#12 Companions·Automata

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Non-NPC companions owned·accompanying a PC. The core squad convention is not applied — 1 per 1 slot, personal support. A mix of Japanese·Western styles such as shikigami·music-box automata. The difference from the 1st-expansion spirit (靈) companions (02-npc/): this section is a PC's possessions·tools, the 1st is an independent intelligence.

#§ Companion·Automaton Operation Procedure

Classification: handled as a single minion-grade NPC 1 body (applies the core 06-units minion convention).
Action: 1 automatic action right after the PC's action (same round). A complex action (accompanied by a detailed order) is directed at the cost of the PC's 1 action.
Values: Energy·Wounds are the minion-grade standard (Energy 5 / Wounds 1) default values. For item-by-item detailed values, the relevant table takes priority.
Loss: applies the squad-collapse rule — Wounds 0 = permanent loss or recovery period (recovery period 1 session or more, some automata cannot be repaired).
Check: a companion's own check applies the core 03-09 non-combat check. Tracking·perception·carrying, etc.
Specified in this §14 (00-05): See 00-05 §14 mapping of undefined concepts to core reuse.

#§ Scent — Another Soul Kept at One's Side

A swordsman does not walk alone. A bird on the shoulder, a dog beside the foot, a shikigami in the bosom. All travel the same road together with a different breath.

#§ Law — 12 Companions

#Ordinary Animal Companions (4 items)

#40-06-01. Hunting Hawk (鷹)

Scent: used for hunting in Japan·Joseon·Arabia alike. A trained hawk.
Values: Energy 4 / Defense 8 / attack +1
Effect: Scouting check +2 (field-of-view expansion). 1-zone flight. Can retrieve a small target.
Price: 50 gwan (a trained hawk). Hawk hunters·royalty.

#40-06-02. Hunting Dog (犬)

Grade: Veteran-grade companion (Energy 6 — classified Veteran-grade for exceeding the minion-grade Energy 5, 00-05 §14 mapping)
Scent: a hunting dog with excellent smell·hearing. Both escort·tracking.
Values: Energy 6 / Defense 8 / attack +2 (bite)
Effect: Tracking check +3. Nighttime Perception +2. Threat Intimidation +1.
Price: 30 gwan. Hunters·warrior houses.

#40-06-03. Test-Ride Horse (試乗馬)

Grade: Elite-grade companion (mount character) (Energy 12 — classified Elite-grade, the note migration to the 40-07 mount domain recommended: when operated as a mount, follow 40-07; when consuming a companion slot, follow this section, 00-05 §14 mapping)
Scent: an ordinary PC mount. Ordinary riding is possible even without a Horsemanship school.
Values: Energy 12 / Defense 6 / attack — (mount)
Effect: relocation +2 (vs on foot). Carrying capacity. For mounted combat, a Horsemanship school or general trait is recommended.
Price: 50 gwan (ordinary) ~ 200 gwan (a famed horse).

#40-06-04. Camila (camel)

Grade: Elite-grade companion (mount character) (Energy 14 — classified Elite-grade, 00-05 §14 mapping)
Scent: a desert-adapted animal. The Arab·Middle Eastern standard.
Values: Energy 14 / Defense 6 / attack — (mount)
Effect: exemption from the desert-trek Hardiness check. A 5-day stockpile of drinking water·food. Mounted combat -1 (height).
Price: 100 gwan. Arab traders.

#Japanese Shikigami (3 items)

#40-06-05. Shikifu (式符) — Paper Shikigami

Scent: a small shikigami to which an onmyoji has given a form (形) on a talisman. Paper form. Can transform into a bird·snake·person, etc.
Values: Energy 3 / Defense 7 / attack +1
Effect: onmyoji profession or Sorcery License required. Scouting·message delivery·simple actions.
Restriction: disbanded after 1 session (re-summoning possible). 1 body at a time per 1 PC.
Price: 1 talisman (a 40-01-06 variant) + an onmyoji rite.

#40-06-06. Shikigami Same (式神鮫) — Escort Shikigami

Grade: Veteran-grade companion (Energy 8 — classified Veteran-grade for exceeding the minion-grade Energy 5, 00-05 §14 mapping)
Scent: a secret shikigami of an onmyoji main house. A dog (犬) or tiger (虎) form.
Values: Energy 8 / Defense 9 / attack +3
Effect: onmyoji profession + Sorcery License (Tatsujin) or higher required. Escort·combat support.
Restriction: onmyoji Energy -3 (summoning cost). 1 body at a time.
Price: bestowed by an onmyoji main house. Not for sale.

