The Great Library of Knowledge
As I walked up the steps to the library, I felt my feet reverberate through its polished stone floors and arches. As soon as I stepped inside, I was hit with the smell of thousands of books and scrolls — just sitting there waiting for me to come in and read them all. History, literature, poetry — you could find anything you wanted in here. There were scrolls with secrets that had been kept for years that were finally being brought to light here at the Great Library of Knowledge.
It's always growing too, new scrolls would be added every day by Monks who traveled around the world to find them. There were stories about great battles, brave heroes and terrible villains — everything you could think of at your fingertips here.
I remember my first day as a Library page. I was so excited that I could barely sit still in the training room at the Temple before being sent here.
— Keeper Glaeken
The Great Library of Knowledge can be found deep in the heart of the Temple of Knowledge. There are many wonderful things to be seen inside. The shelves are filled with books containing knowledge about everything you can think of! Scrolls containing lore from other continents are sprawled out on tables, tracking down information that has never been seen before.
One thing that is very apparent upon entering the library is the magnitude of age it carries - one look at the paintings on the wall and you will realize these are Monks that have come before you. The Wuxian Monks are deeply rooted in history, and their librarians have done an incredible job preserving it for generations to come.
While there's so much to see, not many people are allowed to even be inside. It's reserved for Monks and Masters of Wuxia.
The Great Library is a lot of different things to different people. Some people go to search for answers, some go to read the classics again and again, and others may even come in just to study the architecture of the library itself. Everyone loves it in their own way - but there is no doubt that everyone respects what it holds.
The post of Temple Librarian is not one to be taken lightly. Librarians are tasked with maintaining the Great Library of Knowledge, ensuring the protection of its volumes, and identifying newly discovered works of significance. Typically the job takes many years of training in the Monastery and is a long-term position.
The post of Librarian was most recently given to Keeper Glaeken, who has overseen the Great Library for over 40 years now. He spends his time identifying promising candidates and training them in the art of librarianship as well as being an avid bibliophile himself.
A few titles found in the Great Library of Knowledge include:
- "Kempo: The Unconquerable Warrior"
- "Dragon Riders: The Fighting Spirit of the Monk Dragon Riders"
- "The Watchers of Wuxia: Meditations and Training from Obsidian Island"
- "Wuxia: A Brief History of the Island and its People."
Alternative Names
The Great Library
Type
Library
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