Synopsis
cast 'animate dead' <name of corpse>
Description
This powerful necromantic spell is able to enchant a corpse with new life, turning it into a zombie existing only to fight for the caster. This undead creatures will serve unquestioningly, no matter what tasks it is called upon to perform. A summoning stone is necessary for this spell to be effective, since it enables the deceased's essence to reunite with the body.
Zombies can be difficult to control, and successful continuation of this spell depends on the caster's sanity and knowledge attributes to keep the animated being under restraint.
See also
- reanimate - brings a number of corpses back to 'life'
- recurrent reanimation - a powerful spell that causes the recently-dead to live again
- mass animate dead - causes corpses within the entire area to rise
- necromancers guile - causes animated corpses to deal more damage
- germinate spores - infect a corpse with spores, respawning there if necessary