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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 8268609" data-attributes="member: 12377">In My Game...1. Yes, they breed true. Moreover, if an awakened animal breeds with a non-awakened animal, the offspring would have an Intelligence somewhere in between the two, and be able to speak crudely. Sure, why not? This is a setting where you can cast speak with animals which acknowledeges that animals' thoughts are at least complex enough to translate into language, even if the animals themselves lack the power of speech. It's also a setting where magical experiments can create things like owlbears and mongrelfolk. So I think it makes sense for the awakening to be permanent down to the genetic level.2. Yes, they still think of themselves as animals. They don't have prejudice towards non-awakened animals. Animals don't "need" Intelligence and don't view it in a necessarily positive light the way humanoids do. The ability to think and talk is a neat trick that really helps when interacting with humanoids and navigating their world. Once in a while it might help evade a predator or catch prey, but in general, being fast and strong and a good sniffer helps more. So an awakened animal wouldn't have any compunction about mating with a non-awakened animal, and might even view the non-awakened animal as superior if they are bigger or wiser or more respected among their kind. Non-awakened children wouldn't bother them as long as the children can play and grow normally for that type of animal.</blockquote>

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