Your magic turns others into beasts. Choose any number of willing creatures that you can see within range. You transform each target into the form of a Large or smaller beast with a challenge rating of 4 or lower. On subsequent turns, you can use your action to transform affected creatures into new forms.

The transformation lasts for the duration for each target, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. You can choose a different form for each target. A target's game statistics are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast, though the target retains its alignment and Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma scores. The target assumes the hit points of its new form, and when it reverts to its normal form, it returns to the number of hit points it had before it transformed. If it reverts as a result of dropping to 0 hit points, any excess damage carries over to its normal form. As long as the excess damage doesn't reduce the creature's normal form to 0 hit points, it isn't knocked unconscious. The creature is limited in the actions it can perform by the nature of its new form, and it can't speak or cast spells.

The target's gear melds into the new form. The target can't activate, wield, or otherwise benefit from any of its equipment.

With utmost concentration, you extend your mind to the magic, directing it to envelop your companions. As you fixate on the chosen animal shapes, the spell materializes in the air—a dance of softly radiant swirls bounding around your friends, foreshadowing the creatures they are about to transform into.

I Cast Animal Shapes
My spoken words are counsel, subtle persuasion. Your desire to become bears, hawks, or a plain's pride—I simply facilitate. My gestures beckon the magic of animal souls, my voice molds the flesh. In this transformative ritual, feel the fur sprout, bones shift, devoid of pain. Today, your minds stay true, a unique sanctuary amidst borrowed forms.