BIMPNI

Bimpni was once a mortal gnome, growing up in Tarandue as do most of
his race. As a young gnome, he idolized Brambus, going so far as to
volunteer his time to work about his shop, cleaning, fetching lunch,
doing whatever mundane task was needed at the time. Bimpni was
entranced most of all by Brambus' invention, the transpectrogrampher.
Whenever an adventurer would enter Brambus' shop, Bimpni would make
any excuse to find himself near the invention, doing his utmost to learn
of the various artifacts that were brought to the workshop. As time passed,
the unusual artifacts became more common place, and Bimpni would spend
more time listening to and asking questions of the adventurers
themselves, learning tales that accompanied the finding of the
artifacts. Brambus knew it was time for Bimpni to move on, and so
he sent the young gnome to the Great Library.
 
Arriving at the Great Library of the Heralds, Bimpni spent long years
reading the gathered tomes and scrolls detailing the great deeds of the
heroes and villains of Aabahran. He worked diligently as he read,
making copies of the great works, translating them into the major
languages of the lands, elvish, common, ogre-speak, various giant and
dwarven dialects. Never a great writer himself, for he lacked any
creative flair, he excelled in recording the facts of matters
accurately. He was as dedicated as any Herald to the Library, although
he lived, worked, and one day died in ambiguity.
 
Someone was impressed with Bimpni's dedication to the preservation
of knowledge, and took pity upon the gnome when he died of natural
causes, sprawled out on his work desk over the tome he was working on.
That someone raised the gnome to the heavens, to serve as the God's
permanent scribe. Since gaining immortality, he has remained diligent
in the recording of the deeds of Aabahrans denizens. When he is
sighted by mortals, he is frequently seen with a tome, his feathered
quill rarely ceasing its movements across the pages as he records
the history of the world as it unfolds.