Detect Undead

Divination
Tier: 1
Components: Verbal, Somatic, Material
Casting Time: 1 full round action
Range: Touch
Target: Specially prepared sensor
Duration: Permanent
Saving Throw: None
The amulet smolders in your hand. From behind, you hear a low moan.

You enchant a specially prepared talisman to sense the taint of undead creatures. The charm reacts differently depending on the strength of the foul auras:

If undead have been present in the general area (about a mile, more if the wind is right), the bone slowly blackens, as if burned. Because the blackening is slow and uneven, it is possible to roughly surmise the direction of the undead.

If undead are near (within about 300 feet), the bone blackens quickly, and is totally consumed in about 10 minutes.

If the bone is touched to an undead creature, it instantly catches fire and burns to ash in moments.

Particularly powerful undead may have unusually strong auras, and undead sealed away beneath the earth may not be detectable at all.

Material Component:
A bit of bone, at least the size of a child’s knuckle. The charm must be carefully inscribed with runes using a silver stylus (worth 2 sp), which is then driven through the center of the bone.