The head of the Temple of Gond in Lygos is Tyena Boltspur, a spirited Rock Gnome whose boundless energy for invention is matched only by her deep, almost childlike love for the act of creation itself. With ink-stained fingers, wild curls perpetually dusted in soot, and a smile that lights up the entire workshop, she is adored by her acolytes not only as a leader but as a kindred spirit in the joy of making.
Yet beneath her cheer lies a jaded edge. Tyena has spent decades watching guilds and merchants twist invention into a tool for greed, hoarding innovation for power and profit. This disillusionment drives her to preach tirelessly against what she calls “the sacrilege of wealth.” To Tyena, crafting is sacred expression, a hymn to Gond made real through hammer and gear.
Her teachings are simple but uncompromising:
“Cover
the cost of materials, account for the time spent crafting, and only enough
extra to feed your family. Anything beyond that is not devotion—it is
corruption.”
Tyena refuses to let the temple’s work be commodified. She has led the clergy in resisting pressure from the guilds, holding firm to Gond’s higher purpose: to create for joy, worship, and the betterment of all. Her insistence on donating innovations rather than selling them has made her beloved among the common folk, but a source of frustration for powerful merchants who would rather see her brilliance enriching their coffers.
Though small in stature, Tyena’s presence looms large in the temple. She bustles constantly between workshops, correcting apprentices, tightening bolts with uncanny precision, or scolding careless novices on safety. To her followers, she embodies Gond’s spirit—joyous, fiery, and unyielding in the belief that true creation is priceless.