Reasons a Squirrel can talk

[Crothian]

In my game the PCs are going to run into a talking squirrel (basically awakened). The squirrel is basically a good/selfish guy but is going to have all sorts of tall tales on why he can talk. The real reason is his parents were talking squirrels, so of course all the children can talk.

His personality is going to be of a talker of bull. He has these most amazing stories that sound completely false. His first story is ...

"I was a great hero. Or was going to be. And like all heroes I searched out evil and found it in the form of an evil witch. And this wizard...er witch...this witch and wizard...ya, there were two of them, a witch and a wizard were up too no good. So they turned me into a squirrel."

He's not big on facts or keeping the story straight. So, anyone have some interesting ideas on why a squirrel could talk? He needs creative tales on his creation and it doesn't matter that most of them are false.

Thanks all!!

 

[alsih2o]

obviously the nuts on a tree in a deep part of the forest are magical. if the heroes bring him a LARGE selection fo these nuts, he will point out the magical ones and keep the rest for himself...

 

[Oni]

Because all squirrels talk don't you know that.


Because he was once the familiar of the great and powerful archmagus Whatshisname.


Squirrels don't actually talk, you shouldn't have eaten those berries you found back there.


Because he is the magical guardian of the forest and he must be appeased (with nuts) lest his wrath is brought down on the party.

 

[alsih2o]

Squirrels don't actually talk, you shouldn't have eaten those berries you found back there.
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oh my goodness! that is great!

 

[xrpsuzi]

Perhaps he's a pet of a spellcaster, given the ability to talk as an amusement/novelty? It's not more far fetched than some of the things moderns do for amusement. Perhaps he made a break for it and runs into the PCs.

 

[Fanog]

In the whole world, there is one squirrel that is oppointed ambassador to the rest of the intelligent species. Long ago, in a giant meeting of all squirrels, he was elected to become this ambassador. To be able to do his job, all of the other squirrels had a big ceremony that granted him the power of speech.

Fanog

 

[Aeolius]

He is actually a legendary half-celestial squirrel.

Actually, he can't talk. There is a pixie using ventriloquism, hiding in a nearby tree.

He is related to a talking duck named Afflack!

 

[diaglo]

obviously the nuts on a tree in a deep part of the forest are magical. if the heroes bring him a LARGE selection fo these nuts, he will point out the magical ones and keep the rest for himself...

the treants aren't going to be happy having their nuts picked...

 

[Aeolius]

the treants aren't going to be happy having their nuts picked...

Bwahahahaha!

Okay...whose going to clean all this coffee off my monitor?!?

 

[Douane]

Why would a squirrel talk?

I guess this person would have no trouble getting him to do so.




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