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SPECIAL ABILITIES
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Link A druid can handle her animal companion as a free action, or push it as a move action, even if she doesn’t have any ranks in the Handle Animal skill. The druid gains a +4 circumstance bonus on all wild empathy checks and Handle Animal checks made regarding an animal companion.
Shared Vigilance Both a bodyguard and its master gain Alertness as a bonus feat whenever they are adjacent.
Tricks Combat Trained (Attack, Come, Defend, Down, Guard, Heel), Track, Rescue, Sneak
Tenacious Guardian At 3rd level, a bodyguard can always act in a surprise round (though it remains flat-footed until it acts). As long as its master is adjacent, a bodyguard remains conscious (though it becomes staggered) when its hit points fall below 0. While below 0 hit points, the bodyguard loses 1 hit point per round but gains a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saving throws, and skill checks, dying only if its hit points reach a negative total equal to its Constitution score plus its master’s class level.
Devotion An animal companion gains a +4 morale bonus on Will saves against enchantment spells and effects.