Ma veniamo alla questione
Stavo girovagando sulla Pagina dei Daimon americana quando, all'improvviso, mi imbatto nelle FAQ, che comincio a leggere con curiosità. Arrivata alla numero quattordici mi fermo, colpita.
Ve la cito:
La mia reazione iniziale è stata "cosa? Se un Daimon muta non è stabile, e se è stabile non muta!" Leggendo più attentamente e riflettendoci meglio, però, trovo che non sia una cosa così insensata. Vorrei sentire i vostri pareri in proposito, magari esperienze o quant'altro.14) My dæmon's settled, but he still changes form. Is he really settled?
The answer to this varies from person to person. Since the dæmon's form has to be imagined, you can still imagine the dæmon "changing" even after you are settled. In a perfect world the dæmon being settled would mean the form is settled, too, but since they aren't tangible, it's not always that simple. Rookie has been settled for almost six years now as I write this, but he still becomes something else daily, even if for a short period of time. Still, he is the definition of settled. If that's confusing, think of it this way: The dæmon doesn't settle, YOU do. The animal form that best represents you is the one best suited to your dæmon, and probably the one that's easiest to envision them as. But why does a dæmon settle? It's because you've grown into your own, so to speak. You're not so radically influenced by the world around you. Your personality, overall, won't go through any more changes. Your beliefs, hobbies, and ideas may change, but your dæmon will still represent the whole of you that matters and is stable. And even if your temperament and other traits do change, it's likely the animal will reflect this as well, e.g. male lions becoming more lethargic and raccoons more surly. And while the dæmon's personality is fixed, the visual form is whatever you make it out to be.
Despite my dæmon frequently taking other forms, I know he is settled. No other creature screams 'Rookie' like the black coyote. No other animal fits me in such detail that it's creepy at times. I could be nothing else; I am nothing else. The dæmon settling is much more than the dæmon not changing anymore. (Sometimes a dæmon can stay in a form for over a year, but eventually shuck it because it wasn't right.) You should know if they're changing because you're uncomfortable with their "settled" form, or just because it's out of habit. Look for the answer inside yourself.