Apparently the wimpy spec has a high priority:
You recite the Archmage Tuo's Spellbook.
Your acid blast *** WHACKS *** A Cooshee!
A Cooshee screams in agony!
Some blood drips off A Cooshee.
A Cooshee leaves west.
A Cooshee flees in terror!
Your lightning bolt *** IMPALES *** A Cooshee!
You receive 4897 experience points.
You hear something's death cry.
You do not see that here.
I see no corpse here.
You can't do that.