Necromancy Evil
Level: Cleric 8, Death 8, Sorcerer 8, Wizard 8
Components: V, S, M
Material Components: A clay pot filled with grave dirt and another filled with brackish water. The spell must be cast on a dead body. You must place a black onyx gem worth at least 50 gp per HD of the undead to be created into the mouth or eye socket of each corpse. The magic of the spell turns these gems into worthless shells.
Casting Time: 1 hour
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One corpse
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No
This spell functions like create undead, except that you can create more powerful and intelligent sorts of undead: shadows, wraiths, spectres, and devourers. The type or types of undead you can create is based on your caster level, as shown on the table below.
| Caster Level |
Undead Created |
| 15th or lower |
Shadow |
| 16th-17th |
Wraith |
| 18th-19th |
Spectre |
| 20th or higher |
Devourer |