Summon

Summon is a spell that calls forth a powerful creature to aid the caster.

Spell Description
This is a truly potent spell, as it calls forth a powerful creature to aid the mage in battle. However, it also has to be used with much caution. The downside of this spell is, that once the caster's enemies have been defeated, the creature, annoyed at being summoned from it home against its will, will turn against the spellcaster. The spell therefore is a double-edged sword.

History
Originally, casting this spell, devised in Ultima V, summoned deadly daemons to destroy the enemies of the spellcaster - though at the end the same problem would arise, only then with annoyed daemons. However, in Ultima VII and Ultima VII Part Two, the spell summoned other powerful creatures like dragons. The reason for the change is unknown. By Ultima IX, the spell once more focused on specifically calling forth a daemon.

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Trivia

 * The equivalent to this spell in Pagan would be the Sorcery spell Summon Daemon.