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==The Vault-Keeper==

''The guardian of knowledge''.

'''Usual Location''':  The Vault-Keeper rarely strays far from the Great Vault in Killanon.

'''Common Knowledge''':  The Vault-Keeper holds a sacred position in Killanon, and is responsible for that nation's repository of Drakkath Empire-era texts and artefacts.  More than that, though, the Great Vault has become home to an unknown amount of Dawn-era knowledge and technology, lore that the Vault-Keeper guards with a ferocious level of determination and political savvy for such an old man.  He believes that only the most worthy should have true knowledge, as only they can be trusted to use it wisely.  Of course, he's the one who gets to define the worthy.

'''Characters and the Vault-Keeper''':  When news reaches him of a discovery or find that attracts his interest, the Vault-Keeper is quite happy to dispatch mercenaries and agents to secure it for the Vault.  Scholars who attend Killanon to learn from that nation's repository of lore may also have the dubious pleasure of trying to convince him to give them access to certain pieces of stored knowledge.  However, those who willingly and freely bring him lore that he was not aware of can win his favour and a rare opportunity to delve into the Great Vault.

'''Allies''':  The Vault-Keeper usually doles out small fragments of precious knowledge to those of influence who come seeking it, giving him leverage over those like the Manipulator-General.  Both the Merchant Prince and the Frost Envoy currently court his favour, as much for political alliance with Killanon as for the lore that he guards - though some note a particular and peculiar tension between Vault-Keeper and Merchant Prince when they have personally met.  The Flame Guildmistress has now agreed to provide the Vault-Keeper with magical protection against his enemies.

'''Enemies''':  The Truth-Seeker is directly at odds with the Vault-Keeper over the matter of secrets and lore.  The Wolf-Chosen has stirred fires amongst the Ascarians that threaten Killanon, and the Vault-Keeper doubts that Dharummut's champion will show much regard for the Vault's precious contents.  The Solitary Flame has personally stolen from the Great Vault, earning the eternal hatred of its Keeper, while the Eagle King has a long and ongoing personal feud since the Vault-Keeper refused to grant her lore that would have let her save a prized student.

'''The True Danger''':  Quite apart from the general academic damage that the Vault-Keeper's miserly grasp of so much lore may cause, there may come a day when a great threat or disaster can only be prevented with the knowledge that he so greedily keeps secret - and that he may not be willing to give that knowledge away.