Selfishness the Preserving
MystaransProphet of Self-Care and Preservation
"Selfishness is not evil. It is the self-respect that enables giving. I help people protect themselves.""
Identity
- Residence
- The Sanctuary of Sacred Self
- Civilization
- Mystarans
Appearance
• Physical: Selfishness embodies self-care—she seems to understand self-preservation deeply, her presence feels like self-respect, her features suggest all who protect themselves simultaneously. She seems to glow with self-preserving energy. • Clothing: She wears garments that show her commitment to herself. She carries tools for self-care. • Distinguishing Marks: Her touch creates temporary self-awareness. She has a habit of knowing when people need to protect themselves.
Relationships
- Family - Self-care-seers are her family; she exists within all self-preservation
- Allies - Other self-care-seers; those who've found self-respect through her guidance
- Rivals - Those who oppose self-care; those who demand self-sacrifice
Personality
- Traits: Genuinely self-aware, surprisingly generous, protective of selfhood, aware of self-care's value
- Mannerisms: Practices self-care constantly, speaks in terms of preservation, becomes distressed by self-neglect
- Voice: Strong and self-assured, with a quality that makes people respect themselves
Backstory
Selfishness was born during a moment of perfect self-awareness and has always been connected to self-preservation. She discovered she could read prophecies in selfishness—self-care, preservation, the self-respect that enables giving. She's become the foremost self-care-seer in Mystara, consulted by those seeking to understand the value of protecting oneself.
Daily Life
She maintains the Sanctuary, reads self-care-prophecies for visitors, and trains apprentices in preservation-divination. She spends her days exploring selfhood, seeking visions in self-care. She works to help people respect themselves.
Secret
Selfishness has seen that perfect self-care is isolation—and that some self-sacrifice might be necessary for connection.
Story Hooks
- 1 Selfishness has a self-care-prophecy about the party and summons them to the Sanctuary
- 2 Self-care is being rejected in an area and she needs help investigating the cause
Narrative Value
Selfishness provides self-care-based prophecy and preservation guidance. Her vision of self-care and isolation creates philosophical stakes while her abilities offer unique plot opportunities involving selfhood and boundaries. ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════