Putty (party member)

"I want this village to be jam packed with Putties! Till then, I'll make a living by selling the various things I picked up on my voyage! I think you should buy them!"

- Bachelard

Putty, known in Japan as Master Konjac, is a hidden party member of the Traveling Putty race in Magical Vacation. Their original name is Bachelard, and they are a user of wood magic.

Party member
Bachelard will join the party in Osim Village if all twenty putty peas have been retrieved. Their initial levels are level 180 and magic level 90.

Their element is wood, represented by the spirit Sticky. Its spells hit single and 2x2 targets, with a chance to lower magic defense. For stats, Bachelard is proficient in spirit and MP.

Max stats
These totals may vary based on stat allocation bias.

Personality
Bachelard enjoys taking journeys around the world by themself, and their second-favorite activity is journeying with others. In Japanese, they habitually close sentences with ぺたん petan, a common trait among Putties.

Appearance
Like all other putties, Bachelard's body is made from grey mashed konjac. Their figure is oddly square, and they have a pair of beady blue eyes.

Magical Vacation
The party first encountered Bachelard at Ville de Souris, asking a souris salsemen if he had putty peas in stock. Unfortunately, the souris did not seem to know what putty peas were, leading Bachelard to believe that such an item could not be found in the Light Realm.

Later on, Bachelard wandered around Tapioca Tea Village in the Dark Realm, saying they were returning to the desolate Osim Village with no putty peas, and feared for the future of the species. By the time the party reached Osim Village past Treeman Colony, Bachelard was seen lying face-down in exhaustion. They would not stand up until Mace was talked to in the locked house at Abos Village, given a putty pea, and chose to abandon Masala Chai Village to live in Osim instead. Afterwards, the party talked to Bachelard and gave them putty peas to help repopulate the village.

Trivia

 * Their name comes from 'Gaston Bachelard', a French philosopher from the 19th century who became famous for his writings on the poetic imagination.