Pyx (Empathic Bond)

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Contents 1 Known Abilities 1.1 Attribute Modifications 1.2 Specialty Bonuses and Access 1.3 Charms 1.4 Additional Bonuses and Powers 1.4.1 Traits granted

Known Abilities

Pyxai are native to the plane of Exoma, and by themselves they are formidable predators. They have a breath attack that deals chaos damage, is extremely accurate, and does very high damage. They have the expected claw and bite attacks of a typical feline as well. They can breathe water and can run rather quickly, but cannot fly and do not have night vision.

You pet Felix with your right hand.
You sense elemental energies flowing from Felix's body into your spirit.

This appears to do something, but it is hard to say what. At the very least it appears to replenish 1 spellpoint per action.

Attribute Modifications

Bonding to a pyx grants moderate bonuses to Intelligence, Constitution and Perception, and a very large bonus to Dexterity.

Specialty Bonuses and Access

Bonus specialty degrees and access are provided as follows:

• Acid resistance
• Acting
• Alkaline resistance
• Balance
• Break fall
• Chaos affinity
• Cold tolerance
• Combat reflexes
• Earth resistance
• Escape
• Exoma fieldcraft
• Fast talk
• Fire resistance
• Heat tolerance
• Jumping
• Killer Instinct
• Order resistance
• Precision strike
• Quickness
• Showmanship
• Swimming
• Tumbling
• Water resistance
• Xotimancy

NB: Typically, even before bonus specialties are awarded, some access is available, so it is worthwhile to keep an eye on your available specialties to take advantage of highly useful ones immediately.

Charms

Initially bonded:

• The ability to urge your familiar to specific action. This ability can be used even if you do not know where your familiar is. To do this, concentrate on urging your familiar to undertake the desired action.

• The ability to tame creatures over which your familiar is sovereign. To do this, concentrate on taming the creature.

• The ability to command a friendly creature over which your familiar is sovereign to undertake a specific action. You can command multiple creatures at once in this manner. To do this, concentrate on commanding your follower or followers to undertake the desired action.

Very shortly after:

• The ability to call your familiar to your side. To do this, concentrate on calling your familiar.

• The ability to send your familiar to safety. This ability can be used even if you do not know where your familiar is. To do this, concentrate on sending your familiar to safety.

At "somewhat frail" bond strength:

• The ability to see through your familiar's eyes. This ability can be used even if you do not know where your familiar is. To do this, concentrate on seeing what your familiar sees.

At "very healthy" bond strength:

• The ability to perceive subtle energy flows. To do this, concentrate on perceiving subtle energy flows. (astral perception)

Additional Bonuses and Powers

At "very healthy" bond strength, the pyx grants a breathe attack that does chaos damage, and a phlogiston reserve that can be viewed with the command "show phlogiston reserves". The attack uses the Eructation skill for both attack rating and damage.

Traits granted