Ignorance the Innocent
MystaransProphet of Not-Knowing and Mystery
"Ignorance is not stupidity. It is the openness that enables wonder. I help people appreciate what they don't know.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Garden of Sacred Ignorance
- Civilization
- Mystarans
Appearance
• Physical: Ignorance embodies not-knowing—she seems free from information, her presence feels like openness, her features suggest all who don't know simultaneously. She seems to glow with innocent energy. • Clothing: She wears simple garments without symbols. She carries no books or learning tools. • Distinguishing Marks: Her touch creates temporary forgetting. She has a habit of not knowing things others assume she should.
Relationships
- Family - Ignorance-seers are her family; she exists within all not-knowing
- Allies - Other ignorance-seers; those who've found wisdom through her guidance
- Rivals - Those who oppose mystery; know-it-alls who think everything can be known
Personality
- Traits: Genuinely ignorant, surprisingly wise, protective of mystery, aware of not-knowing's value
- Mannerisms: Asks basic questions, speaks in terms of mystery, becomes distressed by too much knowing
- Voice: Simple and questioning, with a quality that makes people question what they know
Backstory
Ignorance was born during a moment of perfect not-knowing and has always been connected to mystery. She discovered she could read prophecies in ignorance—not-knowing, innocence, the openness that enables discovery. She's become the foremost ignorance-seer in Mystara, consulted by those seeking to understand the value of not-knowing.
Daily Life
She maintains the Garden, reads ignorance-prophecies for visitors, and trains apprentices in mystery-divination. She spends her days exploring not-knowing, seeking visions in innocence. She works to help people appreciate mystery.
Secret
Ignorance has seen that perfect knowledge is the end of wonder—and that preserving mystery might require preventing some discoveries.
Story Hooks
- 1 Ignorance has a mystery-prophecy about the party and invites them to the Garden
- 2 Mystery is disappearing from an area and she needs help investigating the cause
Narrative Value
Ignorance provides ignorance-based prophecy and guidance about mystery. Her vision of knowledge and wonder creates philosophical stakes while her abilities offer unique plot opportunities involving discovery and the unknown. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════