Animate Large Skeleton

Effect: Placing the gem within the corpse's mouth, you begin a brief incantation. At the ritual's conclusion, the corpse is animated as a Large Humanoid Skeleton. The skeletal structure of the corpse must be intact for this ritual to succeed (the remains of a destroyed skeleton are not sufficient for this ritual). If flesh remains on the Skeleton, it sloughs off at the completion of the ritual.

You may choose at the time of its animation to automatically take control of the Skeleton. You must allocate the required energy to maintain control as normal (see Controlling Undead Creatures).