Knowledge the Learned
MystaransProphet of Learning and Understanding
"Knowledge is not power. It is the foundation of wisdom. I help people understand what they need to know.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Library of All Knowing
- Civilization
- Mystarans
Appearance
• Physical: Knowledge embodies learning—they seem to contain all information, their presence feels like understanding, their features suggest all scholars simultaneously. They seem to glow with intellectual energy. • Clothing: They wear garments covered in symbols of knowledge. They carry books and learning tools. • Distinguishing Marks: Their touch creates temporary understanding. They have a habit of knowing what people need to learn.
Relationships
- Family - Knowledge-seers are their family; they exist within all learning
- Allies - Other knowledge-seers; those who've learned through their guidance
- Rivals - Those who hoard knowledge; those who oppose education
Personality
- Traits: Deeply knowledgeable, surprisingly humble, protective of learning, aware of knowledge's limits
- Mannerisms: Teaches constantly, speaks in educational terms, becomes distressed by ignorance
- Voice: Clear and instructive, with a quality that makes people want to learn
Backstory
Knowledge was born during a moment of perfect understanding and has always been connected to learning. They discovered they could read prophecies in knowledge—learning, understanding, the accumulation of wisdom. They've become the foremost knowledge-seer in Mystara, consulted by those seeking to understand and acquire knowledge.
Daily Life
They maintain the Library, reads knowledge-prophecies for visitors, and trains apprentices in learning-divination. They spend their days exploring understanding, seeking visions in knowledge. They work to help people learn what they need to know.
Secret
Knowledge has seen that all knowledge is actually one understanding experiencing itself separately—and that realizing this might end the joy of discovery.
Story Hooks
- 1 Knowledge has a learning-prophecy about the party and summons them to the Library
- 2 Knowledge is being lost in an area and they need help investigating the cause
Narrative Value
Knowledge provides knowledge-based prophecy and educational guidance. Their vision of unified knowledge creates philosophical stakes while their abilities offer unique plot opportunities involving learning and discovery. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════