Lore of the Gods (d20)

By Steven Creech, Kevin Ruesch and Troye Grgurin. Additional design by Tim Hitchcock, Todd Laing and Kevin Melka Shaina brushed the dust off her cloak as she stepped into the tent. There, sitting on a weathered rug, sat a frail man as old as any she had ever seen. He looked at her with a gaze that spoke volumes and left just as many unanswered questions. His eyes were almost hypnotic. "Are you Annomen?" she asked respectfully. "Indeed", he replied feebly, "and you are searching for that which should not be found. Go back and forget this folly. Leave the secrets where they are supposed to remain...hidden." His answer stunned Shaina for a moment. Could he really know what her real purpose was? Was there more to this man than it seemed? Shaina crouched down and took Annomen's hand in her own and looked into those hypnotic eyes. "Would you rather someone else found it? Someone not worthy who would use it for ill?" For the first time she saw sadness in his eyes. "Do you not think that the g