6th level Necromancy
Classes: Inquisitor, Sorcerer, Wizard
Domains: Death
Components: V, S, M (The powder of a crushed black pearl with a minimum value of 500 gp.)
Casting Time: Standard
Range: 120 ft
Area: Several living creatures within a 40-ft.-radius burst
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: CON negates
Spell Resistance: Yes
Description: A circle of death snuffs out the life force of living creatures, causing those who fail their CON saves to drop to 0 hit points, after which they begin dying as usual. The spell affects 1d4 HD worth of living creatures per caster level (maximum 20d4). Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first; among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the burst's point of origin are affected first. No creature of 9 or more HD can be affected, and Hit Dice that are not sufficient to affect a creature are wasted.