Master of the Codex
Codex Third Level - Ssisao, South Irusaq 15TH Century Post Imperium: Ssisao is noted for its vast library – the largest in the known world, and the source of all knowledge. The library is so huge that it must be managed by a series of three levels of Codex Masters. The Master of the Third level is the most senior, and is said to be the most learned man in the whole of Irusaq. His task is to preserve the most valuable books from the heat and the numerous creatures of the desert (they can destroy a book in an hour). The most valuable volumes are kept in wax cases, fashioned by a whole sub-city of beekeepers who are directly responsible to the Third Master. His robe features three layers of waxed script, as well as three pearls, indicating that the knowledge he protects is worth as much as the rarest of Nrati-Tuan pearls, if not more. As a result, anyone wearing a Robe of this weight and fragility has to be carried to official occasions by a contingent of loyal beekeepers, who are prepared to give up their own lives to protect their great Master.
