Finger of death

Finger of death was a spell where the caster would attempt to cause instant death to a target.

Effects
The oldest version of the spell would just attempt to kill the target, the caster would incant the spell while pointing its finger at the target.

A later version would also seek to destroy a persons life force, but it could have the ability to raise a human killed with the spell and with a expensive ceremony to a ju-ju zombie under the casters command. The victim can not to resurrected or raised from the dead, only a limited wish can end and this effect, or a wish that would fully resurrect the target.

A newer version would again attempt to try and kill the target outright, unless the target manages to resist it where it then would take damage. The post Sundering version would attempt to cause a catastrophic amount of damage and if a target died it would be raised as a zombie after a few seconds, under the casters command.

Components
Only verbal and somatic components were required to cast this spell. Early druids also needed their holy symbol.