61 lines
3.2 KiB
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61 lines
3.2 KiB
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type: npc
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role: "Silent College Librarian"
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location: "[[Spire of Silence]], [[Valhold]]"
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alignment: Lawful Neutral
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race: High Elf
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class: Wizard (Divination) 10
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---
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# Librarian Thessa
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## Appearance
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A high elf woman whose apparent age is impossible to determine — somewhere between 30 and 300. Silver-white hair pulled into a severe bun, spectacles made of magically hardened crystal, and ink-stained fingers. Always wears the gray robes of the [[The Silent College|Silent College]] with a librarian's badge (an open book with a closed eye).
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## Personality
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- **Obsessively organized** — every scroll, book, and note in her library has a specific place; she notices immediately if anything is moved
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- **Cryptic** — answers questions with questions; believes knowledge should be earned, not given
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- **Secretly rebellious** — disagrees with the College's policy of hiding the truth about the seals
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- **Loyal** — once she decides to help the party, she goes all in, even if it costs her position
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## Role in Campaign
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- Arc 1: Translates the [[Cult Cipher]] for the party (ses 3 days of research, DC 18 Arcana)
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- Provides access to restricted texts about the First Sages (if persuaded)
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- Arc 2-4: Acts as the party's research contact — sending messages with relevant lore as they travel
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- Arc 4 climax: Defies the Archmage and opens the Vault of Sundered Truths to the party
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## The Vault of Sundered Truths
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Thessa has access to the restricted sub-basement. Key texts:
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| Text | Contents | Required to Access |
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| *Codex of the First Sages* | Full history of the seal anchors, the creation of the Primordial Wrath | Arc 1 (DC 18 Persuasion) |
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| *Treatise on Elemental Binding* | Mechanics of the Rite of Seven Flames, Dragon Lord lore | Arc 2 (DC 15, easier after party proves themselves) |
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| *The Sundering Prophecies* | Fragmented visions of possible futures; mentions the Elder Dark | Arc 3 (granted freely as the world starts ending) |
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## Favor Scale
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| Threshold | Reward |
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|-----------|--------|
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| 1 favor (translate cipher) | Free translation services |
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| 3 favors (bring her artifacts, rare books, or cult intelligence) | Access to common and uncommon spell scrolls at College prices (no markup) |
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| 5 favors + proven trustworthiness | Full Vault access, rare scrolls at cost |
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| 7 favors + saved the world | Thessa leaves the College to become the party's personal archivist (epilogue) |
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## How to Earn Favor
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- Bring her the [[Cult Cipher]] (+1)
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- Recover a First Sage artifact and donate it to the library (+1)
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- Provide cult intelligence that helps the College (+1 per significant report)
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- Protect her during the [[Citadel of Sundering|Citadel siege]] (if she joins) (+2)
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## Secrets
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- Thessa has a photographic memory. She has read every book in the Spire of Silence. She knows what the College is hiding and has been waiting decades for someone to ask the right questions.
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- She is the great-granddaughter of one of the First Sages. The College hides this shamefully — they consider lineage claims "unscientific."
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- She has never left the Spire of Silence. The outside world terrifies her. If she joins the party in Arc 4, it's because she's more afraid of what happens if she doesn't.
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