Scout's Companion

Your expertise in traversing the wilds and your uncanny knack for navigating uncharted terrain have forged a bond with a creature adept at scouting and exploration. You gain the following benefits:

• Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
• You learn the Find Familiar spell, which you can cast once without expending a spell slot. Once you cast this spell in this way, you can't cast it again until you finish a long rest. The spellcasting ability for Find Familiar is the ability increased by this feat. You can also cast Find Familiar using spell slots you have of the appropriate level. When you cast Find Familiar using this feat, the familiar can take on the form of a creature renowned for its scouting prowess in addition to the normal forms, such as a falcon, owl, fox, or wolf. 
• The familiar gains the following additional benefits:
  1. It gains proficiency in two skills of your choice from the following list: Perception, Investigation, Stealth, Survival, Nature, or Athletics.
     1. While the familiar is within 100 feet of you, you can communicate with it telepathically as long as you are on the same plane of existence.
     2. It gains the ability to detect hidden doors, traps, and secret compartments with a Wisdom (Perception) check, even if they are magically concealed or disguised.
     3. It can move at its full speed without penalty through natural difficult terrain, such as underbrush, mud, or shallow water. Additionally, it can traverse nonmagical difficult terrain without expending extra movement.