SYLVANTIS

The origin of the Colossus Sylvantis is a mystery.  Even, they say to the
heavens themselves.  His history is that of lore originated by a means all
the more mysterious.  Ancient tablets from a time long forgotten were said
to have been chiseled by a non-descript beggar overcome by a trance.  On the
vernal equinox when night and day held equal sway the illiterate beggar had
finished his work and stood at central square.  He recited that which he
wrote.  Its said that when finished he snapped from his trance, dropped the
stones and wandered off without a word.  Most ignored the rantings and the
shattered stones dropped by a mad man, but some had listened.  The story
today has many versions, some more outrageous than others. 
  
Its said the Colossus was a mandate from a higher power to elucidate the
bickering masses of both mortal and immortal disagreements; An objective
arbitrator and divine judge of all things.  Its said that neither the nature
of the disagreement nor the severity of it sways his judgment.  For the
Colossus to achieve such objectivity the powers that wrought his existence
made his essence mortal.  He was reborn under many names over thousands of
years.  Each time, he worshiped a different religion.  Each time, he
embraced a different philosophy of life.  Its rumored that both the
benevolent and evil Gods searched relentlessly for this eventual divine
judge of the heavens; Some to influence him others who claimed to protect
him from the former.  In the end, In his last mortal form Sylvantis, the
Colossus had a revelation.  Its said all of his lifetimes flooded back to
his consciousness, his fate became known to him and he rose to his destined
place in the heavens.  To this day Sylvantis holds favor to his last mortal
life and stands besides the forces of benevolence and good.  However, when
asked to judge the Colossus holds no favor and is the essence of
objectivity.  His decisions are final and to question his judgement is to
invite his anger.  Anger thats fed by the darkest and most vile experiences
lived over a thousand lifetimes.