Choucho

The palace guards in The Teikodian Empire will tell you Choucho is a master of humbling metaphors. The truth is far wetter. Tasked with delivering bamboo scrolls to the war room, Choucho rushed from their morning fishing spot, a single lure still snagged in their hair. When a stern official demanded an explanation, Choucho's eyes began to stream. 'It is to remember,' they stammered, 'that even the greatest Chimper is but bait for fate.' The official, moved by this profound humility, promoted them on the spot. Since then, every accident—a spilled inkpot, a misplaced map—has been interpreted as a stroke of genius. Choucho just wishes they could get back to the river.