Godwin of Silverymoon

This is a short summary of Godwin's back story.

Godwin was born in 1122 DR, Year of the Rose Pearls, to a middle class merchant family. Godwin’s father, Rawin, and mother, Eriss, owned a general store in Silverymoon. Godwin had a keen mind, far more than a simple merchant needed, so Godwin’s parents saved as much gold as possible to send their son to The Lady’s College to become a wizard of great power. At the unprecedented age of 15 (for a gnome) Godwin was admitted to the Lady’s College. Godwin took to his studies well but always seemed preoccupied with his female class mates. Even with his lust for the ladies, Godwin excelled at all his studies. His final year at the college proved that Godwin was destined for greater heights in wizardry. A project was given to all the students; the objective was to create something that would advance the Art. Most created new magic items or spells, but Godwin took a new approach. Godwin wrote a book, based on all he had learned at the college, and condensed it into an easy 15 step manual. High Lady Alustriel judged all the projects personally and immediately noticed that Godwin’s project wasn’t magical in any way. Alustriel examined the book and noticed that the book was written so well that nearly any person with the ability to read could learn magic easily. This impressed Alustriel immensely for the Lady was a Chosen of Mystra and this book could spread the Art to so many in a short time. The Lady continued to examine the other projects but had already made up her mind on the winner. Godwin was awarded the prize for the best project, an apprenticeship with Elminster of Shadowdale.