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Prysus wrote:

novatomato wrote:The only thing that comes to my mind is the Sun Dog, but that is not really fire but light based and also has a higher level of intelligence.

Greetings and Salutations. It may not be what I'm looking for, but which book?

Hmm ... unless you mean the Sun Devil (which I found while I flipped through Monsters & Animals for it). They're a little more evil than I'd like though (the fact they say even friendly ones will betray the group kind of makes it non-group compatable). I'd have considered it more if I hadn't found another good option (see below).

Options provided (from the Nexus Nine) include: Dragondactyl which isn't quite what I had in mind (but I may end up using for something else entirely) and a Fire Sprite (from Yin-Sloth). The Fire Sprite, though not technically a faerie, fits the requirements I'm looking for well enough.

I'm leaning towards the Fire Sprite for now, but I'm remaining open to other suggestions for now. Someone else may find something even better.

Thank you for your time and patience, please have a nice day. Farewell and safe journeys for now.

Prysus wrote:P.S. @ jaymz: For a different thread, not sure if I ever apologized. I'll say I was working an 18 hour day (after 12 hours of travel time), followed by a 12 hours day, followed by a 10 hour day, 2 hours of sleep, and a 17 hour day. That's still no excuse. If I came off rude, I apologize. I'll say I still think those posts could have come off in the negative tone I indicated, but online it's hard to determine tone and I usually give people the benefit of the doubt. I didn't do that in this case, so sorry.[/justify]

Prysus wrote:

jaymz wrote:Believe me when I say this. If I let every post from someone having a bad day get to me I'd never have stayed here for as long as I have and continued to be as critical as I have No worries my friend no worries.

Greetings and Salutations. Didn't think I hurt your feelings or drove you away, but I still felt I should respond because it was the right thing to do. Right is right, and you deserved an apology. That's just who I am. I would've actually done it sooner, except after my crazy work schedules ended I forgot. Have a great day man. Farewell and safe journeys for now.

Grug wrote:I think they mean the Silver Salamandyr, from The Library of Bletherad page 116.
You could use the level four fire warlock spell Flame Friend, PFRPG core book page 236.

Prysus wrote:

Greetings and Salutations. So I have this PF story in my head, but before I can start writing it I need to finish fleshing out some of the characters. I'm NOT asking for help with picking characters or even personalities, I have that more or less worked out. There's basically on thing I know I want, but don't know of anything like this in the books. So I want to ask here before I end up just creating something myself (I can create, but I'd prefer to use something from the books if it exists).

What I'm looking for ...

A fire based friend/companion (it's for a theme). So I'm thinking either A: an animal that's fire based, or B: a faerie that's fire based.

My first thought was an animal (canine based would be nice, but not necessary), but I've got to thinking that a faerie could actually be a great possibility too (since I intend to include one anyways).

Requirements:
1. Something fire based, and not just with fire powers. Example: A fire dragon is good, but a great horned dragon (which has fire abilities) not so good. While the great horned has fire capabilities, it's not really the symbolism of fire. ((No, I don't want a dragon, this is just an example.)) The opposite of a Frost Pixie would be awesome! ((If no one can find anything fitting in the books, I'm likely to create something like this for my purpose.))

2. Something not too intelligent (should be animal intelligence). While yes, a faerie is a possible exception, that's my only exception. So dragons, Phoenixi (even though another good option), and other intelligent fire beings are out of the running.

3. Something that can be a friend or companion, not just a powerful tool/attack animal. So something like the Firebird from Mystic Russia (Rifts) is out (because no one could come in like 10 feet of it, which makes it totally impractical). So it has to be something that can work with a group, not just help it from a distance. Again, not really seeking intelligent, but should be able to at least travel at someone's side.

4. Something from the books. I don't mind if it's PF, Rifts, Nightbane, or even a Rifter. My main objective here is to find something in the books. Fan websites are OFF limits. If I want something from a website, I can do it myself. While Rifters are optional material, it's at least printed material and something I'll consider (official would be better though).

5. I feel like there's something else I'm forgetting. Just fire based. Elemental powers would be cool, but far from necessary.

All right, I think that covers it. Again, not looking for suggestions on other aspects. I already have like 11 characters plotted out for this story along with personalities and such. I don't really need more. I'm also not really looking for someone to create something for me (because I probably won't use it). Because this is a Palladium story, I've decided to go with the Palladium philosophy that if you post it here, it'll probably ensure that I don't use it. This is also why I'm sticking to book (if I can).

Since this is a story, I'm more concerned with concept than game mechanics. If you think you know something from the books that's close, feel free to mention it. I might be able to justify the concept. Anyways, I think that's all for now. Thank you for your help and patience, please have a nice day. Farewell and safe journeys for now.



P.S. This is one of the last pieces of the puzzle for me. Once I have this piece (even if it means I need to create the being myself), I'll be just about ready to start writing (when I get time and can focus). As I finish sections, I will post (at least the first three chapters) here.