a.k.a. Dabs, Penelope, Lucky Penny, “that Dab-wick Kid,” Sling Toad, Catwick, Spiderwick, Frogwick, Dogwick, Trogwick, Sickwick, Goldwick, Birdwick, Octowick, Baitwick, Spritewick, Smokewick, Dabwick Skywin Freewing
DRUID (Urban Druid) 12
A Halfling first encountered wearing a magical hat (a Cap of Human Guise) that allowed them to change their appearance. Brandished a handmade green flag hanging from a darkwood quarterstaff. Carried a leather satchel containing their “credentials:” a vellum document proclaiming them to be the “Official” Premiere (Honorary) “Building Inspector” of Cassomir.
Traveled to Thrushmoor on the Sellen Starling with Skywin Freeling as additional muscle for the dangerous journey (spurred on by a prophetic vision by their friend Jaydove).
In Chapter 43, Dabwick was seen spending their time on the ship keeping things clean and proselytizing the joys of Cassomir to the Briarstone survivors.
In Chapter 49, Dabwick shared that they hail from Cassomir, which they love beyond measure, and that they had been dreaming about a “Conglomerate City”—a place they imagined as a city made of other cities, full of balance and understanding.
During the Skum attack on the Sellen Starling in Chapter 50 (Part 2), Dabwick was revealed to be an Urban Druid, whose profession in Cassomir was as a ratter. They made use of the Protection Domain, which relates to slate, walls, gravel, and cobblestones. They meditate for spells at dusk.
In Chapter 51, Dabwick felt the energy of two cities co-existing in the same place, and saw Carcosa in person for the first time. Shortly thereafter, they joined Dora, Grip, and Rony in their assault on Fort Hailcourse, hoping to be of assistance in taking care of Thrushmoor’s Skum infestation.
By Chapter 58, deep within the fort, near death, and dealing with Rony’s paranoia, they began to wonder if they were comfortable traveling with the party. In Chapter 60, they shared their concerns about the party’s goals and morality with Skywin.
In Chapter 61, Dabwick gained the ability to alter self at will. Later, while wrestling with their concerns about traveling with the party, a conversation with Grip about Carcosa (where he clearly went out of his way to protect Dabs) provided them some comfort and reassured them that they were of vital importance to the party.
In Chapter 62, Dabwick revealed that they used to do some ratting work in the city of Cassomir for Miacknian Mun, and that’s where Dabwick first saw Carcosa in a painting. It was a powerful moment for them, but they are learning to have a new perspective on what Carcosa is. In the same chapter, they also meditated on their past experience with Eirost Coldfury.
In Chapter 63, Dabwick developed the ability to transform themself into a Boggard, and in Chapter 64 they turned into a Grippli.
In Chapter 65, Dabwick revealed an ability to summon significant creatures to do battle at the party’s side, when they summoned their first Muddy Buddy. They added to their arsenal in Chapter 71 by summoning Irrisen wildcats and Fire Elementals, and in Chapter 72 by summoning Water Elementals.
In Chapter 74, while meditating for spells, Dabwick experienced a vision of the Conglomerate City.
In Chapter 78, Dabwick heard the name of Xhamen-Dor spoken by Weiralai and was seeded.
In Chapter 81, Dabwick, having just heard the name Xhamen-dor, descended to the sub-basement of Iris Hill while trying to simply get on top of what was going on. They were absolutely terrified and didn’t know what to expect.
In Chapter 84, while meditating for spells, Dabwick experienced a vision of their very earliest days.
In Chapter 87, Dabwick found some sympathy for Vik’s paranoia about Gulliver Vatticus, and felt disappointment over the revelation of Miacknian Mun’s true nature. They then meditated on how they got their name.
As the party set sail for Cassomir in Chapter 90, Dabwick was troubled by their deepening connection to Xhamen-Dor, but in Chapter 91, they managed to find some joy in returning to shipboard life and using their druidic powers to speed the journey of the Sellen Starling.
In Chapter 91, the Inmost Blot dreamed Dabwick’s dream: Dabwick dreamt that they were traveling somewhere dark, hunting and running. Their prey led them to a familiar place, but they couldn’t quite figure out where that was. Dabwick was surrounded by figures that neither recognized them or saw them, and were not with them. Dabwick’s prey escaped, and then began to chase them. The dream felt both real and true.
In Chapters 93 & 94, while meditating for spells, Dabwick meditated on their deepening connection to Xhamen-Dor and its impact on their psyche.
Due to growing up in Cassomir, Dabwick “knows from ships.”
In Chapter 95, Dabwick’s lucid dream body was killed by an Animate Dream within minutes of their first arrival in the Dreamlands. They obtained a madness of melancholia following the incident, and required a week of rest and counseling from Skywin during Chapter 96 in order to recover.
In Act III Interlude 1, Dabwick recalled a memory of their three companions from over a decade earlier that were sucked into a painting of Carcosa they uncovered in Miacknian Mun’s house in Cassomir. They further remembered that the painting then stole their memories of the experience, and that their friends remained trapped in there. In Chapter 97, they wrestled with this newfound truth, and manifested themselves in the Dreamlands as if covered in dried clay, flaking on the edges.
In Chapter 101, the Inmost Blot dreamed Dabwick’s dream: Dabwick dreamt of learning how to move, shift, and get out of the way quickly. They were alone in a dark alley, and much younger. Their progress was slow but they kept at it because they knew they needed this skill to keep them safe from the enemies that surrounded them. Their training was interrupted by a sudden shaft of light. The dream felt real, if not true.
