Novices of Aldaron can befriend any beast, make them confused, send them to sleep or send them into a blind panic.
Passive mammals such as sheep are easy to target while aggressive or strange creatures can be very difficult to get to grips with.
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Mages can use this magic to make animals easier to train, although most animals are not particularly useful -- they cannot tell the mage important information or understand simple commands.
Forest's Friendship works on all creatures without an Intelligence score. Umber hulks, bears, birds, et c. -- all can be affected with the language of the forest.
Forest Song works on all creatures without an Intelligence score.
Umber hulks, bears, birds, et c. -- all can be affected with the language of the forest.
However, mammals are the easiest to work with.
The \gls{gm} should add to the \gls{tn} to affect birds, insects and other non-mammalian creatures.
Forest's Friendship replicates the first three levels of the Enchantment Sphere but the targets are beasts rather than people, and the \gls{tn} and Skill is determined by this level, not the enchantment spell.
Forest Song replicates the first three levels of the Enchantment Sphere but the targets are beasts rather than people, and the \gls{tn} and Skill is determined by this level, not the enchantment spell.
\enhancement{1}{Binding}
With an additional level added, the spell can replicate all five levels of the Enchantment sphere, but retains the exception that the only Skill used is Beast Ken.
The animals targeted by this spell gain a little rudimentary intelligence -- just enough to carry out commands and relay information.
