Faircaster Library

"Used to belong to the Dusk Mage Avids before we came along. When Asano, Arakan, and I came along, it had been in disrepair for some time. I think we fixed it up real good since then, don't you think?"

Carson Harloff, Head Librarian

The Faircaster Library is a building in Lowertown Faircaster. Owned by the Harloff Family, the library is host to a variety of readings both mundane and magical. As such it is a fantastic resource for researching topics of great significance from Uncommon to Very Rare bouts of knowledge.
Upon entering this library, a player can make any intelligence or wisdom based check to see if they can find some information related to their findings. On the following checks, the players can learn the following with one hour of searching:

• 10 - the player can find a clue to an uncommon subject.
• 15 - the player finds a books about an uncommon subject, or a clue regarding a rare subject.
• 20 - the player finds a books about a rare subject, or a clue regarding a very rare subject.
• 25 - the player finds a book on a very rare subject, or a clue about a legendary subject.

If a player is unsure what to find, or is not looking for anything in particular, and do not know of the book already, they can potentially find:

• Boullie's Cookbook: A detailed list of monsters, strange plants, and minerals, and how to cook them. Works surprisingly well as a field guide. Written in Feroxi, Argenti, and Aurumi (translations by Arakan Harloff).
• The Search for the Blood Rose in the Pits of Hell: a journal from an unnamed traveler, detailing their search for the legendary Blood Rose. Considered dubious in parts, due to the author's insistance they traveled through the Ennic Realms. Written in Democlazia.
• Agarthan Map: A strange map that requires a magnifying glass or a DC 25 Perception check to read.
• The Wanderer and it's Kin: A book about an astronomer's musings on the celestial bodies in the night sky. Also contains detailed information on the Celestial Scion Constellations. Written in Feroxi, translated in Aurumi and Argenti (by Arakan Harloff.) 
• The Dodecology: Golden Books with details on strange magics.
• The White Rose Chronicles full Tetralogy: A recent donation from Yonara.
• The Karthanian Guide to Karthanian Crap: A tongue in cheek book written by a forager who frequents the Karthanian Plains. 

Denizens

• Carson Harloff: Head Librarian and Mayor of Faircaster, Husband to Asano Harloff, Father to Arakan Harloff.
• Asano Harloff: Owner of the Jasper Ends. Wife to Carson Harloff, Mother to Arakan Harloff.
• Arakan Harloff: Local wizard. Son to Carson and Asano Harloff.

Alterations

Originally the building has been the following things:

• 118 F.E. Mayor Tiello attempts to use the building to create a Town Hall, but the lack of privacy and personal nerves got in the way of the project.
• 120 F.E. Mayor Tiello attempts to turn the town into a Community Center, but it is an inconvenient location for the flow of traffic.
• 125 F.E. Bishop Musashi Ron Da'Ishi attempted to make the building a Church.
• 125 F.E. Carson and Asano Harloff turn the building into a Community Center and Library. 

Architecture

The building is made in the Mashica style.
The building itself is a Hexagonal structure, where the rooms within are also hexagons made to fit one another. The Inside is well lit, in spite of the windows not being visible from the outside. In addition it is furnished in a mixture of Aurumi horticulture and Argenti furnishings, with assortments of objects donated to the Library of differing cultural phenomenon.

History

The structure was built long before the Voyagers first arrived, as the nearby Akacheta tribes have stated it predates even their arrival. Found near the Venemo Swamp along the Voyager River, it was unique in being the only structure fully standing and intact amidst the swamps. The nearby Akacheta Tribes considered the building to be indicative of where the land was most safe to build upon. 
Because of this, the Voyagers settled in the area and the city of Faircaster founded using the land around soon to be Library. In recent years it has changed ownership. Originally it was to be a community center, but the local populace were too busy setting up rice paddies and farmland to engage. In 120 F.E. the Dusk Mage Bishop Musashi Ron Da'Ichi bought the building from Mayor Tiello and attempted to build an Avid Discipleship. 
In 125 F.E., disputes between the Mastersmiths and the Dusk Mage ultimately led to both group leaving from the area, abandoning the building. Later in 125 F.E. Carson Harloff moved to the area. He acquired the rights to the building from the Mayor and, with significant aid from the Occulo Society, refurnished the building into the Faircaster Library.

Tourism

The Library attracts all manner of scholars brave enough to travel west of Yonara or East of Three Point River. The Head Librarian welcomes any donations to the library, and will even buy some books from travelers, including scrolls, recipes, and copies of legal documentation.

Founding Date

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Type

Library

Parent Location

Faircaster

Owner

Carson Harloff

Ruling/Owning Rank

Head Librarian

Owning Organization

Occulo Society