Guide

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Guide can vary somewhat in their appearance but they are always small and compact. They can usually fly or hover but if they can't they are quick. They are also most commonly cute or cuddly in some manner they find irritating and try and compensate for it by being aggressive and off-putting. Guide are usually quite expressive and have a built in array of UI elements that they call on command to illustrate their points.

CULTURE

After the Guide managed to smuggle their way into the Oob (usually by high jacking an abandoned player character) they discovered, much to their chagrin, that they can't actually exist for long without bonding to and guiding another person. Much to the chagrin of those the Guide bond to consent is not necessary to the procedure. There is a process called De-Bonding that can rid a Nipik of this unwanted relationship but it is expensive in terms of resources. Some Guide bestow powers through this bond but most will just say this is the case. Many Nipik regard Guide with some disdain as they are seen as Gamer collaborators since they appeared to have a special exempt status from the horrors Gamers inflict. Unlike other Nipik, Guide did not gain self awareness through a Glitch but rather through proximity and cooperation with Gamers which is another reason they have earned some ire. Most Guide are bonded to either the very powerful (if they bestow some kind of power through the bond) or to some low dreg that couldn't afford to have them de-bonded (if they don't bestow a power and/or are considered irritating to be around).