Looking for a shadow-themed improved familiar

[Perun]

I'm playing a 2nd-level tiefling wizard in a FR game. I decided to go with the shadow theme (always a popular choice ), and I have chosen Spell Thematics feat just for that purpose.

Now, I'd like to get a familiar to go with the overall theme, and thus I'm going to take Improved Familiar feat as my 3rd-level feat (that should be soon, perhaps even the next session).

So, I'm looking for that themed familiar. I was thinking perhaps an animal (from the regular familiar list) with the shadow creature template (from the MotP), but I'm not certain what spellcaster I should be to get it. Celestial and Fiendish familiars require spellcaster level 3, but is the shadow creature template of comparable power level? I'm not very objective on this one, since it's supposed to be my familiar, and I'm certainly eager to get it as soon as possible

Any suggestions would be really appreciated. Other creatures than those with the abovementioned template are also perfectly acceptable, of course.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Ferret]

how about a shadow?

 

[Adonis]

A black kitty cat

 

[Crothian]

I'd say a shadow templated creatures is your best bet. I'd wait to level if I was the making the call on when to aquire it.

Or if you want something really different, get a Shadow Dragon familar. There are rules for dragon familiars in Draconimicon.

 

[Perun]

I'd say a shadow templated creatures is your best bet. I'd wait to level if I was the making the call on when to aquire it.

Or if you want something really different, get a Shadow Dragon familar. There are rules for dragon familiars in Draconimicon.

Really? I didn't know that. But... a dragon familiar? That seems SO unbelievable that I'll simply have to check it up... it probably has some through-the-roof requirements, since we are talking about a dragon here...

Would be funny to see the look on our druid's face... he's so immensely proud of his wolf companion

Without spilling any other info (I'm going to get the book anyways ), could you just tell me what's the lowest level such a preposterous thing could be done?

Thanks in advance.

I always say that it's my job, as a player, to find and pick any rules that would make my character better. It's the DM's job to tell me what will and what won't work in his campaign

 

[Gez]

There's the shadow asp in the Fiend Folio. Tiny magical beast, 1 HD, CR 1, always neutral. They have a poison, can become incorporeal, and spawn shadows from the creature they kill. The shadows are uncontrolled, but can't move more than 100 ft. from the spot they were killed.

 

[Perun]

There's the shadow asp in the Fiend Folio. Tiny magical beast, 1 HD, CR 1, always neutral. They have a poison, can become incorporeal, and spawn shadows from the creature they kill. The shadows are uncontrolled, but can't move more than 100 ft. from the spot they were killed.

Right. Thanks, Gez. That's definitely along the lines of what I was looking for.