Familiars Familiars are special companions to arcane spellcasters, and are most often small animals of some sort. An arcane spellcaster may chose a familiar that is within one step of his own alignment along both the Good/Evil axis and Law/Chaos axis (a familiar's alignment changes to that of the spellcaster when first summoned). The level listed is the minimum spellcaster level a character must attain before he or she can select that type of familiar (gaining a familiar with a minimum level higher than 1st requires the Improved Familiar feat). Benefit is that granted to the spellcaster by his or her bond with the familiar. Familiars have all the special abilities and attacks that are standard for their species. Familiar Alignment Level Benefit Bat Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Listen checks Cat Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Hawk Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Spot checks Owl Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Rat Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Fortitude saves Raven Neutral 1 One bonus language Snake (Tiny) Neutral 1 +2 bonus to saves against poison Toad Neutral 1 +2 to Constitution score Weasel Neutral 1 +2 bonus to Reflex saves Celestial Bat Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Listen checks Celestial Cat Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Celestial Hawk Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Spot checks Celestial Owl Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Celestial Rat Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Fortitude saves Celestial Raven Neutral Good 3 One bonus language Celestial Snake (Tiny) Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to saves against poison Celestial Toad Neutral Good 3 +2 to Constitution score Celestial Weasel Neutral Good 3 +2 bonus to Reflex saves Fiendish Bat Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Listen checks Fiendish Cat Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Fiendish Hawk Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Spot checks Fiendish Owl Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Move Silently checks Fiendish Rat Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Fortitude saves Fiendish Raven Neutral Evil 3 One bonus language Fiendish Snake (Tiny) Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to saves against poison Fiendish Toad Neutral Evil 3 +2 to Constitution score Fiendish Weasel Neutral Evil 3 +2 bonus to Reflex saves Air Elemental (Small) Neutral 5 +2 bonus to Initiative checks Earth Elemental (Small) Neutral 5 +1 natural armor Fire Elemental (Small) Neutral 5 +3 bonus to saving throws against fire Water Elemental (Small) Neutral 5 +2 bonus to Fortitude saving throws Shocker Lizard Neutral 5 +3 bonus to saving throws against electricity Stirge Neutral 5 +2 bonus to Reflex saves Formain Worker Lawful Neutral 7 Imp Lawful Evil 7 Pseudodragon Neutral Good 7 Quasit Chaotic Evil 7 Ice Mephit Neutral Evil 7 Homunculus Neutral 7 NPCs & Monsters | Rules | Magic | Deities | Resources | History © 1996 - 2005 www.amethyst-dragon.com Site created and maintained by Amethyst Dragon Designs.