I'm currently considering using some elements from the Artificer to represent this versus developing a fully independent class of Teknicians. As many homebrewers know, I'll probably do both.
The case in question is that every race and/or cultural group starts with a Feat. All of the Ken, those that Know, start with Magic Initiate. The Kin, those that Love, start with a Beast Companion Feat similar to the Beastmaster Feature of that name.
Would Magical Tinkering alone be enough? Or would a single Infusion be more appropriate?
