Miggpli

Miggpli is a wildlife researcher temporarily residing in Uum's house in Taodal. Physically, he resembles a man-sized caterpillar with six pairs of limbs, with the front half of his body standing up to allow for carrying things. He has two eyes and a pair of feelers on his chin. His visible body has a uniform, dark brown-green color.

Background
He's become a zoologist after his parents sent him to Shiroo for education, getting caught up in an on-going craze for morphology research and has catalogued 286 different species so far. The current global research, the count of which is in tens of thousands, doesn't include small creatures due to the insane scope of that sort of project. He follows a philosophical religion of living mystery that seeks self-betterment as a path to enlightenment, noticeable by the pendant he wears, and it might play a role in his generally friendly attitude that accompanies his shyness.

He's not engaged with Uum whose house he resides in. They're both zoologists and she was a senior in the group Miggpli studied in. After some fight with someone higher up, she decided to leave and settled in Taodal.

Player interactions
He can be first encountered when Shyni sends the player to Uum to ask about the cursed bowl, but instead of her, they find Miggpli. He gives the player valuable advice and information about Sejan's fauna if they ask about it. Note that the player needs to encounter the animals first before they can ask Miggpli about them. The player can also ask him about the tablet map and cursed bowl, which is the main reason why they've even come to him, but he has no explanation.

Cuoxur research
The player can ask Miggpli if he needs help with anything, who asks them, should they want to, tag two Cuoxur males and two females with colored starfish-like shells of animals called Amouls, since they're hard to discern and too aggresive for Miggpli to approach. Starting this quest will temporarily make the Cuoxur pit event much more frequent. All of the required animals can be tagged in a single encounter this way. Previously, all four (at minimum) speciment had to be found, fought, and tagged afterwards.

Once that is done, the two go observe the local Cuoxur population outside of Taodal. Miggpli turns out to be easily fatigued, stopping to catch his breath - that is, unless the player gives him a piggyback ride, succesful with Strength 6. At the appropriate location, the two start digging a small trench to hide in to observe the animals. The player does most of the work, making Miggpli feel ever so slightly embarassed and he promises the player a drink for later. After setting up the lure, a Giadendrin pheromone, they hide in the hole and pass time to wait for any specimen by playing Oiai, a board game, since they need to stay quiet. Some time afterwards, Cuoxurs show up and proceed with mating rituals that Miggpli carefully writes down.

By the time he and the player finish up and return to the village, it's already evening. Saying their good nights, the two part ways.

Meirolli klatch for two
When the player visits Miggpli again, he invites them for a drink, leading them into a side room filled with pillows. Uum most probably uses it for relaxation while Miggpli uses it to sleep too, as he doesn't want to disturb her personal room. He brings a large ceramic vessel filled with Meirolli and offers some to the player. Unlike the one in the tavern, this one's of very good quality. If the player doesn't want to drink alcohol, Miggpli offers them some home-made pulp juice.

The player has five questions to ask him, but can only pick three. On the fourth one, if the player character is female, Miggpli ends the evening, saying he's tired and the player's possible attempts at flirting with him are fruitless. However, if the player character is male, Miggpli instead stands up and brings a platter of various fruits and berries to offer to the player. His behavior quickly changes, going from handing the player the various treats to kissing and undressing him.

The player can ask Miggpli what's he doing, not getting much of an answer. On repeated rejections, he stops and apologises in embarassment before the player leaves. The player can also choose to let him continue, engaging in sex and spending the night with him. The following day, the player wakes up in the pillow room and, after a short morning talk, leaves. Miggpli mentions that he's leaving for Shiroo soon after finishing his Cuoxur research and that he would be happy if the player would meet him there too. On the next visit, if he was rejected, he apologises about his advancements, saying that after bringing his habits from Shiroo, he felt like he needed to be more assertive and overdone it.

Trivia

 * From v1 to v2, Miggpli's height changed and he's now noticeably shorter.
 * He can detect nerve signals of someone else through his skin. This catches him by surprise if he spends a night with the player.