Nurture (Priest Spell)

This spell enables the priestess to assume the role of a surrogate mother for an infant mammal, avian, or reptile of animal intelligence or greater. For the rest of its life the subject of this spell looks upon the priestess as its mother, and the priestess looks upon the creature as her child. The depth and intensity of this relationship vary as is appropriate for the species of the infant. After the casting of this spell, any water mixed with milk fed to the infant creature by the hand of the priestess serve as the appropriate form of nourishment for the infant or child, even if the creature does not normally drink milk. (For example, the mixture of water and milk has the effect of regurgitated meat for a fledgling falcon.) This effect ends once the creature achieves full growth for its species, whereupon its diet and the composition of its food must be as is normal for the adults (or adolescents) of its species.
This spell has numerous indirect effects as well. Th e creature always views the priestess as if under the effect of an animal friendship spell. Any attempt to train the creature is very likely to succeed, as adjudicated by the DM. If the creature is of low intelligence or greater, the priestess can potentially make a significant impact on the creature's alignment. For example, an ore or a dire wolf raised by a priestess of Hathor might very well be considered neutral good upon reaching adulthood.
Hathor does not grant this spell to a priestess who already has enough parent al responsibilities. If a priestess abuses the parental relationship in any fashion, the creature's bond is transferred to the nearest available priestess of the faith, and the original spellcaster is stripped of all her powers until he suitably atones for her betrayal. Regardless, Hathor never grants this spell couch a priestess again.
The material component of this spell is a baby rattle.
Notes: Granted by the Mulhorandi goddess Hathor of the Forgotten Realms setting.
Category:Priest Spells
Category:Spells from Powers & Pantheons
Category:Spells