Animate Skeleton
Animate Skeleton
Ritual Rank 4 [Binding]
Prerequisites: Divine Rank 4 or Eldritch Rank 5
Potency: 20
Components: A black onyx gem [Value: 25gp]
Cost: 1 Stamina Allocation that cannot be recovered until the Skeleton is dismissed.
Cast Time: 1 moment
Target: One humanoid corpse of size Tiny, Small, or Medium.
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 Humanoid Skeleton of the same size as the base corpse. 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).