Inanimate Servant (Priest Spell)

By means of this spell, the shukenja can trans­form nonliving objects into helpers and servants, who are able to follow his commands and move about. The affected objects have a movement rate of 6, moving by whatever form of locomotion is most appropriate. These servants cannot fight for the caster, but can be used to perform tasks requir­ing great strength, proficiency, and skill. They are imbued with full intelligence to perform the task at hand and need no more direction than would a common worker. The objects can perform any task in which the shukenja, or a designated foreman, has proficiency (except for tasks requiring artistic skill or judgment). They could assist a master car­penter in raising a building, help a farmer harvest a crop, be recruited to repair the walls of a castle, and so on. Their proficiency in the task is equal to that of the shukenja or foreman.
The material component is a miniature dummy of straw for each servant animated.
Notes: Common for oriental priests: otherwise, very rare.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Priest's Spell Compendium
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