Piece of the Puzzle

Traveler

*"I don't believe in interest. I believe in favors."*

**Piece of the Puzzle** was a “world renowned” tabaxi "author" and "adventurer", known for his many written guides and non-fictional accounts of locations and landmarks. A thoroughly well-traveled man, Puzzle’s curiosity got him into trouble quite often, and his continued survival in spite of this was regarded as a miracle.

Puzzle was something of a local celebrity in his home city of Revelmoore, even if his stories and accounts were half-truths at best. He was a regular customer of the Balladeer’s Eclipse; he and the bar’s owner ‘went way back’. He was regarded as a fool by many of Revelmoore’s citizens, but a lovable fool nonetheless.

## Notable Works by Puzzle

Piece of the Puzzle was a prolific author, regardless of the tenuous relationship between his works and reality. He had many titles to his name sold in all parts of Lloegyr, and always kept several drafts on his person. Books written by puzzle were often named with the prefix "Puzzle's Guide to", but there were exceptions, such as his 'For Kittens' series of beginner-friendly guides to various subjects. Works of his included the following:

* ***Puzzle's Guide to All Things Magical***: A beginner's guide to the schools of magic and the creation of enchanted items. Co-authored by Lady Reverie Ilvastarr II, against Puzzle's will.
* ***Puzzle's Guide to the Burning Wastes***: A treatise on the Burning Wastes, a vast expanse of charred wasteland to the north of Revelmoore.
* ***Puzzle's Guide to the Pinnacle of Freedom Isles***: A review of the isles of Santa Quint, Providence Bay, and Paillaco. Despite many embellishments, the book was extremely popular in the Pirate Isles.
* ***Puzzle's Guide to Frostgale Taiga***
* ***Puzzle's Guide to Bard's Gate***
* ***Puzzle's Guide to Good Rulership***: A completely serious essay on the finer qualities of lauded rulers that was mostly regarded as humorous political commentary.
* ***Puzzle's Guide to the Akadian Coast***
* ***Puzzle's Guide to the Undermountain***
* ***Puzzle's Guide to Monsters***: Considered a decent primer on more common creatures such as goblinoids and kobolds, but loaded with grand embellishments on figures such as dragons and beholders.
* ***Puzzle's Guide to Spirits and Specters***: Puzzle's most recent work as of the year 3521, and the reason behind his acquisition of Trollskull Alley.
* ***A Year of Knowledge: Puzzle's Guide to Brighthollow***: A work written after Puzzle's one-year residency in Brighthollow Academy in 3512. Sales were suppressed by the Dominion Arcane for numerous inaccuracies, and thus the book is extremely rare.
* ***Puzzle's Complete Guide to the Behaviors of Nymphs***: An unpublished work that was deemed "too raunchy" by Puzzle's editors.
* ***Puzzle's Revelmoore Enchiridion***: One of Puzzle's more popular works given its suprising degree of accuracy and truthful content. Considered the most complete treatise on the culture of Revelmoore.
* ***From Aelbwynn to Zors: Puzzle's Guide to the Civilized Gods***
* ***From Aapep to Zuggtmoy: Puzzle's Guide to the Dark Powers***
* ***Smart Investments and Good Finances for Kittens***
* ***Sailing for Kittens***
* ***Cantrips for Kittens***
* ***Kitchen Cutlery for Kittens***
* ***Noble Manners and Dinner Etiquette for Kittens***
* ***Which Deity is Right For You?: Worship for Kittens***
* ***Which End is the Pointy One?: A Kitten's Guide to Swordplay***
* ***The Dark Sister & Us: Collected Theories on the Great Eclipse of 3517***
* ***Everything You Need to Know About the Underdark***
* **Crossed Swords**: Puzzle's sole foray into the romantic fiction genre. Received middling reviews.