Alshanex's Familiars

Alshanex’s Familiars expands Iron’s Spells ’n Spellbooks with tameable magical companions that appear throughout the world and fight alongside their owners. The familiars cover distinct roles: Lightning Mages attack multiple targets and charge their owner, Archmages transform spell scrolls and counter shulker bullets, Necromancers turn nearby undead against one another, Summoners provide night vision and disable sculk shriekers, and Hunters use arrows and track creatures by the items they drop. Other companions include Druids that nurture crops and breed animals, Illusionists that hide their owner and leave explosive decoys, Plague Doctors that use poison, Scorchers with fire immunity, Clerics that support allies and cure zombie villagers, Bards with musical attacks and support, Frostlings with ice abilities, and Dragoons that fight in melee and protect allied familiars. Their discovery is tied to distinct places and encounters: find Lightning Mages in mountains, Archmages in End laboratories, Necromancers in Soul Sand Valley graveyards, Summoners in Ancient Cities, Hunters at forest campsites, Scorchers in the Nether, Frostlings in icy biomes, and Dragoons on the outer End islands; Illusionists disguise themselves as other familiars. Some companions instead require special interactions to obtain: give a Poison Vial to a tamed Druid for a Plague Doctor, cast Cleanse near an untamed Necromancer for a Cleric, or cast a sound spell with the Harp near an untamed familiar for a Bard. The Origin Island provides a longer exploration and summoning progression: Sniffers can find Crystal Berries, which prompt tamed familiars to produce Memory Fragments that lead to the island, where bottled Lost Souls and pedestal rituals are part of conjuring familiars. The island and familiar habitats are complemented by Hunters’ Campsites, Soul Sand Valley Graveyards, Summoners’ Labs in Ancient Cities, and Archmages’ settlements in the End. Tamed familiars can be ordered to stay with a stick, summoned or unsummoned from a selection menu, transported in Familiar Tomes, and healed in Familiar Beds; Familiar Storage can hold up to ten companions, with options to move them between storage and the player or let them wander nearby. Familiar Trinkets strengthen particular companions, while consumables can improve their health, armor, spell power, or resistance; the Shrinkinator also turns food and other items into familiar-sized supplies and supports hopper automation. The addon also adds a Sound School with a Harp staff, a Symphonic Grimoire, and spells ranging from damaging melodies and stuns to healing, protection, and other effects that support allies.