Baot

Baot is a mythological figure featured prominently in the Second Compendium, primarily detailed in the Book of Boat. He is said to have had the power to play music to summon the sun. He is also said to have had a very good grasp of languages.

The Book of Baot
The tale of Baot is told in the eponymous Book of Boat. Baot was supposedly a man from a far away land, who travelled around the world bringing song and music to all he met. It is speculated that Baot was not his given name, as it is said that he had a habit of asking the people he met to give him their own name everywhere he went.

Baot is said to have arrived at Pighollow, during an evening when the monastery was under attack by the forces of Wq'qay. He then rushed up the mountainside to the monastery, and played his music in a hidden spot atop a tree, making the sun come out. The servants of Wq'qay could not handle the sun, and were burnt up.

After this, he is said to have stayed at the monastery for a long time, during which he converted to the Rectangle and was tutored by Piggie-Senpai himself. Baot is said to have written much, but none of his writings are believed to have survived.

After one year, the monastery was again assaulted by Wq'qay, and the monastery was ill-prepared. In the fray, Baot is said to have gotten confused and rushed for his old spot in the tree. However, he had forgotten his instrument and was spotted by a servant of Wq'qay while climbing, and shot down.

It is said that a watchtower was built on the spot were the tree stood, after the tree was felled in a later attack. The watchtower is said to have had a bell that mimiced the song of Baot.