Embalm

You reach toward a creature or corpse within range, causing toxic gasses to enshroud the target.

If the target is a creature, it must make a Constitution saving throw, taking 3d8 poison damage on a failure, or half as much on a success. A creature that fails its saving throw is Poisoned until the end of its next turn.

If the target is a corpse, or if the poison damage reduces a creature to 0 hit points, its body becomes stiff and its face becomes frozen in an agonized, contorted expression. The target's body will not decay for a year and a day after this spell is cast on it.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the damage increases by 1d8 per level of spell slot above 2nd.