Rendu

Rendu is a member of a race of beings collectively known as the Heru. While every Heru is a unique creature, among themselves a few are known for exceptional qualities. Rendu, nicknamed "The Artificer," is one such. As a chaos creature, a native of the Void, he can alter the stuff of chaos by imposing his will on it to create whatever he can imagine. He is reported to have created the first sword during the initial conflicts among the early Heru, as well as armor, shields, and the primal dragons. It is unknown if his personal prowess is in any way remarkable, compared to the others of his kind, but it is certain the other Heru respect his abilities and the abilities of his creations.

Rendu, unlike most Heru, does not particularly care for conflict. He--insofar as the Heru have a gender--prefers to be left alone to wrestle with more cerebral difficulties. He is a creator, entirely pleased to create little things like living beings and personal moons.

In the time before the creation of Rethven, Rendu lived on a succession of such moons, content to create more and more elaborate versions, with a series of life-forms designed for the care and maintenance of them. He was not, initially, on board with the Heru, Maddarrah, and her plan to create a great game for the Heru. She was persuasive, however, and Rendu eventually agreed to build a game board--the world of Rethven--where the other Heru could play with their primitive and basic life-forms.

Later, when it became apparent the other Heru were cheating in the game by interfering directly, Rendu was called upon again. Finding a way to block out the Heru from the world was impractical, so Maddarrah suggested imprisoning the Heru--all of them, including Rendu--until the game had run its course. Again, Rendu was not pleased with the idea, but Maddarrah was persuasive. Rendu designed the Spire as the prison of the Heru. As the creator of the Spire, Rendu could not leave it without the assistance of another Heru, just as no other Heru would be able to leave without the assistance of Rendu. If anyone did leave the Spire, it would release everyone, ending their imprisonment and making their game vulnerable to interference and cheating again.