Familiar
From Charmed
Familiars are enchanted creatures who follow and guide new witches to protect them while they learn the craft and after their work is done, they run away to their next charge. while they are often cats, other animals, like dogs, rabbits, and snakes etc. can be familiars as well. Familiars are naturally attuned to the seasons and phases of the moon and can be helpful in teaching the young witch a heightened awareness of his or her enviroment. As seen with Tuatha, even Evil Witches have Familiars; presumably guiding them down the path of Evil.
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[edit] Becoming Human
Certain familiars can become human as a reward for their faithful service so they can guide and train other familiars as well.
[edit] Familiar Warlock
Just as some familiars are good, some are evil and will betray their charge, when that happens, the familiar becomes a Warlock.
After a familiar becomes a Warlock it has until the next new moon to shed its former life (i.e. to die). If it suceeds then it becomes immortal, if not then it reverts to its animal form for all eternity. The familiar as a warlock will have as many lives as its former animal form did. For example, if a cat familiar transforms into a warlock then it will have nine lives to shed (i.e. it will have to be vanquished nine times) before the next new moon.
There is a spell that the Charmed Ones created to vanquish a Cat Familiar who has transformed into a Warlock for good, however it is very difficult to perform as firstly it requires the Power of Three, a special vanquishing potion and lastly it must be said whilst the Warlock is actually dying but before it blows apart.
[edit] Appendices
- (Book of Shadows text:)
[edit] Familiars
- Familiars are enchanted
- creatures who follow and
- guide new witches to protect
- them while they learn the
- Craft. While they are often
- cats, other animals, like
- dogs, rabbits, horses and
- snakes can be familiars as
- well. Familiars are naturally
- attuned to the seasons
- and phases of the moon and
- can be helpful in teaching
- the young witch a
- heightened awareness
- of her environment.
[edit] Spells
To Vanquish a Feline Warlock Familiar
- Nine times this evil's cheated death
- Felt no pain and kept it's breath
- This warlock standing in our midst
- Let him feel what he has missed
[edit] Powers and Abilities
Though a familiar becomes a normal human, it will retain certain capabilities of animals, such as the un-shed lives and enhanced senses and/or the ability to communicate with other animals. If a familiar betrays it's charge, it can become a warlock who can blink and reconstitute until they attain immortality. The warlock familiar also obtain's the power of the witch it betrayed.
