Clerk! Though your adherence to protocol is admirable, normal quarantine procedures between employees do not apply in the case of the Swift Bathetic. He has earned the right to touch whoever he likes. It may even mean he likes you. If his hand lingers too long, you will have to find your own way out.
— The Widsith Institute
The Swift Bathetic is one of the first characters encountered by the player. He escorts the player character to Parlay's Suites.
The Bathetic is a prideful creature who displays avian characteristics in both his appearance and personality. His artwork and employment within the Institute suggest that he was once a Clerk.
Appearance
The Swift Bathetic wears a rubber suit similar to those worn by the other Clerks. Unlike theirs, however, his suit is covered in bird feathers.
His Dutch Frame is concealed beneath the layers of feathers, becoming visible when he puffs out his chest. Due to his hunched gait, he appears considerably shorter than the player character.