The Scrivener

The Scrivener is a high-ranking Awakened within the ranks of the Furstenwalde League, and a moderately respected scribe in the Mysterium. Though many Awakened know the true names of those they are close with, there are no surviving Awakened who know The Scrivener beyond his Shadow Name; it is no secret that he has gone to great lengths to separate his Awakened life from his Sleeper past, though many suspect him of being of Egyptian lineage.

Personality
Characterized by an abhorrence for the destruction of knowledge and a ceaseless obsession with recording and creating it, The Scrivener believes there is not a shred of information contained within all realms that is unworthy of preservation. Few things outright invoke his ire, save for the ruination of information and creations that are the last of their kind. There are those who may disagree, believing that the destruction of certain knowledge and creations is acceptable if the items in question are deliberately constructed to do harm physically or culturally; to The Scrivener, this behavior is ignorant and biased.

Unsurprisingly, The Scrivener's hobbies all involve the creation and preservation of knowledge. He will catalog everything he is capable of holding within the libraries of the Mysterium, even if it becomes necessary to hide these things from the world until it is worthy of acknowledging their existence. Otherwise, The Scrivener is possessed by a desire to create his own Mysteries and knowledge, spending all available time locked away within his Sanctum inscribing Grimoires and creating Artifacts.

Though not unapproachable, The Scrivener may seem callous or indifferent to the desires of others. He is stubborn to a fault, and will outright refuse to acknowledge the opinions of others he deems lost within the depths of their own ignorance. In spite of this, he is not a prideful man; he does not consider his actions something that make him better than his fellow Awakened, rather he considers himself to be doing a duty that should be expected of all people capable of piercing the Lie, and he believes they are all capable of doing so with the right motivation.

Lastly, he has a flair for the dramatic, never having been seen outside of his costume. Bodypaint, a cloak, ceremonial garb, feathers, and a mask portraying Her-Ur (Horus the Elder) are the only items he has ever been seen wearing, and he treats his disguise seriously. His explanation is that, in attempting to stand closer to the Gods than man, he distances himself from the destructive, grueling nature of the Lie and the ignorant Sleepers who dwell within.