The history of the Nut

People, demons, and indeed everyone who has outgrown a dwarf and walks on two legs at the same time, rarely turn their gaze down, but even less often raise their heads to the tops of trees. And very few people, in principle, think about what trees are and what kind of life boils in their branches.
 
For the great races of the Sphere, trees are valuable only as building materials for houses, castles and siege engines, and they do not even notice the animals inhabiting the ancient forests of Ericuria, the Valley of Cold and the Southern Lands. For example, squirrels. Most likely, traveling around the world, you have never seen them. But squirrels have been looking after you for a long time.
 
Nothing can hide from their attentive and curious eyes! They follow travelers everywhere, they always know who is going where, and if you happen to spend the night in the forest, do not be surprised if you miss supplies in the morning, especially if you have stocked up on nuts for the road.
 
But squirrels are not only watching, they protect their forests as best they can, take care of age-old trees and warn bipeds that they are coming to ruin their lands. But squirrels do not have enough strength to stop civilization, inexorably advancing on their home, and they retreat further and further into impenetrable thickets and windbreaks – where the greed of people and others cannot reach yet.
But there are other proteins. The largest and strongest of these intelligent animals occasionally leave their shelters and go out into the world. Some settle near towns and villages, while others join larger animals – those who have enough strength to defend their common home. So from time to time you can see how squirrels point the way to the cleavers, making their way through the wilds to the edge of the forest.
 
Nutty is one of the warriors of the squirrel tribe. No one will ever know where he got his armor, just the right size for himself, just as no one will know how he made friends with the war boars and became their scout, and he won't tell anyone his real name. Nutty is fearless and fast as lightning, he is more agile than his fellow tribesmen and more curious than all of them put together. But what really distinguishes him from all other squirrels is that he was the first to go out into the big world openly and began to look for a two–legged friend.
 
If you are lucky enough to meet him one day and you can make friends, then know that you will find in his person a faithful companion, a devoted and incredibly useful comrade. Nutty will accompany you in any adventure, he will follow you into the darkest dungeons, will not leave you at the walls of the besieged castle, will not get lost in the metropolitan hubbub of Olannor and will not flinch under the gaze of Lord Vagrot himself! But all this – if you can win him over and gain his trust. Who knows, maybe you will be lucky!
 
Reach out your hand and let the squirrel in battle armor sniff it. Look Nutty in the eye and hold his gaze. And then, when he gets on your shoulders, hit the road. Your common journey is just beginning!