Khufu

Overview

Khufu is an entity of unknown origin who lives in the Enchanted Oasis. No one knows how old he is or where he came from. He exists on a scale that ordinary people cannot fully understand. He speaks with the authority of someone who has watched empires rise and collapse into sand.

Background

Khufu claims to have witnessed the writing of the Grimoire of Shadows, an ancient and powerful magical text. He claims to have walked the desert for centuries. Whether these claims are literally true, metaphorical, or delusions is impossible to determine.

What is certain is that Khufu knows things that should be impossible for a mortal being to know. He speaks about ancient events as if he witnessed them personally. He references places and people that have been lost to time. He understands the desert's secrets in ways that go far beyond what any normal person could learn.

Character

Khufu is mysterious and direct. He says one thing while implying another. He communicates through layers of meaning. His humor is dark and measured. It emerges in the spaces between his words, in observations that cut to the heart of things.

He can be threatening in his manner, but beneath the menace is genuine wisdom. Khufu seems truly interested in how the world works, even as he exploits people who serve him. He shows no mercy, but he does respect competence.

Activities

Khufu collects things. Pelts, scrolls, shells, books. He sends other people into danger to retrieve items of significance. The pattern suggests he is cataloging and studying, perhaps preparing for something important.

Khufu is wise enough to know his limitations. He cannot walk into danger himself, so he uses servants and intermediaries. Whether this is a physical constraint or a rule he follows is unclear.

Obsession

The Grimoire of Shadows appears to be the centre of everything Khufu does. He is obsessed with it. Whether he wants to study it, contain it, or master it remains unknown. What is certain is that he will obtain it. And he will use whoever is necessary to make that happen.

Influence

Everything about Khufu suggests danger.

Those who work for Khufu should move quickly and ask no questions. But those who pay attention might notice that Khufu's demands are not random. Each task reveals something. Each collection points toward a larger pattern. What emerges from that pattern remains the desert's secret. A secret Khufu has no interest in sharing.