AHMOSE SAND-SCHOLAR
Desert ScholarsResearcher and Lore Keeper
"Knowledge is the desert's true treasure. I preserve it against the winds of ignorance.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Great Library of the Sands
- Civilization
- Desert Scholars
Appearance
• Physical: Scholarly and absorbed with ink-stained fingers and permanently squinting eyes. His movements are precise and economical. • Clothing: Simple scholar's robes covered in pockets for writing supplies, a heavy pendant bearing his family's scholarly seal. • Distinguishing Marks: His right hand is slightly larger from a lifetime of writing; he has a small burn scar from a magical text.
Relationships
- Family - Three generations of scholars; his daughter is his research assistant
- Allies - Other scholars who share research, students who seek his knowledge
- Rivals - Competing researchers, officials who want to control information
Personality
- Traits: Meticulous and thorough, genuinely loves research, surprisingly passionate about obscure topics, fiercely protective of knowledge
- Mannerisms: Tests pens on his thumb when thinking; arranges books obsessively; speaks of knowledge as if it's sacred
- Voice: Precise and academic, becoming excited when discussing his research
Backstory
Ahmose was born to a family of scholars and has spent his entire life in the library. He has researched countless topics and written dozens of treatises. His knowledge is encyclopedic.
Daily Life
Spends mornings researching, afternoons writing, evenings studying new topics. He rarely leaves the library.
Secret
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Story Hooks
- 1 Someone has learned of his hidden knowledge and is trying to extract it from him.
- 2 The hidden knowledge is needed to prevent a catastrophe, and he needs help recovering it.