Sacred 2:Rallied Souls

The souls of those who have fallen recently will come to life for a brief period once again and fight alongside the Shadow Warrior. However, their undead life dwindles rapidly. Aspect - Astral Lord Modifications Bronze Armament - The animated corpses will receive an armor bonus. (7.5% + 5.5% per CA level increase (?)) Dark Realm - Increases the effective range of the conjuration. (50% increase) Silver Vivification - The animated corpses live considerably longer. (50% increase) Demand - Chance to animate an increased number of corpses. (80% increase) Gold Contagion - Adds a chance for the animated corpses to infect their victims, turning them into undead servants. (30% + 0.1% per CA level chance) Furor - Animated corpses inflict more damage. (5% + 5% per CA level increase (?)) Skills And Attributes That Affect This Combat Art MAYBE Astral Lord Lore. May affect execution speed; affects no visible numbers. Astral Lord Focus Concentration Stamina Detailed Behaviour Despite what you might expect, "Max. Number Of Animated Corpses: #2" does not mean that you can have only 2 rallied souls following you at a time. Rather, it means that you can only raise 2 at a time, regardless of the number of corpses in the immediate area. This means that if you are standing on a pile of 5 corpses, utilizing all of them (if this number is at 2) will require 3 castings. As such, and given that the rallied souls' lifespans increase very slowly as a function of combat art level, driving down the regeneration time can be quite valuable, especially when many enemies attack at once. The target area is really very limited, and is measured from the feet of your character when you cast the spell, so you pretty much need to be standing right on top of the corpses you want to exploit. Pros and Cons Pros ... ... Cons ... ... Stats Chart No modifications, no skills, naked, all stats between 25 and 35 (i.e. a nearly-new character). Level Regen Time (s) Life Span (s) Max # Of Corpses Target Range (m) 1 8.2 30.1 2 5.7 2 11.0 30.2 2 5.7