Familiars+and+Companions

**Familiar and Companion Options**

 * __Companions__**

There are several types of animal companions:


 * Typical List -** (at first level)
 * Badger
 * Camel
 * Dire Rat
 * Dog
 * Riding dog
 * Eagle
 * Hawk
 * Horse (light or heavy)
 * Owl
 * Pony
 * Snake (small or medium viper)
 * Wolf


 * Alternative Animal Companions -**

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 * 4th Level or Higher:
 * Ape
 * Bear (black)
 * Bison
 * Boar
 * Cheetah
 * Crocodile
 * Dire Badger
 * Dire Bat
 * Dire Weasel
 * Leopard
 * Lizard (monitor)
 * Shark (large)
 * Snake (constrictor)
 * Snake (large viper)
 * Wolverine
 * 7th Level or Higher -
 * Bear (brown)
 * Crocodile (giant)
 * Deinonychus
 * Dire Ape
 * Dire Boar
 * Dire Wolf
 * Dire Wolverine
 * Elasmosaurus
 * Lion
 * Rhinoceros
 * Snake (huge viper)
 * Tiger
 * 10th Level or Higher -
 * Bear (polar)
 * Dire Lion
 * Megaraptor
 * Shark (huge)
 * Snake (giant constrictor)
 * Whale (orca)
 * 13th Level or higher -
 * Dire Bear
 * Octopus (giant)
 * Elephant
 * 16th Level or Higher -
 * Dire Shark
 * Dire Tiger
 * Squid (giant)
 * Triceratops
 * Tyrannosaurus


 * __Familiars__**


 * Bat
 * Cat
 * Hawk
 * Lizard
 * Owl
 * Rat
 * Raven
 * Snake
 * Toad
 * Weasel

(pg 35 Faerun)
 * __Improved Familiars__**

Monster name, Alignment, and Arcane Spellcaster Level Required.
 * Beholderkin, eyeball (NE) 5
 * Formian worker (LN) 7
 * Imp (LE) 7
 * Night hunter bat (NE) 5
 * Pseudodragon (NG) 7
 * Quasit (CE) 7
 * Shocker lizard (N) 5
 * Stirge (N) 5
 * Tressym (N) 5