Does it have to be a wolf? Options

[Domi]

I like the idea of a guardian animal, but the thing is, wolves as companions are so overused in the fantasy literature it's not even funny. There are wolves in Jordan, Martin, Hobb and gods only know how many other lesser authors. How about say a spotted lion, bear or some other animal instead?

[balduran]

For now Sharo's only defensive ability is his healing skill, which allows him to cast healing spells at himself, Azure or even the protagonist, when need calls. He also has a suficient armor class, but I really don't want he to be too good of a fighter, since his sheer presence is a step towards ruining game balance to the point where the game would be too easy. So in the final version, he'll be capable of keeping himself alive, sometimes help Azure and almost never take the kill away from the player.

However I can also make several versions of Sharo, if there are specific requests demanding that he he has certain skills and action paterns. Each of them could be installed over the default Sharo version, which would be the one I choose to be most suitable.