Does fixing Puppet work in 6.8? I've found Puppet dozens of times, I've even seen it pop up in town, but no matter how many essences I have on me, it never gives me the option to interact with it.
EDIT: I was able to fix broken puppet the first time I saw it on a new save. No idea what the heck the difference was. I was earlier in the game than I was on the other save, so maybe stats can break it?
EDIT 2: I found Raving Fan, he is NOT from the bandit boss. To get Fan, you have to defeat Lesser Commander, who is hanging around to the right of the alternative gate to get into the second area (skip the entrance to the Docks and keep following the wall).