Familiars

==Overview==
Familiars are a practice of Draian aershaa and of various psymage furrs. Familiars are animal companions that serve as a symbolic spiritual connection to the individual's diety. Characters with familiars have a deeper understanding of that animal's means of communication, movements, habits, and health, and often can understand precisely what they are saying. 
==Draians and Familiars==
Draians do not believe in bonding like other aershaa do. Though they respect the other breeds of aershaa that do hold bonds, they believe that to truly be close to Mother Draiah, she must be their one and only "bond." Instead they run with familiars, serving as their connection to the Great Mother. It is between the first and fifth cycle of age that they have a coming of age journey to find the familiar that will guide them in Mother Draiah's ways. On rare occasions, an individual will have more than one of a single species that choose to follow and guide them. This journey is much like ancient vision quests of Earth, where the individual travels alone and fasts in the wilds until a creature or great vision comes to them and they learn a great lesson. In the case of the Draians, they await and/ or seek out a particular creature, one which typically first arrives in the form of dreams. It is when the Draian begins to have "famiil" dreams that they are said to be ready for their journey.
==Obtaining a Certed Familiar==
As you know, certing is what makes a character official. However, we don't release animal templates as often as we do other types of characters! So in terms of playing a familiar, they can be played with certed characters without artwork, or you can wait for a customs event to get a familiar made just for you!
We currently only have Snakes, Myu'saa , Fox'x , and Rikkita available for certing. 
Category:Animals