Preservation (Alteration) (Alchemy) Level: 2 Range: Touch Components: V, S, M Casting Time: 1 turn Duration: 1 day/level Area of Effect: Special Saving Throw: None This spell preserves meat and other natural foods as if just killed or harvested. It does not work on cooked food. The spell affects one creature of man-size or less or up to 9 cubic feet of natural food (enough to feed a party of 9 for three days). This dweomer does not preserve magical potency and is thus unsuitable for preserving spell components of any sort. The spell can be used on the dead to keep them intact until they can be spoken to or raised (time spent preserved does not count toward the time elapsed for these spells). Preservation can be used on corporeal undead to keep the body from rotting. The material component of this spell is a pinch of salt. Notes: Uncommon spell, originally from the FORGOTTEN REALMS setting.