Planar NPC: The Librarian

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The Librarian

A rotund old man wearing simple robes. His few remaining hairs are gray and his face is wrinkled, but his gaze is sharp and inquisitive.

CR 8*; XP 4,800
Male venerable human expert 21/mythic tier 10
LN Medium Humanoid (human, mythic)
Init +7; Senses blindsense 30 ft., true seeing; Perception +31

Defense
AC 15, touch 10, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor)
hp 98 (21d8)
Fort +7, Ref +7, Will +16
Defensive Abilities hard to kill, immortal, mythic saving throws, recuperation, unstoppable; Immune inhaled poisons, sleep, non-mythic compulsions, curses, and diseases

Offense
Speed 30 ft.
Melee unarmed strike +12 (1d3 nonlethal)
Special Attacks amazing initiative, mythic power (15/day, surge +1d12)

Statistics
Str 10, Dex 10, Con 10, Int 40, Wis 18, Cha 13
Base Atk +15; CMB +15; CMD 25
Feats Alertness^M, Extra Mythic Power^M, Lucky Surge^M, Maximize Surge^M, Potent Surge^M, Skill Focus (all knowledges)
Skills Appraise +36, Craft (books) +36, Diplomacy +22, Heal +24, Knowledge (arcana) +45, Knowledge (dungeoneering) +45, Knowledge (engineering) +45, Knowledge (geography) +45, Knowledge (history) +45, Knowledge (local) +45,   Knowledge (nature) +45, Knowledge (nobility) +45, Knowledge (planes) +45, Knowledge (religion) +45, Linguistics +36, Perception +31, Perform (oratory) +24, Profession (scribe) +25, Sense Motive +31, Spellcraft +36, Use Magic Device +22
Language Abyssal, Aklo, Aquan, Auran, Celestial, Common, Draconic, Dwarven, Elven, Giant, Gnoll, Gnome, Goblin, Ignan, Infernal, Nekril, Protean, Sylvan, Terran, and other, more obscure languages
SQ display of Intelligence, enhanced ability (Intelligence), enhanced ability (Wisdom), legendary hero, longevity, mythic sight (×2), mythic sustenance, pure body, pure destiny, sleepless


The Librarian is the Crossroads's foremost loremaster. A mortal man made immortal by his quest for knowledge, he keeps seeking answers to questions that come to him. He is calm, polite, and friendly, though a bit distant man. He shares knowledge he deems common freely, though more esoteric and rare pieces of wisdom will be offered only in exchange for equally exceptional information or a task, usually involving acquiring, confirming, or denying some pieces of established lore, or putting a piece of vital information to practical test. Some of the quests he handles might be jests on his part, though, like when he sent an experienced party to compare the flight speed of some sort of birds... Or he might have been genuinely interested in their capabilities.


* his CR reflects his base-line defensive capabilities, not counting his mythic qualities. His lack of offensive abilities makes this value exaggerated in practice, despite his mythic defenses, though.