The Great Library of Perpustakaan, or simply Perpustakaan, was a library in Perpustakaan in the Kesasar Valley in the Shao Mountains of southern Kara-Tur. It was one of the most magnificent repositories of knowledge in all of Kara-Tur. Unfortunately, most of the people outside the Shao Mountains had forgotten the existence of it.[1]
History[]
Perpustakaan was built in ancient times by the empire of Anok-Imaskar. After the fall of that civilization, the existence of the library was forgotten in the later empires of Shou Lung.[1]
Circa Shou Year 2607 (1357 DR), however, an adventuring party may have rediscovered the library and told Emperor Kai Tsao Shou Chin and Imperial Wu Jen Kao Shan Ten about it.[2]
Description[]
Perpustakaan was made of black granite. It was a huge building with a tall pagoda stretching into the sky.[3]
Inside, the library was divided into many reference Sections, with one specific section for each of these topics: literature, astrology, geography, ancient history, military history, philosophy, biography, mathematics, arcane lore, and one section for each member of the Nine Immortals.[1]
There also a conference room, a rotunda, rooms and cubicles for visiting scholars, a foyer, and residences for staff members.[1]
Population[]
Perpustakaan had a limited librarian and clerical staff but a large militia that enforced the respect of the library's rules and maintained peace inside.[1]
Rules[]
Perpustakaan was open twelve hours a day, from dawn to sunset. To use the library, one needed to register six months beforehand. It was possible, however, at the head librarian's discretion, to bend rules under special circumstances.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 64–69. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 84. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.
- ↑ Curtis Smith, Rick Swan (May 1990). Ronin Challenge. Edited by Jon Pickens, Steve Winter. (TSR, Inc.), p. 64. ISBN 0-88038-749-1.