Maximilian's earthen grasp

Maximilian's earthen grasp was a transmutation spell that caused the earth itself to grab and restrain a target. To Zakharan mages, always reluctant to acknowledge ajami names and accomplishments, the spell was known simply as earthen grasp, and counted among the spells of the province of sand.

Effects
The spell caused a human-sized hand made of compacted earth to appear within a range of from the caster. It then grabbed a specified target creature, restraining and crushing it. The hand could be directed to move to a new target within range and lasted for up to one minute, as long as the caster kept concentrating on the spell.

The spell did not work in wildspace or in the phlogiston, since there was no earth from which the hand could emerge.

Components
The spell required verbal, somatic, and material components. The material required was a miniature hand sculpted in clay, which could be replaced by an arcane focus.

Notable Users

 * The great ghul sorcerer Dahshur utilized a self-modified version of earthen grasp that they referred to as Dahshur's sandy grasp.