Soulbleed

Magic of Incarnum (MoI)Updated Supplementals (3.5)

Soulbleed is a D&D 3.5 spell (Necromancy) from MoI. On class lists for Assassin (Level 4), Blackguard (Level 4), Horde Assassin (Level 4). Range or area: Touch; Saving throw: None (object) or Fortitude negates (see text); Duration: 1 round/3 levels; Casting time: 1 swift action.

School
Necromancy
Casting Time
1 swift action
Components
V
Range
Touch
Target
One melee weapon
Duration
1 round/3 levels
Saving Throw
None (object) or Fortitude negates (see text)
Spell Resistance
No (object) or yes (see text)

You invest your weapon with the power to bleed away part of the victim’s essentia.
Each time you hit a living creature with a weapon affected by soulbleed wounding, that creature loses 1 point of essentia unless it succeeds on a Fortitude save.
You don’t gain the essentia; it is simply lost.
Spell resistance applies against this effect.
If any round of the spell’s duration goes by in which no living creature is affected by the spell (either because you didn’t hit a living creature or because no saving throw was failed), you take 1d6 points of damage from the spell.
No save or spell resistance is allowed to resist this effect.
This spell works only as long as you wield the weapon affected.
Any other wielder gains no benefit from the effect.