• carries the skull of his lost best friend/pet. talks to them
• You are raised from the dead by a necromancer. Instead of a slave, they just want a friend.
• anthropomorphizing - sees human qualities in the inanimate object

tactless Elf Cleric from a recently erupted volcano village who carries the skull of their best friend

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• adds tattoo to his/her skin for every new place they visit
• Two friends and fellow magicians become bitter enemies after a sudden tragedy. As they devote themselves to this rivalry, they make sacrifices that bring them fame but with terrible consequences.