The Guildmaster regarded him for another moment, apparently deciding whether any of the warning had survived contact with Kael's personality. He eventually sighed and drew the black egg closer.
"Familiars generally hatch after exposure to something connected to their natural affinity. That may be an element, a specific environment, a form of Mana, or material taken from creatures related to their species. Some require food. Others respond to the owner's energy or growth. There is no universal method."
He described a Blue Rose member who possessed a wind-attuned Dire Wolf familiar. Its egg had remained dormant until she carried it into one of the high-wind regions on Floor Sixteen and camped there for several days. The shell gradually absorbed Wind Mana from the environment before finally breaking open.
