Spirit Companion
You have a special relationship with a spirit, one who is freely and without compunction is your companion. This spirit can be an animal spirit (perhaps associated with a totem), an affiliated spirit (such as an elemental type, or spirit of war), an Astral Spirit (such as an angel or demon), or some other type of spirit. The spirit follows you wherever you in the Umbra, and it's always waiting for you when you step sideways. It can act as a “battery” for extra energies (Gnosis/Rage/Willpower for Garou, Quintessence or Mana/Willpower for Mages/Sorcerers, etc.); you can give these points to your spirit to hold until they are needed, but requires direct contact and cannot normally be done over a distance or over the Gauntlet. This Background can only be bought with Freebee points or gifted by the ST; it may not be purchased with XP without permission.
● Your Companion is the smallest Gaffling/Minion and not too bright. The only ways you can speak to it are with the gift of spirit speech/approprate magic or by direct communication when your near it in the Umbra. It can store three extra points of energy for you, but only one type. It normally cannot peek through the Gauntlet, so it rarely knows what's going on in the Realm.
●● Your Companion is a descent sized Gaffling/Minion and almost intelligent. The only ways you can speak to it are with the gift of spirit speech/approprate magic or by direct communication when you are near it in the Umbra. It can store five extra points of energy for you, but only one type. It knows instinctively where you are, and it can peek to see you from time to time.
●●● Your Companion is a Jaggling/Majordomo of average intelligence. You can speak aloud to it easily through the bond you share, as long as it is nearby. It can store five extra points of energy for you, and you may select two types. It knows instinctively where you are, can see through your eyes and can also peek through the Gauntlet.
●●●● Your Companion is a fairly bright Jaggling/Majordomo. You can speak telepathically to it through the bond you share, as long as it is nearby. You always know where it is and it always knows where you are. You can see through its eyes and it can borrow your sight as well. It can store six extra points of energy for you in any combination. It can peek into (and possibly even manifest in) the Realm.
●●●●● Your Companion is an intelligent Jaggling/Majordomo affiliated with a specific Incarna. You can speak telepathically to it no matter how far away it is. You and it always know each other's location. You can both share any of the five senses and knowledge from any one gift/rote/path (only one ability in said path). It can store a total of eight extra points of energy for you in any combination. It may peek and manifest in the Realm.
