Animal Form

This magical ability enables the necromancer to adopt a chosen animal form as if transformed by the wizard spell polymorph self. The chosen animal, bird, or fish must either be a natural predator or otherwise associated with death. Examples include the cheetah, bat, panther, wolf, vulture, tiger, bear, rat, shark, barracuda, killer whale, raven, or falcon. For every six levels of experience, the wizard can adopt one chosen animal form into which he or she can polymorph up to three times per day. The transformation occurs in a single round and includes all of the wizard's carried or worn possessions.