Command Forest (Priest Spell)

When cast on a treant noble, this spell allows the noble to reverse its rapport with the forest, sending out commands through the same process it normally receives information.
Because of the limited awareness trees have of the world around them and the time delay in communication, commanding a forest through this rapport is unwieldy at best. Simply getting all the trees to start moving, stop moving, or change di­rection at the same time requires conscientious planning and several hours to execute (a minimum of one hour per mile the treant noble is from the farthest edge of the forest.) So, while trees com­manded in this way theoretically have all the abil­ities of any other treant-animated trees, speaking practically they can be commanded only to move, and the full movement capability of the trees is rarely employed by the commanding noble. A forest charging full tilt across the countryside could get into trouble before the noble became aware there was a problem.
Notes: Very rare spell, known to treants. (Updated from Dungeon Magazine.)
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Priest's Spell Compendium
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