Resurrection Spell

The Resurection Spell is a magic spell based on the Spirit school of magic that can bring the dead back to life in limited situations. It is a spell with both a high level of difficulty, failure and no certainty of success. The spell has two parts. First, one part of the Spirit energy is used to open a portal to the Spiritual Realm (also known as the Transitory Plane.)  Second, another part of the Spirit energy is used to heal the body of any wounds that cause death (or the ressurrected soul will simply die of his wounds again.)  If the body is healed properly and the portal is opened, then the soul of the dead can return, but only if the soul desires to. The soul cannot be coerced to return.

The spell requires that the soul of the dead is still in the Transitory Plane. If the soul has moved to the Hereafter, the spell will fail. The body must be in a livable condition or the person will simply die again. The mage must have enough knowledge of healing to heal a dead body and enough knowledge of spirit to open the portal. It is a very difficult and rarely used spell.

The only known instance of its successful use is on Suzetta Kernohan after she was killed by Mikrul Grozny. Suzetta and Taeryn Maerig were attempting to escape Patrik Aruvious and Mikrul, crossing through Cairn Furglos by foot. They were ambushed. Suzetta was killed by a sword thrust to the heart while Taeryn was captured. Orissa Sal'ynarai, coaxed by Prophecy, found Suzetta's corpse and performed the spell on her body, and Suzetta decided to return to her body so she could save Taeryn Maerig from Patrik Aruvious. Suzetta was revived and continued her mission.

Raeldrek Cloudstill, before he became the Dead Lord attempted it on his family after their murder. But their bodies were so burned and his healing abilities were so weak, the spell failed