Chapter Five: Gamemaster Options the family a book he had bound with the finest leather The calf-skin was smooth and soft and rather than ‘cover’ the book, it appeared more like the skin caressed the pages It was as fine a treasure as Zyf had ever seen The owner asked Zyf ’s parents to create some gold filigree to adorn the cover and they immediately got to work measuring, hammering, smelting, working the soft metal into an intricate design that would not only enhance the cover of the book, but provide some protection for its contents Inside were the stories of the siblings, Syn and Myn This was a book about blasphemy and the forbidden goddess Myn! This was an outrage and a crime! The magistrate should know about this immediately, but rather than run to the local authorities, something deep within him compelled Zyf to read the book Syn was more than just a god of intelligence, he was bawdy and randy and full of life Myn was more than just a simple cat-goddess; she was the epitome of curiosity and travel These were gods, but they were also persecuted and their stories leapt off the page and landed in Zyf ’s heart When he was done with the book, his life had been changed No longer a boy with wandering mind, Zyf had the focus now: the calling Finding others to share these tales with became his obsession and although Myn is the goddess of luck, every now and then the dice not come up in her favor, thus it was with Zyf, too Zyf spent the next decades traveling the world, from the far off Land of Tir Ydrial to the Rikstr Hammer He learned that there are more gods than just those of the Viscian Pantheon There were gods which did not demand cruel sacrifices to hold their destructive anger at bay, gods which sought to guide their people towards betterment and not as a source of obedience Through it all Myn’s voice rang clear and ever stronger urging Zyf towards deeper understanding of creation In a world where Myn had all but been forgotten due to the bloodthirsty efforts of other Issian priests, Zyf became the guardian of the treasure of knowledge about the goddess His rise to sainthood has become a map guiding others along life’s journey Known now as Zyf, Devoted of Myn, the dwarf ’s council is sought by many who have lost their way Interactions As Zyf spends his life traveling, it is possible that he may be found almost anywhere He has set up several shrines to Myn which he often visits One shrine is in the Temple of the Sanctified Flame in the city of Chandegar, a second is located on the outskirts of Callion in Tir Ydrail Zyf will willingly offer guidance to those how have lost the path, both literally and figuratively He may give advice to characters who not know what to or be a source for passing along information of a religious nature If players also find themselves in need of healing, Zyf might be found wandering by He offers his spells for free, but the party may have to listen to his somewhat unbelievable tales of his most recent adventure Zyf, Devoted of Myn 71