Myrandil's Vicious Seizure

What's it called? Myrandil's Vicious Seizure (in short, MVS)

What does it do? Well, it is a very 'handy' (haw, haw) spell. Myrandil's will make a bunch of dead hands sprout from the earth, in a variable number (probably dependant on skills). The said zombie hands will grab the ankles of all the people in the room (two hands per person), and stop them from walking out of your hits and spells. Or at least, try to; the retaining capability is a skillcheck of your magic.offensive bonus (in the past, the abjuring bonus) against the retained person's dodge. Anyway, it will spend some gps of theirs in the attempts to break free (whether they are succesful or not).

Overall, it looks like quite a useful spell (especially in PKdom, or against npcs that run away from magic, like those in Bes Pelargic), but the quite elevated amount of gps that each casting requires, and the relative ease to break free from the grip (even at over 300 bonuses some of the noblemen leave the room in which I've trapped them) make it only a toy spell for me.

Where is it? Being one of the top notch necromantic spells, it is to be found inside the Body Parts for the Advanced Student grimoire at the Unseen University Library.

What does it require? A hand, which is consumed in the process.

What skills do I need? Summoning, Abjuring, Healing, Animating

Has it worked? The proper output should read something like this:

You prepare to cast Myrandil's Vicious Seizure.
You summon the spirits of the dead from below.
You gesture grandly at the earth and command forth dead hands to grab your enemies.(You command dead hands to grab your enemies.)
You send energy through the muscles and nerves of the hand and the fingers move in grasping motions.
You send forth energy to animate the dead!
You feel the ground underneath begin to boil...
Suddenly, xxx rotting, clutching hands burst from the ground.
Two hands grab xxx's and a xxx's ankles!

Help Information:

Myrandil's Vicious Seizure - Seize your enemies.

Myrandil's Vicious Seizure is a first-order offensive spell that summons the hands of the dead to hold your enemies.