Speak With Dead

Keywords	Divination, Necromancy
Cost	1,250 gp
Casting time	5 minutes
Component cost	150 gp
Prerequisites	4 BCB, Decay (Nature-Anima) affinity talent
Duration	1 minute per BCB
Description	Once completed this ritual causes a single corpse within reach to answer questions. The caster may ask one spell per two BCB they possess. The corpse’s is only aware or has knowledge of events that occurred during its life. Answers from the target are usually brief or cryptic, and if the creature would’ve been hostile or opposed you in life they may even attempt to deceive you. When talking to the dead the creature may use Bluff as if it were alive to deceive you if it would wish, but cannot otherwise refuse to answer a question. The creature only is capable of speaking in languages it knew when it was alive, and can only speak if the corpse has a mouth to speak with. Once a corpse has been affected by speak with dead it cannot be targeted again.