Scott Lynch: Elf Impersonator

"First of all, the cliché that the modern world exists in an intellectually or spiritually degraded state is a demonstrable falsehood, and the fact that so many artists have embraced it is a reminder that creativity and insight don't often travel together. Second, even if it were true, the act of reading a novel would remain unchanged. It's still a gesture of good faith in which the reader commits a portion of his finite life to the writer's thoughts. If those thoughts fail to move the reader, to arouse his emotions or instruct his prejudices, to delight or sadden him, then the writer has failed. If his excuse for failure is that fiction cannot supply what the world itself currently lacks, or that the reader should feel the alienation and confusion the writer feels, then the writer has not only failed; he's intentionally wasted the reader's time." Mark Goldblatt

Scott Thomas Lynch Date of Birth: 2 April 1978 Place of Birth: St. Paul, Minnesota Current Height: 6'1" Current Weight: 181 Lbs. Current State of Scruffiness: Clean-shaven once again. # Appearing: 1 Hit Dice: 8 + 3 Psionic Attack Modes: A, C, D Melee Attacks: 1-4 Fist, 1-4 Fist, 3-18 Heavy Book Treasure Type: F Alignment: Chaotic Good Special Attacks: Atrocious puns XP Value: 1,200 Spritual Compass: Calvin & Hobbes

The New York Times calls Scott's rate of caffeine consumption "ludicrous" and "ill-advised."