Flesh to Stone

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Transmutation
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Permanent*
Additional Counter Spells: Stone to flesh
Save: Fortitude
Spell Resistance: Yes

The subject and all possessions it carries turns into a mindless, inert statue. Only a stone to flesh spell can restore the subject to normal.
* Under Normal difficulty or easier, the duration is one round per caster level. Higher difficulty settings make the petrification permanent. As well, if the caster rests, any creatures turned to stone by him will be restored, as if the stone to flesh spell had been cast upon them.