Field of the Grasping Dead

Spell · Necromancer level 37 · (helpful)
Mana: 35Int: 36Wis: 34(28% per practice)
Requires: spectral claw
Damage type: toxic
Damage: low area
Speed: very slow

This spell weakens the boundary between the spirit world and reality, allowing spectral hands to grasp upward from the ground and steal the life of enemies, sickening them. The attacks also cause feelings of dread, lowering morale. Ethereal creatures take extra damage from attacks by the hands.

The focal plane of the spell is solid ground around the caster, and over time the boundary will restrengthen of its own accord.

Field of the grasping dead does not appear to start combat with non-hostile creatures.