Familiars

A specific type of adjunct talent which may be employed by a wizard. The term "employment" is exact here: the wizard enters into a contract with the creature whose assistance is required for a given spell, and a fair price is always paid for the creature's services -- sometimes (as with many spells) in the wizard's energy, but often in some item or service which the assisting creature values.

(See also: Helpmeets: Valuta.)