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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Manzanita" data-source="post: 1888006" data-attributes="member: 10109">I thought I'd open a little discussion on animal companions.  It seems most Druids (& rangers) play them as personal friends, and honored companions.  That they may be, but it seems by the rules that they are easily replaced.  Another can be summoned almost immediately if one dies, and they can be dismissed & replaced at any time without penalty.As such, I interpret them more as a servent given to the druid by the same forces of nature that give the druid his other abilities.  They're not animals, but magical creatures.  What do you think happens to them if they are 'released from service'?  Do they disapear into the woods to live a life as a normal dog (or whatever) or do they disapear into a puff of smoke?  Do they have parents or are they created specifically for the druid?Since there aren't other horses, dogs etc that are magical animals out there wandering about, I assume they aren't created the normal way, (sexually, by others of their kind) but created specifically for the druid like a summoned animal would be.Since Drogo has no qualms about sending a summoned creature into deadly combat, I don't feel he should feel any differently about Rex.  I'm wondering how others interpret this?  It's relavent in terms of how Drogo treats Rex.  Could he, for instance, send him in front of the group into a very dangerous situation because he's 'expendable' and replacable?  How attached do you think Drogo ought to be to him?  Would he be 'punished' by his power source for putting Rex into very risky situation?  Should Drogo casually replace him whenever a more suitable companion seems appropriate? (Like when I considered 'trading' him in for a crocodile when we went into the well?)I'm curious how you guys feel about this.</blockquote>

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