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Conjure animals was a conjuration spell that summoned fey spirits that took the shape of animals.

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The beast or beasts that were formed were considered fey and the caster could decide how the fey spirits' power would be divided. This power would usually be divided over one powerful creature, two half as powerful, three less powerful, or four weaker creatures, but if used with a higher spell level then the number of creatures would double or even triple. They also considered the caster and her allies companions and followed the commands of the caster.

The beast or beasts would last for a hour or until they "died" from their wounds or otherwise.

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Only verbal and somatic components were needed for this spell.[7]

History[]

The arcane version of this spell was developed by the Netherese arcanist Lucke in 2095 NY (−1764 DR), and was originally called Lucke's animal conjuration.[1]

It was recorded in Yornar's Trail Companion, a holy text of the church of Mielikki.[8]

In the month of Eleasis, of the Year of the Unstrung Harp, 1371 DR, the city of Ravens Bluff's Ministry of Art and Wizards Guild jointly declared it illegal to cast conjure animals within city limits due to a raging unnatural storm at the time called the Soulstorm. In addition to threatening arrest for those that broke this decree, it was declared that breaking this prohibition would result in a permanent expulsion from either organization.[9][note 1]

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  1. The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff campaign took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City adventures and issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter were dated with real-world dates, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR), Myrkyssa was at last arrested and tried and said to have been executed, only to reappear in 1372 DR in The City of Ravens novel. As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month.

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 23, 27. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 207–211, 225. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
  3. slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  4. David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), pp. 174, 227. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
  5. Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 153. ISBN 978-1560763581.
  6. Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 51, 99. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
  7. Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 225. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
  8. Ed Greenwood and Doug Stewart (1997). Prayers from the Faithful. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 119. ISBN 0-7869-0682-0.
  9. Daniel S. Donnelly ed. (August 1998). The Trumpeter 2, no. 8 (link). (RPGA), p. 2.
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