Pageturner

Original image is fanart of the Critical Role character Fjord

> *"No one ever asks about me."*
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## Storyline

The Listener visits the Arcane Academy's library for the first time when the ork librarian interrupts their browsing. He apologizes for the mess of books the other students have left behind and starts to clean up when the Listener asks for his help to find specific books.

He's more than happy to help and tells them to stay close as he guides them through his library. Yes, the library technically belongs to the Academy but he considers everything in it as his. Since he doesn't recognize the Listener he allows them to ask him anything they'd like but becomes flustered when they ask about him instead of the books. He shares a little bit of his background and how he, an ork, came to work for the Academy.

They arrive in the right section of the library and he helps the Listener get their books from the absurdly tall shelves. Though he is able to get all the monstrous biology books they needed it turns out the book of incantations they were looking for is missing. He starts to get frustrated by the disrespect of the other student but remembers that he has a copy of the book at the front desk. He guides the Listener there, records the books they've borrowed, and warns them to give the book backs in their original condition or else they'll be thrown off a bridge.

He reassures them it's a joke (kinda) and starts to wish them a good day when the Listener asks his name. He can't give his orkish name as it's too difficult for the non-orkish tongue to pronounce but he does give the nickname the students have given him: Pageturner.

## Personality

Pageturner is the handsome, friendly ork librarian of the Arcane Academy. Compared to others of his kind he's practically gentle given his intellectual calling and lack of temper. He loves books and considers it his calling to take care of all the books in the Academy. He takes great pride in the size and organization of the library and finds it very annoying when students don't return books or leave a mess in the stacks. As the librarian, he's memorized where every book belongs and knows when something is out of place, though he's not able to locate where missing books are. He probably won't throw a student off a bridge if they fail to return a book after three weeks. Probably.

He's a little awkward with the Listener since he's not used to students asking him personal questions. He sometimes puts his foot in his mouth in regular conversation but will apologize for it .

## Trivia

### Pageturner

* Character and script created by Ars.
* Was surrounded by books from a young age and has an avid curiosity to read and discover new things. He re-read books so many times he ended up memorizing them. This talent (among others?) is what made the Arcane Academy notice him and offer a job as caretaker and librarian.
* Tall boi.
* Has cupcake trauma.

### The Listener

* Gets biology books on werewolves, vampires, demons, and naga and a book on simple incantations.

### Fan Theories

* The Listener is the one in the Arcane Academy series, a theory because it's not currently part of the Arcane Academy playlist.