In the same chapter, while meditating for spells, Dabwick remembered the days after the disappearance of his old ratting party, only now understanding the discrepancies, and only now able to lament how no one mourned for Sam. They vowed to make their way back to that painting in Mun’s home.
In Chapter 103, when arriving at Viscount Pietro Brellin‘s ball, Dabwick manifested a male human dream body dressed in courtly attire.
In Chapter 115, Dabwick revealed that their Cap of Human Guise once belonged to their dear friend Sam and was very important to them.
In Chapter 116, Dabwick had a dream without the influence of Xhamen-Dor: they dreamt themself on the deck of the Sellen Starling, but they changed into a large white seabird. They flew higher and higher, shrinking into a falcon, and saw the path ahead towards Cassomir.
In Chapter 117, when Dabwick was subjected to a Phantasmal Killer spell, they were menaced by a vision of Twain.
In Chapter 121, Dabwick was shaken by a serious conversation they had with Skywin following the attack of the Bloodwind.
In Chapter 126, when arriving in Arventon, Dabwick manifested their dream body as a Troglodyte.
In Chapter 129, Dabwick recalled a significant conversation with Jaydove and Skywin, where Jaydove strongly urged Dabs to take the trip north with Skywin, heavily implying Skywin would otherwise be in danger.
In Chapter 130, when the party arrived in Igguzqaiz, they were given visions of an alternate life. In theirs, Dabwick saw themself as a content middle-manager working for Cassomir, involved with waste management and disposal. They manifested their lucid dream body dressed in their clothing from that alternate life.
Following the party’s return from Igguzqaiz, while the rest of the party was suffering from madness, Dabwick was left to tend to the entire team for many, many days on their own.
In Chapter 136, Dabwick shared the name they have taken to honor their time as a member of the Starling‘s crew: Dabwick Freewing.
In the same chapter, they read a letter from Jaydove. In it, Jaydove confessed that Skywin’s safety was not the real reason she’d encouraged Dabwick to travel north, but that she did so for “purely selfish” reasons inspired by visions she’d been given from Desna. She also revealed the names of Dabwick’s parents to them: Finn, who was dead, and Lilibet, who lived in Magnimar.
In Chapter 137, when arriving in Sarnath, Dabwick manifested their dream body dressed in a dandy-ish outfit complete with an off-the-shoulder golden cloak.
In Chapter 142, when arriving in Dylath-Leen, Dabwick manifested their dream body dressed in an open blousy shirt, flowing pants, and pirate sleeves.
In Chapter 145, while the party discussed their imminent visit to the Mad Poet’s Oasis, Dabs agreed with Dora and Grip that finding Neruzavin and stopping Lowls must be their goals, but also expressed their support of the others if they also wished to recover the balance to be found by the restoration of their memories.
In Chapter 150 (Part 1), while crossing the Eastern Desert Dabwick felt their plucky resolve slipping further and further away.
When asked by the Mad Poet what in and of themself they valued most highly, Dabwick responded, “My faith. My faith in others, and my faith in myself.” In return, Dabwick received the boon of a +2 bonus to their Wisdom score.
In Chapter 155, Dabwick raised their concerns about the party’s willingness to simply murder every person they might encounter who is infected by Xhamen-Dor.
In Chapter 156, Dabwick was unable to be present while Grip ended the life of Etham Baler.
In Chapter 157, Dabwick ended the life of Nikos to spare him from the misery of his Xhamen-Dor infestation and the injuries sustained from a Seeded Corpse Puppet.
In Chapter 160, Jaydove spoke with Dabwick in greater detail about her relationship with Desna. She explained that she had learned of Lilibet and Finn from Desna as part of her efforts to atone for her manipulation of Dabwick onto the Sellen Starling. In the end, Dabwick expressed to Jaydove that they no longer held a grudge against her.
Later that same Chapter, Dabwick meditated on their fears of summoning creatures around the Xhamen-Dor infestation.
In Chapter 168, while shopping for supplies after the party’s first foray into Mun’s house, Dabwick reflected sadly on how Cassomir was looking much smaller to them after all they’d seen. Their City was no longer what it had once been to them.
In Chapter 170, after being contacted in their sleep by the Prisoner, Dabwick experienced the dream of a mysterious flash of white in the sky above prehistoric Golarion. They believed it may have been a bird flying high and fast.
In Chapter 171, Dabwick made a series of goodbyes to their community in Cassomir, having come to the belief that they might never return and that the city needed to be able to move on without their continual maintenance and intervention. They turned in their “credentials,” led a memorial service for Bucket Boy, helped out with a few last projects, cast Atonement on Tess, ate a final pea pie, and then walked away from the little flat in Greyguard’s Shadow, leaving their little flag behind.
In Chapter 174, the party discussed their preferences regarding Reincarnation and Dabwick revealed that they would be willing to return from the afterlife in that manner.
In Chapter 175, Dabwick meditated on their upcoming mission in the Mysterium.
In Chapter 176, Dabwick took the form of an Air Elemental for the first time, during their infiltration of the Mysterium.
First Reference: Chapter 36
Other Notable References: Chapter 37, Chapter 43, Chapter 49, Chapter 50 (Part 2)
First Episode As Main Character: Chapter 51