpse. When animated, the zombies rise with one more Hit Die than the target’s Baseline HD in life. The zombies carry out this mission to the best of their ability for the duration of the spell, ceasing only when dispelled or destroyed. The zombies crumble to dust when the spell expires. If dominated or rebuked by a divine caster, the zombies will return to their mission after the effect expires.