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"They give their lives to the preservation of knowledge, but they themselves cannot read. Their ignorance preserves us." Carud DaKallas, Temple Librarian  |
The Othlopædia A | B | C | Ç | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z The volumes of the Iron Library sit heavily in towering cases, gazing down on the librarians milling frantically below. Between the leather, wood, and metal bindings are scribed secrets of ages long forgotten. In the honeycombed warrens behind these buttressed walls, sequestered priests sit, furiously re-scribing the ancient words; racing time's decaying breath. One word at a time they breathe life into the ancient mysteries. Entries of The Othlopædia are organized alphabetically. Each section details places, people, events, and things. In most instances the information available is limited to that which has been learned in the course of the Chronicles. Information on Spells & Magic may be found in their separate area.
The creation of the library was begun following the Departure of 46 DR as a means of collecting Uren knowledge, lost after the war. Following the war, the Elve and Acentran occupants collected all Dekàlan books and scrolls, burning them in guildhouse-sized piles within Oth's Temple Square. Many scholars and mages trying to leave the city were captured and killed on the roads leading from Oth; their books and manuscripts were also destroyed. Very few escaped into the Evalshats, believed at the time to be the only harbor against the Elve. Most of those who escaped into the mountains were found and killed by the Ortor. In this way, the history of the people was erased. Following the Departure and the subsequent extermination of remaining Acentran settlers (46-55 DR), Hardrok the Wise, a priest of Roth and Dekàlan theologian, was given permission to begin a library and the funds to collect those few documents that remained in the city, or that became available on the market. The library soon was brimming with materials, and was moved to a larger building in the Temple Ward. By 112 DR the High Priests commissioned a hall built for the library near Temple Square (now the Weavers Guild) where the collection was kept until 142 DR when fire swept through the ward and much of the collection was lost. In 146 DR, the High Priests were persuaded to move the remaining collection into Kyrm Oryroth and merge it with the temple's own small collection which had survived the war. Since then the library has grown, and every several decades more of the temple's interior is devoted to it. Fortunately, Kyrm Oryroth will not run out of room in the foreseeable future, as most of the temple has remained abandoned since its construction.
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Navigation Introduction Information The Othlopædia is not a single available resource within the World of Teréth End, but rather a collection of information drawn from many sources. Though much of the material contained herein might be found among the dusty tomes of the Iron Library, even that vaunted repository does not hold all that is contained herein. Famous Books Tome of the Golden Harvest |
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