Guido

Character Overview

Race: Rat

Class: Scout / Animal Companion

Affiliation: Temerity

Location: Tidecaller (Ship)

Status: Alive

Guido is a vice-ridden but surprisingly effective rat scout traveling with the party as part of Temerity’s menagerie. Originally a city rat from Durvish City, he serves as a primary source of reconnaissance in exchange for bribes of cheese and alcohol.

Biography & Personality

Guido is defined by his gluttony and his penchant for spirits. He is frequently described as being “drunk as a lord” or nursing a colossal hangover, yet he remains a crucial asset for the party’s reconnaissance efforts. Despite his grumpy demeanour and tendency to bite his “employer” when dissatisfied, he is loyal to those who keep him fed. He is small enough to infiltrate locked rooms and can communicate with other rats to gather local intelligence.

Campaign History

• Entry 01 (Recruitment): Temerity recruited Guido in Durvish City using bribes of ale and cheese to track a mysterious man in a black cloak.
• Entry 01 (The Hawk Bait): The party used a drugged Guido as live bait to catch a hawk. Despite being wounded by the bird of prey, he was healed with a potion and slept through the entire ordeal.
• Entry 02 (Consulting Local Rats): In Avalon, a hungover Guido consulted with local market rats to help find the party’s quarry.
• Entry 04 (Mightrest Skirmish): During a fight in the tavern kitchen, Guido bit the Gnome Cook, though he complained loudly that the gnome tasted bad.
• Entry 05 (Pranking Gorg): Guido assisted in a prank on Gorg the innkeeper, running up the half-orc’s arm to throw back his hood.
• Entry 06 (Troll Inspection): Guido was used to sniff an ice troll carcass for poison or disease before the party attempted to cook it.
• Entry 08 (Dragon Meat Sickness): Guido suffered severe food poisoning after eating undercooked Dragon Meat, resulting in constant belching for a day.
• Entry 11 (Prison Infiltration): While the party was jailed by The Displaced, Guido was sent to gather information on the cavern’s inhabitants.
• Entry 16 (The Ring of Orris): Guido stole a bottle of mead that turned out to contain the Ring of Orris. He was launched from the bottle by Runcible’s fire breath, landing with singed whiskers.
• Entry 19 (Spying on Anaphel): In Pinechill, Temerity bribed Guido to spy on Anaphel, where the rat witnessed the aasimar’s radiant true form.
• Entry 32 (Warehouse Incident): During an investigation in Bridgeport, Guido became intoxicated on spilled wine while the party fought animated statues.
• Entry 34 (The Sick Courier): Aboard the Paddle Steamer, Guido was carried to a porthole by Runcible to spy on a sick courier, identifying her as Loraleia.
• Entry 35 (The Mayfield Bag): Guido located a missing bag for Mary-Ann Mayfield, which had been sitting next to her the entire time.
• Entry 38 (Escape from Onasea): Guido travelled to the Bandit Lake House on the back of Temerity’s giant crocodile form following an ambush by necromancers.
• Entry 39 (Voyage to Adalens): Guido is currently aboard the Tidecaller (Ship) as the party sails toward Adalens.

Key Relationships

• Temerity: His primary “employer” and caretaker. Their relationship is purely transactional, fuelled by cheese and ale.
• Korako: His frequent travel companion. The two are often left in safe spots together during combat.
• Runcible: The pseudodragon often serves as Guido’s transport, carrying him to high windows or portholes for scouting, though they have a history of singed whiskers.
• Theren: The warlock occasionally understands Guido’s complaints via magical speech and has been forced to handle the rat when he is too drunk to walk.

Notable Equipment

• Little Carry Sack (for Guido): A specialized carrying pouch crafted for him by Temerity using off-cuts from wolf pelts.
• Ring of Orris: Though not his equipment, he was the one who initially discovered it at the bottom of a mead bottle.