Enc.: -	IS:	Aura:	XP: 4,000	GP: 20k (4k ch'ien)
Treasure	-	-	-	OA

This magical item is a huge bell, like those commonly found in temples.

When suspended from a frame and rung so its tone carries clearly, the bell creates a fearsome barrier to spirit creatures.
This barrier extends to the edges of the compound or group of buildings built and used for a single purpose (the grounds of a temple or a cluster of hermitages, for example).
The maximum area that can be protected is a 50-yard radius. The barrier lasts for one turn.
Lesser spirits cannot cross this barrier.
Greater spirits must make a saving throw vs. Death (with a -4 to the die roll) to be able to cross the barrier, they suffer 4d10 points of damage from the painful effort.
Spirit creatures within the AREA of effect when the bell is struck suffer 3d10 points of damage from the painful noise.
The bell has no effect on spirit folk.