Charm Animal | Tyrrapedia: Encyclopedia of Tyrra

Charm Animal - Xavier's Animal Friendship
Level 3 – Earth
"I command this animal to be Charmed"

This spell allows the caster to charm a single creature which must be an animal. This spell duplicates the Charm spell, except that it may only be cast on ordinary animals. Since the Animal will not understand the common tongue this in general only keeps the caster safe from the animal attacking him. If the caster is attacked the animal will generally attempt to defend him and if the caster interposes himself between the animal and another target the animal will understand that it shouldn’t attack the target. If the animal has been trained to follow commands it will listen to the caster as if he were the one who normally gives the commands and will perform any commands he is trained to at the request of the caster, this does not mean the animal will do anything they are not specifically trained to do.

This spell is a type of charm and can be resisted with the ability Resist Charm, and it can be cured with an Awaken spell or Dispel Magic spell. Stronger charms such as Vampire Charm or Enslavement will override its effects.

This will not affect magical animals, hybrid animals, animal men, only ordinary animals, fish, and birds. For example an eagle would be affected but it would not affect a gryphon, a phoenix, or a biata. A bull would be affected but it would not affect a minotaur or a bull scavenger. A horse would be affected but a unicorn would not. This spell has no effect on any being which is not an ordinary animal though it will still trigger a shield magic or similar protective.