If a spell caster with a familiar enters a dead magic zone, what happens to their familiar? I know they can't cast spells and such, but is the familiar still a familiar with it's non-spell based abilities, or what? Could a witch okay with not using magic live Smokeside in Alkenstar to avoid those that might use magic to hunt her, but still keep her familiar while she's there and when she leaves?
Having a familiar is an extraordinary ability and their existence isn't magical, they're classified as a magical beast, though that doesn't stop existing in an anti-magic zone. If your at least fifth level your speech is also extraordinary, though your empathy is shut off because that's supernatural. You can still commune though, that's an extraordinary ability, though casting spells is shut down...