Essence of theGuide

This Essence reminds you of the first time you went on a trip somewhere. You are filled with the chaotic excitement of the first time your family got you and any siblings you may have into a car and began to drive towards some strange new destination.

• From here on out you will, on occasion, be visited by a strange looking and kookily dressed figure who will always send you to strange places and on bizarre journeys. The first time you two meet he will introduce himself as The Guide. That is about the extent of the meaningful identifying information you will get from this strange scamp.

• These journeys will take you everywhere, starting by sending you on short jaunts into cities vaguely like the one you may live in now, or ones you've seen on TV, and eventually sending you to live out entire lifetimes in strange worlds unlike Earth.

• When you complete these journeys you'll return home with a meaningful ability derived from your latest excursion, or some sort of powerful item based on the trip you just completed.

• For as long as you wish to adventure you will be able to live and go on journeys. Eventually your luck will change and you will find yourself going on fun journeys even without The Guide. At first these journeys will be less whimsical and fantastical than the ones your patron sends you on, but in time they will become weirder and more wonderful. You may someday gain the ability to become a patron of sorts yourself, and teleport people you deem deserving of or in need of adventure into strange and wonderful places. Nonetheless your patron will not stop sending you on journeys, until the day you meaningfully and truly wish for him to stop.

• You gain an endless appreciation for travel, for adventure, and for sightseeing. You also gain an array of abilities that facilitate exploring such as boundless stamina, a supernatural auto-translate ability, and an affinity for embracing new cultures in a way that is healthy and organic.