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"Hmm. You know how people tend to go way overboard if they're ordered to engage in violence with no limitations on what they can do?" Gershom always found that a fascinating phenomenon, one of the strongest indications that villainy and intelligence were somehow connected. Non-sentient animals didn't show it; even if trained to fight, they mostly acted within the limits of their training. Sentients, though - sentients had an almost unlimited capacity for misinterpreting an order.
But... if left unchecked, that phenomenon would give the cat an excuse to dock their pay. Gershom wasn't about to let that happen.
"Unless you're testing us for that, let's draw a definite hard line. How much damage is too much? Arson? Murder? Broken brakes on otherwise untouched trucks? Completely natural crustacean forgetfulness resulting in gas explosions?"

Spoiler: Gershom Sauermann, Hypnotist (click to show/hide)

Name: Gershom Sauermann
Animal Species: Intelligent Raven
Size: 24 inches from bill to tail
Job / Class: Hypnotherapy Postgraduate / Mental Wizard
Special Trait: Voice of Sauermann - if I pick my words carefully and control my tone of voice, I can speak in such a way that anyone hearing me will feel a strong, deep desire to agree without thinking.

Stats
Mind: 4
Strength: 0
Dexterity: 0

Equipment
Magic Focus (Mental Magic): a walnut-sized crystal ball fitted to a collar, which shows anything I want it to show and magically attracts the attention of anyone who sees it.
Spellbook (Mental Magic): an enormous, horribly dry monography on all the spells that were ever known to influence minds. It's a great aid in hypnosis, since it drives lesser minds into stupor within minutes of trying to read it.
Robert Smith: a heavy-set orangutan with a football player's build and some neatly trimmed, polished nails. He is enthralled by equal amounts of magic and reason, and believes that I always have the best idea on what to do.