Type: Exalted
Source: Book of Exalted Deeds
Instead of an animal companion, you have a magical beast of good alignment.
Prerequisite: Able to acquire a new animal companion, minimum level requirement (see below).
Benefit: When choosing an animal companion, you may choose a magical beast as shown on the table below. You must choose a companion whose alignment is the same as yours, so only a ranger can have a blink dog, pegasus, or unicorn as a companion. Even though your companion is a magical beast, yon can cast spells on it as though it were an animal. The exalted companion has all the normal abilities of a typical creature of its kind, as well as the characteristics of an animal companion determined by the druid or ranger's level.
| Companion | Alignment | Druid Level¹: |
| Celestial animal³ | Any good | 4 |
| Blink dog | Lawful good | 4th(-3) |
| Aspen5 | Neutral good | 7th(-6) |
| Giant eagle | Neutral good | 7th (-6) |
| Giant owl | Neutral good | 7th (-6) |
| Pegasus | Chaotic good | 7th (-6) |
| Unicorn | Chaotic good | 7th (-6) |
| 1 A ranger's effective druid level, for purposes of this feat, is half his ranger level. 2 Subtract the number in parentheses from the druid's level (or the ranger's effective druid level) for purposes of determining the companion's characteristics and special abilities as shown on page 36 of the Player's Handbook. 3 Apply the celestial creature template to a potential animal companion listed in the Player's Handbook. 4 Subtract an extra -1 from the druid's level (or the ranger's effective druid level) for purposes of determining the companion's characteristics and special abilities. 5 Monster detailed in the Monster Manual II. | ||