Animal Messenger

By means of this spell, you use an animal to deliver a message. Choose a Tiny beast you can see within range, such as a squirrel, a blue jay, or a bat. You specify a location you have visited before and a recipient who matches a general description, such as “a man or woman dressed in a city guard’s uniform” or “a red-haired dwarf wearing a pointed hat.” You also speak a message of up to twenty-five words. The target beast travels for the duration of the spell toward the specified location, covering about 50 miles in 24 hours for a flying messenger, or 25 miles for other animals.

When the messenger arrives, it delivers the message to the creature you described, replicating the sound of your voice. The messenger speaks only to the creature that matches the description you gave. If the messenger doesn’t reach its destination before the spell’s duration ends, the message is lost, and the beast makes its way back to the place where you cast the spell.

At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell by spending Mana points equal to a 3rd-level spell or higher, the spell’s duration increases by 48 hours for each level above 2nd.