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Seen Animals / Seen Beasts

Beasts Togar can use for Wild Shape (or related druid features). Druids must have seen a beast before they can assume its form. Togar's list comes from his Mountain Biome Focus (Circle of the Land — Mountain), his astronomer background in the peaks and caves, and what the party has encountered in play (Sessions 1–5).

Update this page when Togar clearly sees new beasts at the table.

At a glance


Character	Togar (Druid 5 — Circle of the Land, Mountain)
Wild Shape uses	2 per short or long rest
Wild Companion	Expend 1 Wild Shape use to cast find familiar (fey spirit form)
Party level	5th (Session 06 start)
Wild Shape at 5th level	Challenge rating 1/2 or lower · swimming OK · flying Wild Shape not yet (8th level)

1. Mountain & Subterranean Beasts (default visuals)

Togar would have encountered these regularly during his mountain astronomy studies. Treated as already seen before the campaign began.

Goat (CR 0)

Usable now.
Unmatched climbing utility.
Sure-Footed — advantage on Strength and Dexterity saving throws against being knocked prone.
Ideal for traversing cliff faces and rocky slopes.

Giant badger (CR 1/4)

Usable now.
Exceptional subterranean utility.
Burrow 10 ft. through loose earth.
Multiattack (bite and claws).
Darkvision for cave work.

Blood hawk (CR 1/8)

Grounded only at 5th level — cannot Wild Shape with flight yet.
On foot or while perching, still useful: Pack Tactics and Keen Sight.
Full flight form unlocks at 8th level.

Giant wolf spider (CR 1/4)

Usable now.
Excellent for cave and peak scouting.
Climb 40 ft.; Spider Climb (including upside-down on ceilings).
Venomous bite can paralyze targets.

2. Campaign-unlocked beasts (backstory & sessions)

Forms tied to Togar's background or specific events in the Dessarin Valley (Sessions 1–5).

Wolf (CR 1/4) — unlocked

100% unlocked — Session 01: Togar pacified a pack with animal friendship on the road northwest of Red Larch.
Usable now.
Speed 40 ft.; Keen Hearing and Smell; Pack Tactics when an ally is adjacent to the target.

Giant octopus (CR 1/2) — newly viable

Usable now — swimming Wild Shape available from 4th level onward.
Essential for water encounters.
52 HP; underwater camouflage; 15-ft. reach grapple on tentacle attacks.

Owl (CR 0) — Wild Companion, not Wild Shape

Togar cannot Wild Shape into a flying owl until 8th level.
He can use Wild Companion: expend one Wild Shape charge to cast find familiar and summon a fey owl spirit.
The familiar has Flyby — strong scouting option without using a full beast form.

Hippogriff (CR 1) — seen, not yet usable

Session 04 — stabled at Feathergale Spire; ridden by Feathergale Knights; party saw them during the assault and on the flight back with Ewan McFeathernuttz.
Not yet — CR 1 and flying (needs 8th level for both limits).

3. Combat & tactical utility (CR 1/2 peaks)

Strongest mechanical options allowed at Togar's current level that fit a mountain explorer. From his training and time in the high country — treated as already seen.

Warhorse (CR 1/2)

Usable now.
High-speed land option — 60-ft. movement.
Trampling Charge — can knock enemies prone and follow with a bonus hoof attack.

Crocodile (CR 1/2)

Usable now.
Stealthy aquatic combatant.
Swim speed; AC 12; Bite automatically restrains on a hit.

Ape (CR 1/2)

Usable now.
Highly versatile — the only option here that keeps opposable thumbs (doors, ropes, simple manipulation).
Rock ranged attack for chip damage at range.

Quick reference (5th level)

Goat	0	Mountain defaults	Yes
Blood hawk	1/8	Mountain defaults	Grounded only
Giant badger	1/4	Mountain defaults	Yes
Giant wolf spider	1/4	Mountain defaults	Yes
Wolf	1/4	Session 01	Yes
Giant octopus	1/2	Background / valley	Yes
Warhorse	1/2	Mountain explorer	Yes
Crocodile	1/2	Mountain explorer	Yes
Ape	1/2	Mountain explorer	Yes
Owl (familiar)	0	Wild Companion	Yes (not Wild Shape)
Hippogriff	1	Session 04	No (8th level)

Rules reminder (5th-level druid)

Must have seen the beast (sections 1–2 + quick reference cover Togar so far).
Challenge rating 1/2 or lower for Wild Shape at 5th level (unchanged until 8th).
No flying Wild Shape until 8th level — blood hawk and hippogriff are on the list for later; owl uses Wild Companion instead.
Swimming beasts (giant octopus, crocodile) are allowed from 4th level onward.