Dr. Shuzgrub

Residing in Spectron, Dr. Bronc Shuzgrub is an expert illusionist and scholar of myth and ancient history at the University of Spectron. He teaches illusionism at the university. Shuzgrub possesses a photographic memory, making him skilled at his scholarly endeavours and able to juggle all types of talents, such as writing, music, and art. Shuzgrub is charismatic and willing to speak his mind, but his unrelenting humour and his vehement defence of ancient moral traditions bother other academics, who tend to ostracize him within the academy. His public image is furthered bashed as the Wars of Disenchantment escalate and Shuzgrub preaches a peaceful and pacifist solution to the war.

Dr. Shuzgrub's studies in ancient mythology, poetry, and literature makes him particularly aware of the Unseen Divinity and the cosmology of Anadivine. Though other scholars disregard the Lifespring as myth and metaphor, Shuzgrub has gripes that the spring is a real place wherefrom magic truly flows. He argues that ancient literature is not only part of outdated and lost religious orders, but contain true revelations from the Unseen Divinity, a controversial and typically rejected position.

Shuzgrub indeed has a greater knowledge of the Unseen Divinity because he has participated in the religious rituals of the Arohanoa in the country of Atawhè. After a prophetic religious experience where Shuzgrub receives a revelation, he accepts the Lightspawn(?) religion and becomes aware of his role in a prophecy. Here he further studies magic and The Faeries, educating himself on the cosmology of the world and its revelation in ancient and traditional literature.

When Shuzgrub catches wind that the Droc T'noch wishes to create a military campaign to invade and conquer Atawhè, he writes a political paper, somewhat surprisingly, regarding the war. In the famous paper, "The Old, The Dumb, and The Useless: A Functional Argument Against the Invasion of Atawhè" Shuzgrub takes a utilitarian aminouical approach to attack T'noch's proposal. The paper was famous for its vigorous attacks on T'noch and positions that seem inconsistent with the rest of his work, namely utilitarianism and a devaluing of ancient peoples. The paper was a propaganda piece designed to deceive the population into thinking that Atawhè has nothing of value to contribute to the war, making invasion a waste of time. He attacked the ancient peoples as a means of defending their territory, with great success.