Embrace of Undeath

The caster can animate any pile of bones from a creature with a challenge equal to or lower than the casters wizard level.

The pile of bones becomes an animated skeleton of the creature it once was. The skeleton is bound and can follow the verbal instructions of the caster. The skeleton retains the stats and abilities of the creature it was created from.

The skeleton remains under the casters control until it is destroyed, released by the caster, or the caster dies.