Price (Item Level): 200 gp (2nd) (least), 1,000 gp (4th) (lesser), or 5,000 gp (9th) (greater)
Body Slot: — (armor crystal)
Caster Level: 7th
Aura: Moderate; (DC 18) necromancy
Activation: —; see text
Weight: —
This bright crystal gleams and sparkles in the light.
A crystal of lifekeeping wards you against necromantic and death effects.
Least: This augment crystal grants you a +1 competence bonus on saving throws against energy drain attacks, inflict spells, death spells, and death effects.
Lesser: As the least crystal, except the bonus is +3.
Greater: As the least crystal, except the bonus is +5. In addition, if you fail a save against any of these effects, you can choose to reroll the save as an immediate (mental) action. This ability functions once per day.
Prerequisites: Craft Magic Arms and Armor, death ward.
Cost to Create: 100 gp, 8 XP, 1 day (least); 500 gp, 40 XP, 1 day (lesser); 2,500 gp, 200 XP, 5 days (greater).
Source: Magic Item Compendium, page 25.