- Name
- Shackar (Shack-ARE)
- Race
- Elemental Geode
Shackar is the familiar for Zephyr. The elemental geode is a small fist-sized raw crystal animated with energy from the Elemental Plane of Earth. It has human-level intelligence of a scholar and communicates telepathically. Though it can communicate with anyone it chooses, it usually will only communicate with its master.
Shackar acts as an advisor and helper, Huorah shares a friendship with Shackar in addition to the bond of being his Familiar.
Appearance
Physically it is a crystal core with short crystalline spikes radiating out from the center in all directions. Floating in a star-bust pattern are 5 or 6 separate crystal spikes that rotate around it slowly in all directions, though usually all the pieces move as one unless it is angry then they all move more independently the more angry the geode is.
Abilities
The geode provides the master with a dimensional anchor preventing him or her from being teleported, portaled, or otherwise transported using magic without permission. In addition the geode is able to perform minor actions of elemental earth magic. Defensively the crystal cannot be shattered or broken and by itself can move at up to 60 mph and change direction instantaneously without regard for inertia.
The geode can also fade into the Elemental plane far enough to not be seen as more than an extremely faint shadow in the Prime Material plane. In this state it is not solid and cannot effect either plane with more than telepathy.