Darkness

Alteration
Tier: 2
Components: Somatic
Casting Time: 1 major action
Range: 360 ft
Area: 60 ft radius sphere
Duration: 1 minute/level
With a whispered word, the torches lining the long hall go out one by one, plunging the passage into darkness.

Light sources within the area of the spell are snuffed out. Torches and the like are put out, and magical lights are suppressed for the duration of the spell. Especially large sources of light (bonfires, etc.) have their radius of illumination halved.