Shi'Boleth, Keeper of Tongues and Harvester of Echoes. A creature that slinks through the gaps in re

Shi'Boleth, Keeper of Tongues and Harvester of Echoes. A creature that slinks through the gaps in reality, prowling for any morsel it can find. While other entities from outer realms may seek out flesh, mind and soul, this one thrives upon word and voice. They are a collector of language, hunting down all that is written and spoken. Every scrap is cataloged, every sound is stored, in fear of the day these dialects slip into oblivion. As long as Shi'Boleth exists, though, these words will never truly die. They will continue their duty endlessly, even as the primitive chants fade and the newer tongues emerge. Even knowing that this journey stretches onward without end, they shall collect it all. The song of mortal tongues is fascinating, the dance of ink and paper mesmerizing. To lose such things to time and chaos is to lose a precious piece of the universe, so they must continue. This journey, however, is not always done alone. In times, the mortal realm may call to them, and a bargain can be made.  Though they are omnipotent, they are rarely sought out by the usual cults and sects. Those who seek infernal powers and unimaginable glories will find no use in a ethereal librarian. Some may chalk them up as a “God of Knowledge,” but they have no answer to life’s riddles or the enigmas of reality. What they possess is quite different and, to a niche few, quite precious. What they hold are the words lost to time, to languages that were thought to be dead and gone. For those who wonder about the tales of the dead and the indecipherable clues they leave behind, Shi'Boleth is the one who holds the key. Summon them, and they can grant the vision and voice to raise these forgotten cultures. Like all summonings, Shi'Boleth does not give these blessings out for free. A bargain must be made, and they have no care for gold and sacrifices. The written and spoken word is what fuels their passion, and it is the only offering that they will accept. An ancient shard that holds faded words may be tempting, or perhaps a scroll whose stories fall upon blind eyes. These are possible offerings, but there is another juicer token to be paid. Shi'Boleth does not just collect parchments and carvings, they also find great value in tongues. Tongues of all shapes, sizes and skills. Prizes claimed from fallen poets and extinct philosophers, won through bargains or stolen from crypts. Their collection is nearly countless and absolutely priceless. Within these tongues are dead languages and forgotten dialects. The last voices of lost empires and forsaken civilizations. If one were to offer a tongue for trade, either their own or another, then Shi'Boleth may be wooed. A quick swap of tongues, and one will find themselves instantly fluent in whatever languages the previous owner had mastered. For some, this is the key to deciphering the riddles of the past, while others see it as means of resurrecting a forgotten piece of their heritage. All one has to do is bring the proper offering, but it must be one of great worth.Since Shi'Boleth has been collecting these words for eons, their collection is vast and is in no need of duplicates. A tongue that speaks Latin and Persian? Those are a dime a dozen, utterly worthless in these infinite archives. A tongue that knows Aramaic, Median and Kilit? Now, that is a promising offer there! Hold up, it can also do that tongue rolling thing?! It’s a deal!      ——————————————————Found the word “Shibboleth” and thought that sounded like some cosmic entity. -- source link

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