Sunburst

Sunburst was an arcane evocation and divine spell that blinded and damaged nearby enemies.

Effects
Sunburst caused a globe of searing heat and radiance to explode silently from a selected point. All creatures in the globe were blinded and damaged by the heat. Creatures to whom sunlight was harmful or unnatural (such as drow) were affected more severely.

Undead creatures caught within the globe also suffered greater effects, sometimes resulting in the complete destruction of undead creatures specifically affected by sunlight.

The ultraviolet light generated by the spell also damaged fungi, mold, oozes, slimes, jellies, puddings, and fungoid creatures just as if they were undead creatures.

Components
A piece of sunstone and an open, unshielded flame.

History
This spell appeared in a diary by an unknown mage believed to have lived in the mid-Category:13th century DR. The book was given the name Against the Undead by one of its readers. Sometime after it was discovered it was published in Volo's Guide to All Things Magical and became generally known, but it was uncommon to find it.