(11-08-2014, 01:27 PM)Unnamed Mercenary Wrote: I think I remember this getting answered in a lore thread somewhere, source unknown, so I'll write as opinion until fact-checked.
I've been under the impression that the amount of free-will a summon has is dependant on the arcanist. Almost like there is a gradient from [mechanical]<--------->[sparkly fluffy pet] and each arcanist's ability to summon a carbuncle/egi/faerie falls somewhere on that plane.
This is kinda shown in game with all the very stationary carbuncles in t Arcanist's Guild, that are basically just standing there, commandless.
Yeah, but that does not clarify much. Tons of npcs stand sentry. Are guards not cognizant people?
Egis are fleshed out to be mindless husks derived from a primal's essence while fairies are not only self aware but capable of going against you. Egis are automatons while fairies are tiny people. Thematically carbuncles should fall in the middle, sentient but only in an animal sense.
