Meld Death
(Alteration, Necromancy)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 round per level
Casting Time:  1 round
Area of Effect:  The caster
Saving Throw:  None

This spell allows the caster to borrow all the natural abilities of an undead creature sampled by the components. This is why you'd see necromancers packing skeletal shards all the time. Vampire hands and mummy hands are the most popular. The caster does not suffer from undead limitations. Attempting to make this spell permanent only works 30% of the time, the other 70% of the time, it will transform the caster into said undead (so be smart and use a lich hand if you're feeling lucky). The material component of this spell is an undead's hand.

