Ok I have a character who cannot speak due to an unfortunate accident of... him talking back and having his tongue removed, now I want him to have a companion that can speak high speech, I had originally planned for it to be a Ferret but I was told they would not be able to speak high speech at all, so I am in need of assistance. Orion is a very submisive dog *no wolf ancestry in him* so having a large carnivore is out of the question, and don't really see him having a bird that can talk either, and though I may have to go with it, I do not wish for him to have a cat companion either.
Anyone have any suggestions as to what type of companion Orion might have that would work with him to translate what he says? (he knows a form of sign language)
I know that there was a red fox here once that could speak high speech - they're close enough to canines so that they can speak the High Speech, but not close enough to be considered a real dog. I think that red foxes and arctic foxes are native to Nova Scotia. ^^
If you don't like that idea and wish to go with the bird idea instead, corvids (ravens and crows) have extremely adept vocal cords and can speak and repeat lines in English; I'm sure one of them would be able to speak High Speech. :3
Not looking for a dog type companion, and Orion is from Greece and will be bringing his companion with him.
Might I suggest a rat (Rattos rattus), brown hare (Lepus europaeus) or a bat (Rhinolphus ferrumeguinum)? All of the indigenous to Greece.
If you are looking for a more interesting companion you could try a viper (Vipera berus) or a Greek tortoise (Testudo hermanni). With a little imagination and a background story I suppose any of these could learn high speech.
EDIT: Agh. Sunny you stole my 'deas! xD
you guys have crazy Ideas, I have talked with Kiri about it, and will bring in ferret (was somewhat approved for it... must have goooood reason for it though hahaha) at start and then find NPC fox or dog or wolf that will help translate for him later on depending on how his life goes when he joins so here's hoping.