Animate
Keep
Keep verb - To mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony.
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Fossil Revival: During the climax, Kabal animates a Tyrannosaurus skeleton to keep Mordid from interfering with his ritual, prompting Mordrid to animate a mammoth skeleton to counter it.
Source: Film / Doctor Mordrid -
Animate Inanimate Object: The ghosts of Skarva's keep can possess swords, pots, and the like.
Source: Webcomic / The Fourth -
Animate Dead: Spells that do this are much more powerful in Ravenloft, however, undead are also significantly harder to keep under control.
Source: Tabletop Game / Ravenloft
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