'''{{Anchor|Desert Familiar}}:''' A 1st level level desert initiate gain a [[SRD:Cat|cat]] or a [[SRD:Tiny Viper|snake]] familiar as a wizard of her level. Alternatively she may replace take another appropriated familiar at the DM's discretion. If she already had a familiar she gain a +4 bonus to determine the power of her desert familiar or she may instead count her Desert Initiate level as level in the appropriated class to determine the power of her other familiar.

'''{{Anchor|Desert Spells}} :''' A 2nd level desert initiate add the following spells to her spell list, if she is spontaneous caster she instead add them to her spell known list.