Call of the Aerophract Steeds

Spell — see Magic and Spellcasting for the rules and the Spell Index for the full list.

Divine 6 Type: summoning (call)

Range: special Duration: 1 day

This spell calls a herd of pegasi to the caster to serve as a steeds for him and his companions. Two pegasi will respond to the call per caster level. For instance, a 14th level caster will summon 28 pegasi.

The spell takes one turn (10 minutes) to cast. As soon as the spell is cast, the pegasi begin to travel from their den(s) to the caster’s destination at their expedition speed. Unless the Judge has placed a herd of pegasi nearby, the pegasi’s dens will be 4d10 6-mile hexes from the caster’s location. The pegasi will travel to the caster at a rate of 4 hexes per hour. The time to arrival might be much shorter if the Judge has determined that a herd of pegasi is nearby. If called while the caster is unreachable (deep in a dungeon, for example), the pegasi will travel as close as they can to the caster and then wait in that vicinity.

For the duration of the spell, the pegasi will understand the caster’s speech and serve as if they were the caster’s henchman. They can be handled as mounts, war mounts, or work beasts as if trained in that role. The spell persists until the pegasi are slain, the spell is dispelled, or one day passes (at which time the pegasi depart). If the spell is cast again when the pegasi are about to depart, they will remain for another day. Call of the aerophract steeds can only be cast once per day.

This spell does not conjure up saddle and tack, nor does it automatically grant the rider the equivalent of Riding proficiency, so an unproficient character who rides the pegasi into battle does so at his own risk.

A prayerful caster who uses a call with ill intent towards the creatures called immediately becomes disfavored. He cannot cast the spell again until he has restored himself to favor. A studious caster or ceremonialist who uses a call with ill intent immediately loses the spell or ceremony from his repertoire. (He can re-learn it if he has the formula.) In neither case do the called animals arrive.