Awaken

Awaken was a Transmutation spell that awakened intellect and ability from a creature or plant of lesser or no intellect.

Effects
After eight hours of casting and touching a creature of lesser or no intellect the creature would gain mediocre intellect (compared to humanoids) and learn the language of the caster. Plants also gained the ability to move their "limbs". The creature was effectively charmed by the caster for thirty days, after that the creature could chose to stay or turn hostile to the caster.

Components
An agate worth at least 1,000 gp.