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Familiars, or familiar spirits, are spiritual counterparts belonging to every being with a soul, including - but certainly not limited to - Men, Elves, and Dwarves.
Nature
Familiars exist within the Spirit Realm, a world parallel to Midgard, existing in tandem with the world of mortals. Every mortal soul in Midgard has a familiar counterpart in the spirit realm.
Appearance
All familiars take the form of an ordinary animal, not a magical creature or anything humanoid, that reflects elements of the personality found in their "masters," or their counterparts in the mortal world. Thus, familiars range in size and shape from the smallest beetle to the largest tiger, depending upon both where their "master" is from (familiars only take the shape of an animal native to the region of their mortal counterpart; for instance, a Nordling would never have a tiger familiar), and depending upon the behavior and character of their "master." The wisest of shamans can read an individual and know their familiar spirit well before that familiar is summoned, if it ever is. Knowing someone's familiar spirit is essentially receiving a look into their true character, the very makeup of their soul, and it can be unmatched in terms of finding someone's true nature. For instance, if someone who seems trustworthy has a vulture for a familiar, it may be time to reassess their character. However, it is also true that many familiars are misjudged, and thus one should only trust a wise shaman to interpret whether someone having a rat familiar means they are intelligent and enduring, or if they are a cowardly betrayer, or possibly both.
