I’ve been reading up on the history of witchcraft. General research for a fantasy writer, you know. I’m not writing anything right now, so maybe I’m hoping to spark a story idea.

But it made me think about why a witch would want to have a familiar. It seems like they would give away the witch’s secret hobby. Yet I also look at them from a role-playing perspective. What sort of things could the familiar do to help the witch?

Anyway, let’s play the Random Question Game! If you were a witch (and I know you would all be GOOD witches) with a familiar, what creature would you want it to be? There are the obvious, cats, but don’t limit yourself. All sorts of other animals were accused of being the witch’s familiar — dogs, rats and mice, a squirrel, a pig, a horse. And, how would your familiar help you in your witchery?

I’d love to hear your ideas!

Also, this may be overly familiar, but submissions are open for my annual blog event, Queen Titania’s Court. If you know a writer who might be interested, I hope you’ll pass the lead along to them.

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