You do need to pay for familiars and psicrystals.
I will allow spellcasting prodigy.
Ashrem, thanks for changing the name of the thread. Keeping the 12 Str and 6 Cha is fine.
Let's go with psionics as different. Should make things interesting. And I'm fine with your suggestions for displays.
Hmm, low Cha. The consequences of that could also be serious. I once thought about having both Cha and Wis modify the Will save, but I decided to take NPC reaction and Diplomacy checks seriously instead.
StalkingBlue, the best way to make an entire post one color is to write your post, then add a single word in color at the end. Highlight the section <COLOR=whatever>, cut it, move to the beginning of your post and paste.