The Walking Centurion

Of the four necessary spells to create a living corpse, lesser enchantments can be used for two: the ghost-binding spell and the corpse-animating spell. A spell to summon a ghost cannot be instilled in a lesser enchantment — or any enchanted device — because it is a ritual spell. A Muto Vim spell cannot be instilled in a lesser enchantment because it must be instilled with the power it is working with, and only one power can be put into a lesser enchantment. Two examples of lesser enchantments are listed later. After constructing the two lesser enchantments, the magus is ready to make a living corpse. He first provides a fresh corpse for the ghost's attachment. He places the Denarius to Hold the Recalled Centurion on the floor and the Greave of Reveille

on the corpse. He might encircle the area with a Ring of Warding Against Spirits to make sure the summoned ghost does not immediately flee.

After summoning the ghost using the regular Hermetic spell, Incantation of Summoning the Dead, the necromancer speaks the command word for the Denarius, which binds the ghost to the coin. He then speaks the command word for the Greave and at the same time casts the spell Passing the Reins of Corpus. Because he