Create Undead

School necromancy [evil]; Level cleric 6, sorcerer/wizard 6

Casting Time 1 hour

Components V, S, M (a clay pot filled with grave dirt and an onyx gem worth at least 50 gp per HD of the undead to be created)

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one corpse

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

A much more potent spell than animate dead, this evil spell allows you to infuse a dead body with negative energy to create more powerful sorts of undead: ghouls, ghasts, mummies, and mohrgs. The type or types of undead you can create are based on your caster level, as shown on the table below.

Caster LevelUndead Created
11th or lowerGhoul
12th–14thGhast
15th–17thMummy
18th or higherMohrg

You may create less powerful undead than your level would allow if you choose. Created undead are not automatically under the control of their animator. If you are capable of commanding undead, you may attempt to command the undead creature as it forms.

This spell must be cast at night.