[Wolfson]

Ironically, a Prootwaddle was one of the most iconic NPCs in my original TFT campaign. I don't remember how he cropped up, but he fell in with the party, who - while deeming him a nuisance - figured he'd be handy for menial things they didn't want to do themselves... like watch the horses while they went into the dungeon.

Of course, once they got out, the horses were gone. Fleebur (the Prootwaddle's name - although I later determined that ALL Prootwaddles from that tribe were named "Fleebur") had traded them for a cool-looking dufflebag. The party almost killed him right then, except there turned out to be a couple of "items of interest" in the bag, which set them off on another adventure.

From then on, Fleebur the Prootwaddle became the ultimate MacGuffin for me to use on unsuspecting (or even totally suspecting) Player Characters.

PS: I always pictured Prootwaddles as resembling "Bat Mite" from one of the animated Batman series back in the '70s...