Methuselith Meredea

**Methuselith Meredea** is a librarian and current Keeper of the Library of Souls.

## Biography

### Early Life

Raised in the small town of Branna in Litus, Methuselith never knew her birth parents. The two humans who adopted her were loving parents, but knew nothing of were she came from or how she came to be orphaned as a baby, only that she was a gith (a rarity, particularly in Litus). Though she led a mostly sheltered existence in her early life, Methuse grew to display divine characteristics that suggested she may also have aasimar ancestry. Her perceptiveness and clear magical skill eventually led her adoptive parents to send her away so that she may study and hone her skills properly, knowing that Branna had nothing more to offer their gifted daughter.

Years of study saw Methuselith grow into a highly intelligent young woman, deeply knowledgeable in the mystic arts. Despite her considerable gifts, Methuse was rather shy and timid, often lacking full confidence in her abilities and was easily overwhelmed by the hectic environment of the professional world. In search of a more subdued employment atmosphere, Methuse successfully applied to take up a librarian position at the Library of Souls, located not far outside of Kakpa, Khana.

### The Library of Souls

Though the work was much more peaceful, Methuselith still found herself somewhat overwhelmed by her duties curating and managing the library. She struggled to find her voice among her colleagues and instead became friendly with the various fae, nymphs and spirits that inhabited the library. She would occasionally spend quiet evenings pouring over ancient texts by candlelight, a genuine interest in historical literature that earned the notice of Hilanda Ocean, then Keeper of the Library.

Within weeks, Ocean offered apprenticeship to Methuselith, who until then had limited her magical training to scholastic endeavours and wasn't confident her skills were worthy of practicing under such a renowned mage. Ocean would make the offer twice more over the coming months, much to the chagrin of Methuse's more experienced colleagues. Eventually accepting the offer, Methuselith struggled in her sessions with Ocean, who attempted to build her confidence by pushing her.

However, shortly into her apprenticeship, Methuselith was reorganising the religious histories section (in particular, the various cults of Lathander) when the library was attacked by the Zealots of Transiac. Seemingly after the power contained within both the artefacts stored and the knowledge afforded by the Library of Souls, Methuselith bore witness to the slaughter of every librarian. Though many rose up to protect the library, none survived and as the last remaining guardians of the library were executed, Ocean entrusted Methuse with the Eye of Sights and the spell to relocate the library to a safe location. Methuselith followed her instructions and enacted the spell as Ocean managed to magically pull the Zealots out of the library. As the doors sealed and the spell took hold, Methuselith watched as her mentor was repeatedly stabbed to death, only for the noise to suddenly stop. Realising she must be at her destination, the young gith hesitantly moved to the library doors and nervously opened them to find out what lay beyond, praying the spell had been successful.

## Personality

Methuselith is a shy individual and as such, is usually quiet and reserved. Growing up in a sheltered environment within a small town, she is easily overwhelmed by large groups of people, aggressive behaviour and the fast-paced bustling of cities and corporate environments. She enjoys reading and is very academically driven. As an orphan of unknown origin in her small town, her timidness may stem from an impulse to fit in with the largely human and elvish population of Branna.

## Abilities

Thanks to a combination of gith and aasimar ancestry, Methuselith has an innate power of both divine and psionic origins that she can channel to achieve various magical effects. An arcane scholar and apprentice to the mage Hilanda Ocean, Methuselith is also very knowledgeable in the mystic arts and is adept at casting magical spells and creating potions, though her experience is limited. Her abilities are often hampered by a lack of self-confidence, despite her great potential.

Meth naturally possesses strong insights and has displayed an innate ability for highly accurate assessment and judging of situations when acting on her instincts and trusting in them. She is incredibly perceptive, her awareness of others making her a very capable spy when bolstered by the discretion her shyness affords her. She is capable of seeing in near-perfect darkness even without casting magical light and has displayed a resistance to elements such as cold and acid.

## Equipment

As Keeper of the Library of Souls, Methuselith has access to all of its artefacts, texts and records.

* **Eye of Sights**: Methuselith was entrusted the mystical Eye of Sights by her former mentor, which grants the wearer mastery over the Library of Souls and allows her to magically seal it.
* **Sage Equipment**: Methuselith carries a bottle of black ink, a quill, a small knife, a letter from one of her dead colleagues and a set of common clothes.

## Relationships

Allies* Library of Souls
	+ Hilanda Ocean † - Former Mentor and Employer
	+ Librarians - Former Colleagues
* Tits & Slither
	+ Lacey Stain - Landlady and Protector
	+ Silk Greengallow - Shareholder
	+ Caithera - Friend and Former Manager
	+ Étienne - Friend and Former Colleague
	+ Niaro - Friend and Former Colleague
	+ Barf - Friend, Former Colleague and Neighbour
	+ Alftheus Jürgenson Dwïngeldørffelar - Friend and Former Colleague
	+ Peg - Former Colleague
	+ Bury - Former Colleague
	+ Phaul - Former Colleague
	+ Fill - Former Colleague
* Summer Knights
	+ Honey Smith - Acquaintance
	+ Eleanor Darling - Acquaintance
	+ Freth - Acquaintance
	+ Bollo Burbage - Acquaintance
* Ragathor - Acquaintance