Wickerbottom is the fifth unlockable Character (1280 exp, see Experience for more information on how to unlock her). She is a librarian and an author (and apparently a publisher too), and she can identify many different types of fauna and flora by their scientific names. Wickerbottom can make all Science Machine recipes without having to build the Science Machine, but does not gain the 15 sanity per prototype for those since she already knows them at the start of the game. The rest of the recipes can be prototyped with a research machine one tier lower than the one usually required. Science Machines can make Alchemy Engine recipes. This does not apply to magic research machines. Therefore, only a Science Machine is needed to unlock all science recipes for prototyping. As of the Strange New Powers update, she requires a Shadow Manipulator in order to prototype the "On Tentacles" book.
Wickerbottom also lacks the ability to sleep in a Tent, Bed Roll, or Fur Roll due to her being an insomniac. She also receives a larger sanity loss when consuming Spoiled foods.
Special Powers
Wickerbottom's Special Power is a crafting tab called Books, as well as starting with 2 Papyrus in her inventory.
This new tab allows Wickerbottom to create different types of magical books with Papyrus and other different ingredients. Depending on what type of ingredient is added you will receive a different type of book with a different type of effect.