Library of Akantea

Created by u/Ghalt_Rodanium
=== BIOLOGY/ETHNICITY ===
People of many groups inhabit the library it was originally kept by a humanoid race with dark olive skin and fair hair. They are slightly taller but do not appear so as the always walk slightly bent over. The have long fingers and move rather slowly.
==== Racial Quirk ====
Mosy of the people who arrive here even later in life adopt the habit of walking slightly bent over. The most experienced people and the original humanoids seem to have an incredible memory.
=== HISTORY ===
The mountains they inhabit were originally a pilgrimage destination. Over the years many sages from the surrounding areas migrated there and set up temples. Many people would go up to the mountains to ask for their wisdom and it became a cultural centre. It is not known who the first chief librarian was, but they are rumoured to be one of these sages. The amassed knowledge started to be stored in this library and the religious significance of the are almost dissapeared but the library stayed, and an order of librarians and scholars was born to amass and maintain this pool of knowledge
=== SOCIETY ===
The head of the library is the chief librarian, they hold almost all the power, but are democratically elected every 2 years by every member of the society. Under them are the deans, who hold the power in a specific area. There is an archiving dean, a maintenance dean and even a travelling dean. Under them are the librarians who do most of the work. Many people come to the library but most of them don0t become members of the society or stay for long.
=== CULTURE ===
Knowledge is the most important thing in this society and lying is seen as one of the worst taboos. There is usually not many conflicts but the guards and the single prison cell tend to take care of most incidents. Not many parties are held due to this being a library and all, but the yearly arrival of the travelling corps and their haul of new books is followed by a feast.
=== OCCURRENCE OF MAGIC ===
Magic is more common in the library than in other places, as its study occupies a large portion of the librarians' time. Most magic users here aren't usually advanced or powerful, at least combatwise.
=== MAJOR EXPORTS/IMPORTS ===
Almost everything has to be imported as the people of the library don't produce much. Much of the money that enters is due to donations from people who have been helped by the library's knowledge, but this isn't always enough and the librarians live quite frugally.
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