Bonded Animal
Level 2 Downtime General Skill

Prerequisites: expert in Nature

You forge strong connections with animals. You can spend 7
days of downtime trying to bond with a normal animal (not
a companion or other special animal). After this duration,
attempt a DC 20 Nature check. If successful, you bond with
the animal. The animal is permanently helpful to you, unless
you do something egregious to break your bond. A helpful
animal is easier to direct, as described under Command an
Animal on page 249.

Bonding with a new animal ends any previous bond you had.
You can’t have both a bonded animal and an animal companion
(though you can have both a bonded animal and a familiar).