Suggestions: Creature that speaks Ignan and Protean?


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I'm trying to find a creature that wouldn't instantly kill a Sylph, wouldn't manipulate a person and could be used to teach Ignan and Protean to a new character I'm making.

The purpose for this is backstory for a new creation of mine. Being a slave and kept in the pits of caverns for what he can remember, this character in previous iterations has learned Ignan from a flame spirit that used to dwell in the caverns. In times gone by, this area was linked with the Fire Elemental Plane and because of magic users the area exploded with magical energy. Now, this area is under control of slavers in which mine the mountains and harvest the metals and gemstones unique to this area.

A trait change means my character has the ability to learn Protean. However I do not want to work in two creatures that would teach him. One thing that has to be somewhat true, is that manipulation shouldn't be its primary focus. My character is already complex enough and that being a character hook may simply make it too messy to continue with. Additionally, I would rather stick to creatures that are from Paizo, while third-party content is allowed; I rather try and restrict this portion to official creatures.

I know of the Fire Snake spell and the 3pp race of the same name. I am unable to find a creature that would likely know both of these languages. Ydersius (CE, Serpentfolk) was/is a god that was beheaded and his head cast into fire within the Darklands. This gives me hope that something out there is possible, but with most things snaky, they get a bit mistrustful.

Scarab Sages

Magmins are Chaotic Neutral Outsiders of elemental Fire. They speak Ignan, and it's easy to imagine a smarter-than-average specimen learning to speak Protean, too. They're mischievous, but not manipulative in the least, and have no inherent quarrel with folk of the Air.


Also, a small subset of PC-class NPCs (certain Clerics and Wizards probably being the most common of these) could reasonably be expected to know both languages.


A well travelled Tengu... That said, my 8th level Tengu pirate doesn' know protean yet.


The description of the Protean language says it's nearly impossible to learn properly since it keeps changing so quickly, so I would think very few creatures other than an actual Protean would be able to teach it. Few things speak it, so it's not very practical to know, either.
That said, I doubt a Protean would just up and attack someone for no reason, every Protean is different so it's easy to think one would have at least a passing interest in elemental fire and/or the Ignan language, and Sylph in particular aren't described as of a particularly Lawful persuasion.

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Go with a protean attached to a chorus whose theme relates suitably to your other qualifications. They've got an infinite number, so make up one to fit this case. :)

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