perhaps a stupid question… But hey, awakened animals. Does anything happen to magically extend their lifespan, or if my totem barbarian got her rat followers’ minds awoken would they still just bite it in 1 to 3 years? Most awakened animals don't have longer lifespans unless magically meddled with…and the meddlers must know their beasts, as many animals will develop problems if they live longer than usual (ask any vet), so more "fixes" may be necessary to avoid misery.#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) September 21, 2020

Rulers, your intellect is very little
And your pride both big and brittle
If you would grow great and stately
Time to rule honestly and sedately

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 9, 2020

1)
There are several sorts of mimics (intelligent, less-so “killer” mimics, and so on). The 5e designers just haven’t been bitten by (and so, reminded about) one of the smart ones yet. The ones who can lure by vocal mimicry, not just visual. Or as Dove once put it, 2)
…"If you must 'go' in unfamiliar surroundings, be rather careful about where you sit down."
(!)#Realmslore

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 9, 2020

We have a mimic that travels with our party and if destroyed rebuilds it self, it takes the form of my Drow Princess’s travelling chest of drawers, and tends to steal and devour her high class sexy lingerie, she has reduced it to splinters on many occasions I do hope someone else in the party carries a few spare scanties for her, or she'll be lingerieless in the night on all too many important occasions.

— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 9, 2020