Guardians of the Glacier #8: The Scholar

     Under the vast wealth of draining knowledge in the world, the Scholar grew up absorbing as much of it as he could before it would become lost forever. Thus he spent the entirety of his childhood achieving the highest level of education money could buy, learning from the most respected minds the world could offer. For eight hours a day he would listen intently to the scholars he wished to someday be, while spending the remainder of his free time in the library and visiting history museums. He was a boy with an appetite for information and a retrospective hunger that slowly began to starve.

     Eventually his hometown ran out of food for thought and he exhausted all the resources that had been fueling his mind’s stimulation. And so he decided to travel the world in order to expand his horizon and acquire the knowledge he craved. But as his travels and studies continued, so did his realization of the truths behind the facts. He had dedicated his life to learning, but the world would never do the same. And even if he could teach the people everything he had come to know, they would still refuse to change their ways. They were simply too stubborn to admit their wrongs. Thus as he continued his studies, he did so much more woeful than he had prior in his life. He was still excited to learn, just a lot less believing in that it actually mattered. Nevertheless he stuck with his passion and treaded along the all but deserted path of worldly enlightenment.

     Unavoidably, his travels brought him to the farthest reaches of the land and the Frozen Abyss. The town of Kaltbury had one of the last libraries he had not yet been to, and it was rumored to have some of the rarest books and documents still in existence. And so he booked a room at Jazmin’s Tavern and prepared for a lengthy stay of reading and research. Since he arrived at the inn, he has spent most of his time talking to the Witch, who is the only other person at the tavern who views the world in a similar manner in which he does. During his time here he plans to make the most of his stay, but little does he realize that he too just like the knowledge he has dedicated his life to obtain, will soon become lost forever…

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