La biblioteca de Lahahana la loca

La biblioteca de Lahahana la loca (The Library of Lahahana the Mad) in Fulmando is considered one of the greatest libraries of Millisymph and indeed of the entire Lamadien Region. Use of the library is generally restricted to recognized scholars, guilded or state mages, and respected thaumatologists. Not a few of its patrons go there looking for the arcane and even the "weird." It is located inland in the city's Distrito del Mar del Sur (Southern Sea District).
== HIstory ==
The library was begun by Lahahana, who was a scholar and fire mage, as a personal library in the 1440s. Whether or not Lahahana was actually mad is still hotly debated. The library was near the center of El gran incendio de 1489 (The Great Fire of 1489), but survived without damage. It was later believed destroyed during the Great Western War when it essentially disappeared. The morning after the war ended, it was sitting in the same place it had been, fully intact. 
Through the centuries it's been in existence, it has been the target of a number of thieves. Their level of success is given testimony by an area behind the library which is a graveyard. It is believed the spirits or forms of dead thieves of El cementerio de Lahahana guard the library grounds at night, jealous of anyone else's attempts. What is known is that the library always opens after sunrise and closes before sunset; sensible locals avoid the library grounds after dark. 
== Collection ==
Only the bibliotecaria de Lahanana (librarians of Lahanana) know the full extent of the collection, and some believe only the head librarian knows. There is at least one book in every known language, and a number in the more local or common tongues. It has a large collection of books on the history of the Lamadien Region and Edyleine as a whole, a copy of every book written by Jeromault Rosserot, and even books about and possibly from other worlds. It is believed to have a full description of every fire spell in existence, and is one of the best sources for thaumatological research. Many of its books were printed in Monhavere.
Not all of its collection is scholarly. It is said to have works such as the complete Lexie’s Secret Little Room in at least three different languages; the seven-volume erotic collection The Farmer's Daughter and the Seven Gnomes; How to Turn Gold into Lead; The Complete Book of Jackalopes allegedly written by Cheri Karmuliken, then a student at the Hexadane Academy of Wizardry in Kasteban; and a gossipy book written by an aunt of the Horlafense family. The library apparently had a copy of the notes of alchemist Gurner Mordh'Dhagai on his creation of demon dust hundreds of years before that was publicly known. It even reportedly had a book detailing the Great Western War, including its resolution, before the war ended. However, how much of these reports is true and how much is idle rumor is not known.
Books are not "checked out" here. Patrons given access can read books and other documents here, but can not take them from library. For those who do attempt to remove a book, see El cementerio de Lahahana.
== Personnel ==
Lahanana Verde has been the Head Librarian since 1706 (The head librarian traditionally is named after the founder but with a personal appellation). As is typical, when the then middle aged human Lahanana Verde took the position she suddenly appeared to be very old, but was if anything more physically fit than she had been. While she restricts but does sometimes allow the use of Jasmine's Research Assistant in the library, she absolutely refuses to use it herself. She is known for being very stern and even cranky, but can become more pleasant when someone compliments her physical appearance.
Category:Fulmando
Category:Distrito del Mar del Sur