Editing Grim Legion (section)

===Hiram, the Master Scribe===

Just what inspired Hiram to write down his death story is anyone’s guess. Most likely, it was simply the need to understand why he’d been murdered. That was centuries ago. The second death story Hiram wrote down was that of the first Smiling Lord, who wanted someone to record his method of passing. Emboldened by this confidence, Hiram then spoke to the Deathlord of the Grim and asked permission to collect more death stories. “Someone should remember us, even after we’ve gone on to our final rewards, whatever they might be.” Hiram’s words almost fell on deaf ears, until he added a final statement: “Someone should also remember those who killed us, and just perhaps they can get revenge for those of us who cannot.”

The Smiling Lord agreed, granting Hiram the title “Master Scribe,” and ordering that all of the Grim pass down the talks of how they died. Those who couldn’t write were sent to Hiram and a growing army of assistants. That was the start of the Great Ledger. Hiram still works alongside the other Scribes, writing down the details of how each individual met his end. Along with a select handful of other wraiths, Hiram even takes notes from members of other Legions, the Heretics and the Renegades for inclusion in the Ledger’s appendices. Hiram and his Scribes do more than merely file papers away, though. They actively venture forth from the Great Library and seek out the cases of individual wraiths throughout the Shadowlands.

Hiram’s goal is to transcribe the truth, not just the perceptions of victims everywhere. His small army of investigators researches any cases that pique outsiders’ interest. Hiram has no concern for who the victims whose tales he transcribes are. He just wants the truth, and for his own reasons.

It’s Hiram’s secret belief that the time will come when Christ will return and the Great Ledger will be used to seal the fates of many souls come Judgment Day. Hiram hides this heretical belief and drowns out his prayers with the scratching of pens, but deep inside, he prays that Judgment Day comes soon. 

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