Difference between revisions of "User:Windrunner/Hoid"

Hoid traveled to [[Sel]], likely making use of [[Devotion's Perpendicularity]] in [[Arelon]]. Hoid spoke to the skaze, and seems to have made some sort of agreement with them hinging on his desire to become an Elantrian with the restoration of [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].{{book ref|Elantris|Postscript}} Hoid disguised himself as a beggar, wrapped in bandages. He helped [[Sarene]] smuggle weapons into [[Elantris (city)|Elantris]].{{book ref|Elantris|58}} Following the restoration of the city by Raoden, Hoid traveled to the Pool to meet a [[skaze]]. He removed his bandages, hoping to find himself transformed into an Elantrian, but the transformation had not occuredoccurred. The skaze ridiculed Hoid for his failure, but Hoid expressed his joy that secrets still remained unknown to him and then entered the Perpendicularity and transitioned to Shadesmar.

Hoid returned to Sel several years later, andhoping to steal the Moon Scepter of the [[Rose Empire]]. Hoid wished to use this scepter to help him translate between various runes used on the planet to hopefully gain access to the Invested Arts of Sel.{{wob ref|12146}} He found himself a position in the court of Emperor [[Ashravan]] in the [[Rose Empire]] as the Royal Fool. He allied himself with the [[Forger]] [[Shai]] in her attempt to steal the [[Moon Scepter]], an artifact that allows for the translation of the various symbols of Selish Investiture. He arranged for her to be caught after she'd left the Gallery with the Scepter and later used her duplicate the steal the scepter for himself.{{ref|name=tes-del}} He was pursued by Shai for his betrayal and she did eventually succeed in catching up to him.{{wob ref|9631}}