Gentle Repose

prevent a corpse from decaying

necromancy \ \

arcanist 3, cleric 2, medium 2, occultist 3, oracle 2, shaman 2, sorcerer 3, spiritualist 2, warpriest 2, witch 2, wizard 3-level

Casting time: 1 standard action

Range: touch

Duration: 1 day/level

Targets: corpse touched

Componenent: V, S, M/DF (salt and a copper piece for each of the corpse's eyes)

Description

You preserve the remains of a dead creature so that they do not decay. Doing so effectively extends the time limit on raising that creature from the dead (see raise dead). Days spent under the influence of this spell don't count against the time limit. Additionally, this spell makes transporting a slain (and thus decaying) comrade less unpleasant.