Twilight's Companion
(Conjuration/Summoning)

Range:  1 mile per level
Components:  S, M
Duration:  Special
Casting Time:  2d12 hours
Area of Effect:  5 animals
Saving Throw:  Negates

This spell is a more powerful version of the 1st-level find familiar. When the spell is cast, five animals will be summoned to the caster. The caster chooses whichever animal he wants as his familiar. The familiar will usually be stronger than others of its kind (roll normal Hit Dice, rerolling any rolls of 1, 2, or 3). In addition, the animal will be smarter than normal animals (roll 2d4 for Intelligence, adding on normal creature Intelligence to the result). It is possible to gain pseudo-dragons or other exotic creatures as familiars with this spell. In all other ways, this spell is similar to the find familiar spell, except that along with the herbs that must be burnt, an offering must be made - if raw meat is offered, for instance, then you could get a wolf, a coyote, a hawk, a badger, and a bobcat to arrive, all of whom make savings throws versus death magic. If they save, then they will just flee, and the caster must make his choice from those animals that remain behind. The caster can refuse all of the animals, but must wait for at least a year before casting this spell again.

