You can summon a beast from the table below once per long rest. When you summon a beast, any previously summoned beast is dismissed.
| d6 | Ideal |
|---|---|
| 1 | Hawk A hawk with feathers the color of Autumn leaves and glowing blue eyes |
| 2 | Black Bear A black bear with brown fur patches appearing in floral patterns |
| 3 | Elk An elk with vines braided around its antlers and fur the color of moss |
| 4 | Wolf A wolf with sky blue bioluminescent fur |
| 5 | Badger A badger with snow white fur and piercing black eyes |
| 6 | Boar A boar with tusks of stone and fur matted with mud to form intricate stripes |
The beast is friendly to you and your companions and obeys your commands. See these creature’s game statistics in Appendix B of the Player's Handbook.
Although the beast is friendly, it is still a wild creature and it will take time to bond with it fully. The creature is initially summoned with a reputation score of zero. On a short rest you can make an Animal Handling check (DC 10 + the creature's Wisdom modifier) to bond with the creature. On a successful check your reputation with the creature increases by one. On a failure your reputation with the creature decreases by one. Each beast in the table has its own reputation with you and maintains that reputation when dismissed.
In combat, the beast shares your initiative count, but it takes its turn immediately after yours. The only action it takes on its turn is the Dodge action, unless you take a bonus action on your turn to command it to take another action. That action can be one in its stat block or some other action. If you are incapacitated, the spirit can take any action of its choice, not just Dodge.
For the command bonus action to be successful you must make an Animal Handling check (DC 10 + the creature's Wisdom modifier) unless your reputation with the beast is greater then 20 minus your Wisdom modifier and Proficiency Bonus combined. On a successful check, the creature follows your command and your reputation with the creature increases by one. On a failure, the creature takes an action that the DM chooses and your reputation with the creature decreases by one.
If the beast dies, it can be magically re-summoned after a long rest but your reputation with it resets to zero.
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