Spells (3e)

NameSoul Bind
Subschool
Descriptors
LevelClr 9, Sor/Wiz 9
ComponentsV, S, F
CastingTime1 action
RangeClose (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
TargetCorpse
Effect
Area
DurationPermanent
SavingThrowWill negates
SpellResistanceNo
Description

The character draws the soul from a newly dead body and imprison it in a gem. The subject must have been dead no more than 1 round per caster level. The soul, once trapped in the gem, cannot be returned through clone, raise dead, reincarnation, resurrection, true resurrection, or even a miracle or a wish. Only by destroying the gem or dispelling the spell on the gem can one free the soul (which is then still dead).

BaseSpell
XPCost
FocusA gem of at least 1,000 gp value for every Hit Die possessed by the creature whose soul is to be bound. If the gem is not valuable enough, it shatters when the binding is attempted.
MaterialComponents
BlurbTraps newly dead soul to prevent resurrection.
id445
SchoolNecromancy