Arael'el'lyon's Angelic Field — Drow
(Evocation, Necromancy)
Reversible
Level: 9
Range: 80 yds. + 1 yd./level
Components: V, S, M
Duration: 1 rd./level
Casting Time: 9
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: Special
This spell has two versions, and although they both cause the same effect, the energy they use is in opposition to each other. This spell is similar to the enervation spell, except that is works slow at first and gains in power and harmful effects until the duration is finally reached. This spell affects one creature with negative energy, draining them of their life essence; slowly at first, then progressively faster as time proceeds!
The affected creature begins to lose levels at a cumulative rate per round. On the first round the spells target loses 1 level without the benefit of magical resistance or a saving throw; furthermore, no known means can stop this initial one level loss effect. Then on the second and succeeding rounds the target would suffer a loss of 2 levels, 4 levels on the third, 8 levels on the fourth, and so forth, until the victim dies or the spell is stopped (with a saving throw granted for every level drained, and for each successful saving throw made a single level loss is avoided by the victim after the initial level is lost).
The only way this spell can be stopped is by another 9th-level spell that would sufficiently nullify magic (or a 7th-level clerical spell of the same nature). Negative plane protection and similar magic will stop a single round of this drain after the initial first round of draining, and immunities to negative energy and/or spells and effects reduce the level loss of this spell by half, but it does not totally stop this soul defiling process. Although for some reason undead connected to the Negative Material plane and the natives of that plane are totally unaffected by this version of this spell.
The second version of this spell is called Arael'el'lyon's demonic field and causes the exact same effects as above, except for the following differences: the level loss is suffered by positive energy, burning the life energy out of them by overflowing their bodily systems with life energy. This drain conforms exactly to the type in the first version of this spell, except that it uses positive energy instead of negative energy.
Positive plane protection magic will only stop a single round of this drain after the initial first round of draining, and immunities to positive energy and/or spells and effects only reduce the level loss of this spell by half, although it does not totally stop this soul liberating process. Creatures connected to the Positive Material plane and the native of that plane are totally unaffected by this version of this spell. (Note that some undead, like the mummy, are connected to the Positive Material plane, so this is the only version of this spell that they are immune to.) Otherwise, this version causes the same effects as the first version and can be stopped in the same manner.
The material component for this spell is a feather from the wing of a creature of the Upper Planes. The reverse form of this spell requires the scales or a piece of wing from a devil or other powerful native of the Nine Hells.
Notes: Restricted to the drow; very rare spell.
