familiars in English

noun
1
a demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.
The familiar of a witch is always a black cat; and it is supposed that black cats have powers and faculties quite different from all other of the feline tribe.
2
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope's or bishop's household.
Familiars actually dwelling in a monastery may receive their Easter Communion in the church or chapel of the monastery.
3
a close friend or associate.
Associating with familiars can potentially provide individuals with important benefits, including enhanced group antipredator behavior.

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1. Week of Imp: Double growth for Im and Familiars.

2. Weakest link in the vampire chain of command... has always been their familiars.

3. She travelled in a chariot drawn by cats, the latter being her sacred animal symbol and familiars.

4. Synonyms for Acquaintances include friends, companions, intimates, confidantes, confidants, familiars, shadows, playmates, playfellows and classmates

5. Beheaded Familiars: A neutral evil spellcaster can gain a Beheaded as a familiar at 3rd level by taking the Improved Familiar feat

6. Despite her best efforts, Satelia simply couldn't escape the webbing cast by the tiny worm familiars, and before long, she was 90 metres of Cocooned heroine being carted through the streets by a wave of Worms, carrying their prized catch all the way to their creator

7. Venedaemons typically form from evil souls who were killed by magic, or from Cacodaemons who became familiars and consumed their master's soul upon their death; sometimes this consumption triggers a fusion between the cacodaemon and the master's power, transforming it into a more powerful daemon, typically a venedaemon, after weeks or months

8. Belial disappeared from beneath the surface of the mirror, and his familiars appeared … to my scrying eyes as clearly as Belial had, their deeds and powers spoken by Belial’s now incorporeal voice … as they appeared in the mirror before me, their sigils also took shape in my grimoire, like lines of energy only slightly brighter than the