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Before Uthar Pendackel died seeking the mask of the ultimate knowledge, he was a humble scholar who believed in knowing the unknowable through study and asking tough questions.

Alone in the monastery library, Uthar would spend hours pouring through volumes of forgotten lore to answer the questions others failed to ask.

Tomes on the blood flow or treaties on where the soul was kept were his to read and contemplate. Still, for every question he answered, ten more appeared.

Uthar found a reference to the Mask of Ultimate Knowledge in one of the library’s oldest volumes, and from that moment, the scholar became obsessed with finding it.

“I shall discover this artifact or die trying,” said Uthar.

Many of the old members laughed off such nonsense. While they were once young and held lofty goals, none had ever known such determination to find an artifact.

When Uthar Pendackel packed his bags to search for the mask, the Abbott took him aside and spoke to him privately.

“While pursuing knowledge is admirable, it lacks the wisdom to make it useful to one’s life. Be careful what you wish for; it may turn out to be the dark side of the coin,” said the Abbott.

Uthar finally understood the Abbott’s warning when he placed the mask upon his face, and all that was knowable rushed into his mind. Too much of a good thing can be as deadly as the tiniest amount of poison.

“Seek the wisdom that guides the knowledge if you wish to live a life of balance,” taught Abbott to his students. It was one lesson Uthar should have attended instead of reading another book.