Sammaster's Lash

This spell brings into being a flying ribbon of yellow-white, crackling force that strikes at foes as the caster wills, launching one attack per round at THAC0 14 (regardless of its caster's THAC0). It is acrobatic and whisper-thin. It cannot be hit or affected by any known means except dispel magic or contact with any magical barrier created by a 5th or higher level spell, both of which destroy it. The lash seems attracted to such barriers and does not dodge around them unless it approaches its intended target from entirely the opposite direction from the location of a finite, small-surface-area barrier.

A victim struck by a Sammaster's lash is allowed a saving throw vs. spell. If it succeeds, the victim suffers 4d4 points of damage. If it fails, the victim suffers no direct physical damage, but is paralyzed for the entire round following contact with the lash. If the wielder of the lash uses it to strike a paralyzed victim again during that time (to extend the paralysis), another saving throw is allowed. (Damage might occur rather than more paralysis, regardless of the lash-caster's wishes.) In any case, the paralyzation caused by Sammaster's lash ends instantly if its victim is struck by a physical attack that causes damage.

The material components of this spell are three ghast hairs twisted together.