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A crow (or raven if you prefer). I've never had one as a pet, but it's at the top of my list. One time, i was chilling out in King's Park after a hard weekend and absently threw a chip to a crow that was hanging around. It was wary at first but it kept coming back, each time getting closer and closer until eventually it took a chip from my hand. That's when i first noticed their eyes. Deep, deep blue-grey (not dark) that hints of the intelligence and wisdom you usually associate with a mage's familiar. And this impression can't be all cosmetic either for they surely must be amongst the most intelligent of birds. You never see a crow lying dead on the side of the road... If you could acquire one early in its life, i'm sure it would would make a great pet. Or master. ;P