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from A Brief History of the Guild of Moon Magic by Kssarh T'kinnirii, Apprentice to Guildmaster Tiv

Of the Prophets of G'nar-Peth, little can be said: the purple- robed mages came from what they called "Master G'nar-Peth's garden of paradise", the same hellish volcanic wasteland known to the rest of Elanthia as the Blasted Plains. Masters of perception and inner vision, it is said that no illusion could fool their minds -- nor their eyes, which were gouged out and the empty sockets hidden behind silken blindfolds.

While surely mad, these walking contradictions were also adepts of fierce power, and "saw" the future in the reflections of their strangely engraved sandstone bowls. While the original Prophets vanished long ago, back into the wastes, some of the bowls remain as their legacy: but, it is written, spending too much time in contemplation of their serpentine hieroglyphs can be dangerous to the mind and soul.

A blind prophet leans forward and speaks to you about this sect. "Sudu li aev sa dinta, li aevan sa ita. - When the eye be empty, the sight be full. This credo we of the G'nar Pethians live by, and it has served us countless generations. What use is mundane sight when we have foresight, gifted to us of the Sightless One? Our other senses are not even used to their fullest.
"There is much more to prediction than to turn a card or roll bones, a deeper meaning that eludes most of our brethren Moon Mages. Things best left unknown, yet all unwittingly have learned them. We all have taken the whispers of secrets into our ears, and only the G'nar Pethian is aware of the implications of these concepts nesting in our mortal minds. Do you have an inkling of comprehension?
"We, the G'nar Pethians, are keepers. Keepers of the lost, the forgotten, the best-left-buried. Ours is not the easy task."

More information can be found in:

• Profiles in Magic Volume 9: Rietyl Thumai

Symbol

• A delicate sandstone seal embossed with a closed golden eye.

Tiny images of constellations and beasts are etched in a circle around the eye on the seal.

Titles

• G'nar Pethian at Circle 39, as well as post-title Of the Prophets
• Garden Seeker at Circle 70

Cantrips

• Melyo'a Ihean (eye): Allows you to see constellations during the day.

A shimmering eye appears out of nothingness.

You hear a voice say, "I shall reveal," and the eye quickly fades.

• Sumilo Aev (view): Allows you to see if someone is hidden or invisible in the room.

You feel a sense of inner sight well up within you.

• Maren Alshabi (disclose): Identifies other prophets.

<Prophet> chants a few words in a low voice.

A milky-white eye appears out of nothingness, but quickly fades.

A milky-white eye appears out of nothingness. You hear a voice say, "Seek, and you may find," and the eye quickly fades.

• Veiled Identity (face):
  • <Name> has a purple blindfold across both eyes, a single dark ponytail hanging from an otherwise shaved head, and dark blue skin.

(Look desc here)

Spell Preparation

• An old Prophet raises one hand in a sharp gesture, chanting an obscure mantra.

Spell Affinities

Prophets have an affinity to the Piercing Gaze spell.

Divination Tools

• Sandstone Bowl

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