#40-06-07. Bird Shikigami (鳥式神)

Scent: a small bird-form shikigami made by an onmyoji. For messages·scouting only.
Values: Energy 2 / Defense 8 / flight
Effect: message delivery (10 ri radius). Nighttime scouting possible.
Restriction: onmyoji profession or Sorcery License. 3 bodies at a time.
Price: 5 talismans + an onmyoji rite.

#Automata / Machines (3 items)

#40-06-08. Karakuri Doll (Karakuri Ningyo) — Tea-Ceremony Doll

Scent: a Japanese Edo-period automaton. Spring-driven. For tea-ceremony aid or a skill demonstration.
Values: Energy 5 / Defense 8 / attack — (non-combat)
Effect: tea-ceremony Bearing +2. Precise manipulation (delivery of seals·documents).
Restriction: requires re-winding the spring per 30 minutes. Powerless in combat.
Price: 200 gwan. Karakuri artisans.

#40-06-09. Music-Box Automaton (Orugoru Jido)

Scent: a music box brought in by Nanban trade. A fusion of a precision machine + Japanese karakuri.
Values: Energy 3 / Defense 9 / attack — (music)
Effect: on use, a mental effect +1 to all in 1 zone (focus·calm for 1 session). Bearing +1.
Restriction: limited to a music piece. Cannot be used during combat.
Price: 150 gwan. Nanban trade.

#40-06-10. Horoku Automaton (焙烙自動)

Scent: a fusion of karakuri + a horoku bomb. Automatic bomb-carrying.
Values: Energy 2 / Defense 7 / attack — (bomb-carrying)
Effect: automatically carries a bomb to the target + detonation. 1-use.
Restriction: 1-use. A hit check is required (PC Fate+Presence >= 8).
Price: 50 gwan (1 body). Karakuri·firearm artisans.

#Foreign Companions (2 items)

#40-06-11. Nanban Servant Bird (洋鳥)

Scent: a parrot·gull raised by a Nanban navigator. Mimics a foreign language. Signal delivery.
Values: Energy 3 / Defense 8 / flight
Effect: message delivery (5 ri radius). Mimics 1~2 words of a foreign language (disguise·luring).
Price: 30 gwan. Nanban trade.

#40-06-12. Golem (Golem) — Jewish Kabbalah Doll

Grade: Elite-grade companion (individual NPC handling) (Energy 15 / Defense 10 / attack +4 — classified Elite-grade, individual-NPC handling specified: operated as an individual NPC 1 body instead of a squad slot, applies the core 06-06 Elite-grade convention, 00-05 §14 mapping)
Scent: an earth doll made by Kabbalah secret art. The letters "Emet" (אמת, truth) on its forehead.
Values: Energy 15 / Defense 10 / attack +4
Effect: escort·combat support. Carries out simple orders.
Restriction: Kabbalah scholarship + Jewish Faith or tutelage required. When the forehead letters are changed ("Emet"→"Met=death"), immediate stop.
Price: not for sale. Kabbalah rabbi tutelage.

#§ Usage Conventions

Ownership slot: 1 companion = 1 gear slot (but birds·small shikigami are 3 per 1 slot).
PC action priority: a companion's action is automatic after the PC's action (a simple order). A complex action consumes the PC's 1 action.
Death·disbanding: at companion Energy 0, death or disbanding. Shikigami·automata can be re-summoned·re-made, ordinary animals die permanently.
Difference from the 1st-expansion spirit (靈): this section is tools·possessions. A 1st-expansion spirit is an independent intelligence (capable of dialogue·its own will with the PC). If a PC already holds a 1st-expansion spirit, this section's companions are supplementary.

#§ Design Perspective

Distribution of the 12 companions: ordinary animals 4 / shikigami 3 / automata 3 / foreign 2.
School·profession linkage: shikigami need an onmyoji·Sorcery License. The golem needs Kabbalah scholarship. Karakuri can be used by ordinary PCs too.
Foreign representation: Camila (Arab), music box (Nanban), golem (Jewish), servant bird (Nanban) — strengthens this expansion's foreign-school identity.
Combat vs non-combat: a balance of combat use (hunting hawk·hunting dog·Shikigami Same·golem) vs non-combat use (tea-ceremony doll·music box·bird shikigami).

"One hawk doubles one person's field of view. The music of one doll calms one listener's heart."