Pet Idea
One-headed Hydra pet
Description: A dog-sized young hydra with one single head, with a pink collar around its neck. The collar is magic and stops the hydra from getting bigger, and creates a thin layer of protection around its body.
Owner: Nerwar The Seasonal, a powerful wizard who lives in a tower adorned with shiny scales of many wyrms, to a trained eye (DC 15 History or 19 Survival) the scales appear not only from different wyrms but also taken from living ones due to their cleanliness and shine. Nerwar protects his tower with all sorts of spells and traps, so trying to enter without his permission doesn’t end good most of the time. His clothing, hair, eyes and even the exterior and interior of the tower, changes colors and often differs in appearance in tiny details, depending on the month. The collar of the Hydra changes too, with a different name on the name tag for each month. Despite the Hydra responding to all names during the year, it only responds to the one of the current month.
Functionality: The Hydra will never be gifted or bought, as it’s one of the most prized possessions of Nerwar, but it can be hydrasitted. Often times Nerwar needs to work on a very complex spell and can’t give his attention to the Hydra so he tries to work on them step by step, spending more time than necessary. If the party offers to help, Nerwar will give them a leash with weird symbols, made of shiny gems set in pitch black leather, and then lets them go to the forest nearby to walk the Hydra and play with them. After doing this a few times the Hydra will be more friendly with the party, play with them, and Nerwar will even gift them magic trinkets that he built just for them.
Inspiration: this post from @wyrmoftheweb aided by the FANTASTIC art of @archie-the-menace
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