When your character levels up, choose one available option for your companion from the following list and mark it on your sheet.

• Intelligent: Your companion gains a permanent +1 bonus to a Companion Experience of your choice.
• Light in the Dark: Use this as an additional Hope slot your character can mark.
• Creature Comfort: Once per rest, when you take time during a quiet moment to give your companion love and attention, you can gain a Hope or you can both clear a Stress.
• Armored: When your companion takes damage, you can mark one of your Armor Slots instead of marking one of their Stress.
• Vicious: Increase your companion’s damage dice or range by one step (d6 to d8, Close to Far, etc.).
• Resilient: Your companion gains an additional Stress slot.
• Bonded: When you mark your last Hit Point, your companion rushes to your side to comfort you. Roll a number of d6s equal to the unmarked Stress slots they have and mark them. If any roll a 6, your companion helps you up. Clear your last Hit Point and return to the scene.
• Aware: Your companion gains a permanent +2 bonus to their Evasion.