First off I would like to thank everyone for all of the responses. Especially the mention of the Sharlyan possibility as I was working on a plot arc to have her venture to the ruins in the Hinterlands so that could make for an interesting tie in. Though the Thavnarian alchemy is also an interesting idea.
As for the questions of what level of animation and sentience I am looking for is fairly basic. So far the only planned movement I have for it is the eyes. They look about and give a sense of emotion in them. As for possible communication I was actually looking more on the line of very basic levels, such as just a feeling of emotion, sort of how it is described communing with the elementals. Mayhap even memory play, but that would be the furthest I would actually go. Not looking for anything so complex such as full telepathy or actual speech. Though to be honest it would be amusing to have a talking staff just to see how others would react.
As for the questions of what level of animation and sentience I am looking for is fairly basic. So far the only planned movement I have for it is the eyes. They look about and give a sense of emotion in them. As for possible communication I was actually looking more on the line of very basic levels, such as just a feeling of emotion, sort of how it is described communing with the elementals. Mayhap even memory play, but that would be the furthest I would actually go. Not looking for anything so complex such as full telepathy or actual speech. Though to be honest it would be amusing to have a talking staff just to see how others would react.
