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<blockquote>"To Preserve Knowledge Is To Preserve Our Souls." ~ Motto of the Great Library<ref><u>Nations of Barsaive Volume One: Throal</u>, Carsten Damm ''et al'', Redbrick Limited, © FASA Corporation, p. 32</ref></blockquote>Situated was a large stone complex near the center of the Halls of Throal, and many Throalites considered it the center of civic life in the city. Many books are available for research in the Main Reading Room at no charge, but access to the general collection of research stacks comes at a cost of 20 silver per day. The hall maintains a staff of Scribes and Archivists, a permanent posting to the Library staff is considered one of the greatest honors to Throalites. | <blockquote>"To Preserve Knowledge Is To Preserve Our Souls." ~ Motto of the Great Library<ref><u>Nations of Barsaive Volume One: Throal</u>, Carsten Damm ''et al'', Redbrick Limited, © FASA Corporation, p. 32</ref></blockquote>Situated was a large stone complex near the center of the Halls of Throal, and many Throalites considered it the center of civic life in the city. Many books are available for research in the Main Reading Room at no charge, but access to the general collection of research stacks comes at a cost of 20 silver per day. The hall maintains a staff of Scribes and Archivists, a permanent posting to the Library staff is considered one of the greatest honors to Throalites. | ||
== Notable People == | |||
* Merrox: The dwarf Master of the Hall of Records and onetime adviser to King Neden. | |||
* Jerriv Forrim: A dwarf, and most senior Scribe and Archivist in the Library, potential succesor to Merrox. Though his current mysterious illness may halt his rise to Master. | |||
* Thom Edrull: A Scribe in the library with strong House connections. His father was Merrox's mentor, and Thom may, or may not, have poisoned Forrim. | |||
* Ela Pono: An apprentice of Edrull, and a rare ork in the Library. | |||
* Zamirca One-Knee: A dwarven apprentice Scholar, allocated to Horror studies. He is suffering an extreme decline, but it is not known if he is Horror-marked for certain. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
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"To Preserve Knowledge Is To Preserve Our Souls." ~ Motto of the Great Library[1]
Situated was a large stone complex near the center of the Halls of Throal, and many Throalites considered it the center of civic life in the city. Many books are available for research in the Main Reading Room at no charge, but access to the general collection of research stacks comes at a cost of 20 silver per day. The hall maintains a staff of Scribes and Archivists, a permanent posting to the Library staff is considered one of the greatest honors to Throalites.
Notable People
- Merrox: The dwarf Master of the Hall of Records and onetime adviser to King Neden.
- Jerriv Forrim: A dwarf, and most senior Scribe and Archivist in the Library, potential succesor to Merrox. Though his current mysterious illness may halt his rise to Master.
- Thom Edrull: A Scribe in the library with strong House connections. His father was Merrox's mentor, and Thom may, or may not, have poisoned Forrim.
- Ela Pono: An apprentice of Edrull, and a rare ork in the Library.
- Zamirca One-Knee: A dwarven apprentice Scholar, allocated to Horror studies. He is suffering an extreme decline, but it is not known if he is Horror-marked for certain.
References
- ↑ Nations of Barsaive Volume One: Throal, Carsten Damm et al, Redbrick Limited, © FASA Corporation, p. 32
