Alpha's Starlight Citadel
(Conjuration/Summoning)

Range:  30 yards
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  Special
Casting Time:  1 turn
Area of Effect:  Special
Saving Throw:  None

This spell can only be cast in an area under star- or moonlight. When cast, it brings into being a deep blue-black tower of magical metal, with many faint silvery gleams. This tower is in all respects similar to Daern's instant fortress (q.v.) except that it grows slowly during the course of the casting, and so no creature able to move could possibly be harmed by its expansion. The door to the citadel is wizard locked at the wizard's level. One creature for each level of experience of the wizard may be designated in the casting of the spell, and such creatures may freely open the door, though the wizard may override this at any time by mental command. The magic of the walls of the citadel prevents the passage of any ethereal, astral, or out-of-phase creature. Teleportation into and out of the tower is still possible. This spell lasts until the first rays of direct sunlight strike the tower, but it cannot last longer than 2 hours + 1 hour per level of the wizard in any event. The material component is a star sapphire and a small steel carving of a tower.

