Muses are unusual creatures, spirits which live symbiotically with others. Everyone is born with many muses, perhaps an unlimited number of muses, but as you age and grow and your tastes and skills develop, most of them disappear. The ones which are left, however, only become stronger and finer. Most people, in their adult lives, have but a handful of fully matured muses. For example, a warrior might have one muse dedicated to swordsmanship, another dedicated to love-making, and a third dedicated to his proclivity for ales.

Most people are completely unaware of their muses. Indeed, the spirits are, for the most part, completely fused with their host’s soul. There are some things which can see muses, though, and even interact with them. There are even some who can make their muses manifest. Manifested muses can take on almost any form or temperament. Going back to the hypothetical warrior from the last example, his muse of swordsmanship might take the form of a floating, glowing longsword and his muse of ales might be a short, boisterous, pot-bellied caricature of himself.

Encounters with Muses

The PCs find a mirror in a treasure trove in which muses can be seen.

One day, the PCs wake to find something completely and utterly bizarre: their muses have been switched. The fighter finds himself well-versed in magic, the cleric has a silver tongue, the rogue develops a sudden case of piety, and a sword has never before felt so comfortable in the mage’s hands.