I got it, but I am currently going through some computer troubles, and I'm not sure if I'll have it up and running again by the weekend, so I might miss out on the first session.
Cool. My previous DM only thought that an unarmed strike was a punch and thought that there was no way to use a spear or quarterstaff and still be able to use unarmed strikes as a bonus action when using one.
Yeah, I never used it before, and it was quite strange. Your character reminds me of a character I once had in my party in one of my games. He had 20 Cha, but like 4 int and he was the stupidest and most beautiful half orc ever. We got so much free stuff with him.
IMO, they're the best animal companion because 1 they have multiple movement types, including good flight, they have flyby, blindsight, and very impressive poison damage which doesn't allow a save, so if you get hit with it you're like extra dead. And they look sweet AF.