# Animal Messenger > [!info] Spell Details > | | | > |---|---| > | **Level** | 2nd | > | **School** | [[Enchantment]] | > | **Casting Time** | 1 Action | > | **Range** | 30 feet | > | **Components** | V, S, M *(a morsel of food)* | > | **Duration** | 24 hours | > | **Ritual** | ✅ Yes | > | **Classes** | Bard, Druid, Ranger | --- ## Description 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, which you must have visited, and a recipient who matches a general description. You also speak a message of up to twenty-five words. The target animal travels for the duration toward the specified location, covering about 50 miles per 24 hours for a flying messenger, or 25 miles for other animals. When the messenger arrives, it delivers your message to the creature that you described, replicating the sound of your voice. The messenger speaks only to a creature matching the description you gave. If the messenger doesn't reach its destination before the spell ends, the message is lost and the beast makes its way back. --- ## At Higher Levels When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 3rd level or higher, the duration of the spell increases by **48 hours** for each slot level above 2nd.