Description
- School: necromancy (death, evil)
- Classes: arcanist 4, cleric 4, inquisitor 4, oracle 4, sorcerer 4, warpriest 4, witch 4, wizard 4
- Casting Time: 1 standard action
- Range: 20 ft
- Area: 20-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you
- Duration: 1 round/level
- Save: Will negates
- Components: V, S
- Dismissible: No
- Shapeable: No
- Spell Resistance: Yes
You gain a shimmering gray aura that feeds on the souls of creatures who die within it. The aura sheds light as a candle. If a creature at -1 or fewer hit points is within the aura at the start of its turn, it must save or die, granting you the benefits of death knell.