[Bard, adventurer, war hero, leader, excavator of history— Your name is known far and wide, and your achievements need no further explanation. Through all this, you have proven your exceptional leadership, and the deeds you left behind will one day resound across the entire continent. Perhaps someday, you could truly lead this world?] [You gained the feat "Commanding Aura": Expend one Poet's Inspiration to magically cloak your appearance for one minute, making you incomparably beautiful in the eyes of any creature. During this time, you can control others' actions as though casting "Command." The creature must be able to understand your language. Note: this is not an invitation to join the BDSM crowd. Of course, if you think one minute is enough, that is another matter.]
Command was a first-ring spell of the Enchantment School.
Its effect was to deliver a one-word command to a visible target within thirty meters, assaulting their will. Those with weak wills would instinctively obey.
Strictly speaking, then, Command was not an outstanding control spell.
After all, a single word could convey only so much, much like the commands Unit could execute. If the wording was too vague or involved a compound instruction, the spell would simply fail.
For example, it could only issue simple commands like "drop," "pick up," or "come."
It could not say, "Put down the sword in your hand and bring me the kettle."
But the ability granted by [Commanding Aura] was clearly stronger than a single spell. For one minute, it effectively allowed him to issue any single command to anyone, nonstop.
That let him make full use of the minute, without having to finish an incantation and spend time enchanting his lips before uttering that one word.
Tang Qi glanced at his two companions, who had drawn