Rock's Talons of the Glabrezu
(Alteration, Enchantment/Charm)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  2 rounds per level
Casting Time:  7
Area of Effect:  The caster's hands
Saving Throw:  None

This spell causes the caster's hands to transform into claws similar to a glabrezu's. They cannot be affected or dispelled by any form of magic (short of a wish). Mordenkainen's disjunction works with the same chance as for artifacts. The hands can be targeted by an opponent with weapons at the Armour Class of the caster. Each claw can absorb double the caster's maximum hit points. If they take that amount of damage, the caster loses the hand as the claw crumbles to dust. They can be regenerated. Each hand has 7 digits, and each digit has 5 inch fingernails. The THAC0 is equal to the wizard's but the claws can penetrate any armour (or Armour Class) on an 18 or better on 1d20. They are considered to be a weapon, +5 only for the purposes for what can be hit. The +5 bonus does not count towards the THAC0. They can hit any creature, even those that require special weapons like cold iron, silver, etc. For each claw that hits roll 1d6+1. This is the number of digits which cause damage. Each digit causes 5 points of rending damage. In addition to this damage, each claw which hits forces the target to save versus poison at -1 per digit. If the saving throw fails, the victim dies within 8 rounds (minus one per digit) unless it receives a neutralise poison spell within this time. The victim might still take damage as described below. Any hit points lost due to poison are still lost. If the victim succeeds with its saving throw it takes still another 2 points poison damage per digit.
If both claws hit, the caster has the chance to rend his opponent: the die roll to determine how many digits penetrate gains a +3 per die, up to the maximum of 7 digits per claw. If maximum damage is dealt the creature has to succeed at a third saving throw versus poison at -14 (due to the amount). If failed, it dies immediately. If the saving throw succeeds, it still takes 20 points additional damage (in addition to those described above).
The caster cannot shorten the duration of the spell in any way except with a full wish. The caster cannot cast any other spells during the duration of this spell as it interrupts the necessary concentration and the manual dexterity is not high enough with these claws.
The material component is a complete set of claws from a glabrezu which are encased in a platinum sheath. This sheath has to be forged as to contain a small set of poison reservoirs containing a single dose of type E poison. The whole set costs no less than 10,000 gp per set. Where to get a set of glabrezu claws and finding the jeweller to sheath them in platinum and outfitting them with the poison is the character's job.

