Death Candle

School: necromancy [death, evil, fire]


Level: Witch 2, Cleric 2, Oracle 2, Warpriest 2, Inquisitor 2, Antipaladin 1



Casting Time: 1 round


Components: V, S


Range: touch


Target: creature touched, living (1)


Duration: instantaneous + 10 minutes/HD of subject (see text)


Saving Throw: Fortitude negates


Spell Resistance: yes


Source: Advanced Race Guide

Description

This spell functions like death knell, except instead of using the slain target's life energy to enhance yourself, you use it to summon a Small fire elemental resembling a burning, howling version of the slain creature. The elemental acts immediately on your turn and otherwise behaves as if you had summoned it with summon monster II. The elemental remains for a number of rounds equal to the Hit Dice of the slain creature.