[@Tulpa]: Familiars are allowed if they are animals or if they are normal people, but not both and not anthropomorphic. You could have a hawk or a cat, for example, that was your spirit animal, an animal that became attached to you, or a kindred spirit that takes the physical form of an animal. Or you could have a friend or partner who became your familiar to assist you or a kindred spirit that takes the physical form of a human.