I need good suggestions for a cuddly unassuming mascot for my party. It needs to be believably intelligent, points if it’s pudgy. Think Winnie the Pooh. It’s intended to be a ruse for a crazy powerful being.

Edit: The creature is a small reddish brown furred rodent like creature. He's about 14 inches high, and he has an autumn yellow canvas cloak. all he wants is a walnut. His names Fernoin. 

Red-tail panda.

Baby owlbear.

Blink dog

cat. whatever kind you want, points if chonky

flumph

qwest sprout(look it up if you dont know)

Baby were? Wolf, Boar... whatever. It wasn't their fault. But they do have a disease

Edited: Remembered it has to be pudgy.. Werebear or Wereboar? Does a WereOwlBear exist?

chwinga are very cute.  small elementals that like to follow humanoids around and sometimes help them.

Another way to do this is just to combine some slightly monstrous feature onto a familiar beast.

For instance, a dog with the feet of a cat, letting it climb.

Or a rooster with the head of a goat. Instead of crowing, it bleats really loud and butts heads with creatures it doesn't like.

Or maybe a small constrictor snake with fur so that when it "cuddles" it looks like a boa or hand-made scarf.

An ancient golden dragon... in the form of a fluffy orange cat. 

For its own reasons, it has sworn to be a neutral observer of the party, following them around wherever they go, not helping (beyond its limited capacity as a very intelligent cat) and never intentionally revealing its true nature. 

Then you can have a cool moment where, if the players have earned its trust and are in a bind, the cat can step out and breathe scorching flames all over whatever baddies they're up against and possibly turn the tide in battle. 

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An ancient golden dragon... in the form of a fluffy orange cat. 

For its own reasons, it has sworn to be a neutral observer of the party, following them around wherever they go, not helping (beyond its limited capacity as a very intelligent cat) and never intentionally revealing its true nature. 

Then you can have a cool moment where, if the players have earned its trust and are in a bind, the cat can step out and breathe scorching flames all over whatever baddies they're up against and possibly turn the tide in battle. 

        Draconis ex machina.

Fuzzy beholder