Lessons

Barkley Twigsworth’s Adventuring Lesson #12 Before embedding with the natives, make sure to know their diet.
Barkley Twigsworth’s Adventuring Lesson #27 A Druid can live on goodberries alone, but a wizard should always carry a scroll of animal friendship.
Barkley Twigsworth’s Adventuring Lesson #44 The dimension door spells have a practical safe height, especially if you can’t fly.
Neville: “Stick, what are you ratting on about?”
Barkley: “Oh, just passing out hard-learned lessons from my former traveling companions.”
Barkley Twigsworth’s Adventuring Lesson #63 Rings of the ram are not meant to be inserted into—
Quicksilver:
Neville: “Hold on there, how many companions have you had over the years?”
Barkley: “Hm.. let me think. There was Mage Zeyana. He suffered a broken heart when he was stabbed five times after insulting the new king. It was quite a beautiful wedding up to that point, but I don’t think the grand artificer understood that he should have given the love position to the queen before they were married.
I spent a few years with Lord Cirian, the life of every party… until that never-ending feast spell of his own design. He really should have had it create food and drink instead of intoxicating hunger.
A favorite of mine was the explorer Filrana who found the lost tribe of Yaun-Ti on Dra'mosi, the original inhabitants of the Kal'issa Islands, and was eaten.
I was working with Mavouc Woldchest when he discovered that there isn’t a door to the heavens at the top of the sky, but I expect he found one when he hit the ground.
Glive Glinklale was eaten.
Tarathiel Venqen was eaten by a bear.
… a lot of them were eaten, actually.”
Quicksilver:
Neville: “Have all of your 'companions' suffered gruesome fates?”
Barkley: “Oh, no. Old Elisen died of natural causes. He accidentally turned himself to stone.”
Neville: “I've had my share of adventures, and stick, I don’t really think you should be giving out advice.”
Barkley: “Look who’s all high and mighty because they were once mortal and could travel alone. Do you know what mortal means? Dies from stupidity. I’m hoping to keep my companion around a bit longer this time so I don’t get stuck in another bear cave or used to as a coat rack or.. or... chewed on by crazed cannibals.”
Neville: “You know they can’t hear me, right? How do you think this conversation is sounding right about now?”
Barkley: “...”
Barkley: “GET THIS DREADFUL… get this dreadful mandolin away from me!”