Tread of the Corpse
(Alteration)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 hour + 1 hour per level
Casting Time:  2
Area of Effect:  Creature touched
Saving Throw:  None

The creature affected by this dweomer will find that their movements have become utterly silent. So long as the creature does not exceed its normal base movement rate for the environment it is in (i.e., measured in tens of feet indoors and tens of yards outdoors), then it will make no perceptible sound as it moves about, regardless of the mode of transport be it flight, swimming, climbing, walking, etc. If the subject of the spell is willing to take no other actions besides movement in a given round, then inanimate objects may be handled silently as well, meaning that a sword may be unsheathed without being heard, or a door opened that is not jammed in its frame. Any object that requires great force to move or open will not allow for this silent action.
Environmental factors will not normally affect the subject's ability to move silently, and thus squeaky doors, floors, water, and mud offer no resistance: squeaky doors will not squeak when opened by the subject of the spell, squeaky floors will not give enough to creak under the subject's weight (although unsound flooring will, of course, not remain silent if the floor cannot support the subject at all and breaks out from underneath him), water will not splash with the subject's passing, and mud will not slosh. Traps or other items which react in a noisy manner by snapping shut violently or trip wires strung with bells must be avoided normally as they will hinder the subject's passage and make noise as usual.
Any sudden action on the subject's part will make the expected amount of noise, but cautious, slow actions will make no sound at all. This spell does not actually mask sounds that the subject intends on making, and thus speech, spell casting, and forcefully opened doors will all be heard normally. The subject of this spell may, of course, alternate between making noise and moving unheard for the spell's duration.
Note that this spell is not an illusion, and actually alters the amount of sound a creature makes when interacting with its environment.
The material component for this spell is a bit of zombie flesh.

