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This page refers to the monster spell. For the god-granted ability, see Yredelemnul.

Bind Souls
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Bestows an enchantment on other nearby living creatures that causes them to rise as simulacra after being slain.

Bind Souls is a monster-only spell that enchants all living creatures in the caster's LOS for some time. When an enchanted creature is slain, a simulacrum matching them will be created nearby. This spell also prevents your own undead-creating Necromancy (except Death Channel) from working.

The following enemies cast Bind Souls:

L Josephina
p Necromancer

Additionally, the following monsters cast Bind Souls automatically when slain:

B Pharaoh ant

Followers of Gozag effectively neuter this spell; corpses turn into gold before they can turn into simulacrum.

History

Prior to 0.33, hostile sumulacra created via this spell gave XP.
Prior to 0.30, Gozag didn't block hostile soul binding.
Prior to 0.27, a simulacrum would only appear if an enchanted monster would drop a corpse. That is, the spell only had a 50% chance to create a simulacrum on death.
Bind Souls was introduced in 0.19.

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-'''Bind Souls''' is a monsters-only spell that enchants all living creatures in the caster's LOS for some time. When an enchanted creature is slain, there is a chance a [[simulacrum (monster)|simulacrum]] matching them will be created in the vicinity.
+'''Bind Souls''' is a monster-only spell that enchants all living creatures in the caster's LOS for some time. When an enchanted creature is slain, a [[simulacrum (monster)|simulacrum]] matching them will be created nearby. This spell also prevents your own undead-creating [[Necromancy]] (except [[Death Channel]]) from working.
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+Additionally, the following monsters cast Bind Souls automatically when slain:
+*{{monsterlink|Pharaoh ant}}
+Followers of [[Gozag]] effectively neuter this spell; corpses turn into gold before they can turn into simulacrum.
 ==History==
-Bind Souls was introduced in [[0.19]].
+*Prior to [[0.33]], hostile sumulacra created via this spell gave XP.
+*Prior to [[0.30]], [[Gozag]] didn't block hostile soul binding.
-[[Category:Monster spells]]
+*Prior to [[0.27]], a simulacrum would only appear if an enchanted monster would drop a [[corpse]]. That is, the spell only had a 50% chance to create a simulacrum on death.
+*Bind Souls was introduced in [[0.19]].