I know 618 was fixed a long time ago so that when you cast it on other player characters it used the base mana but I was casting it an NPC (elven child for bounties) and I fried my nerves because it took 24 mana instead of the base 18.
-Drew/Chiv
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You make a simple motion, quietly invoking the Animal Companion spell...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture.
Your thoughts project outward along the tenuous link with your companion a single desire: NNNNNGH.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.