Parboil

(Sandstorm)

Evocation [Fire]
Level: Sorcerer 4, Wizard 4, Cleric 5,
Components: V, S, M, DF,
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Area: 20-ft.-radius spread
Duration: Instantaneous
Saving Throw: Fortitude partial; see text
Spell Resistance: Yes

You flash-heat the air in an area, boiling the blood and baking the brains of creatures caught inside.
The hot air deals 6d6 points of fire damage and 2d4 points of Intelligence damage.
Creatures that make successful Fortitude saves take half fire damage and no Intelligence damage.
Arcane Material Component:Water and a pinch of sulfur.