The Arcane Library Guide

New visitors are often unnerved by the low, constant hum that vibrates through the floorboards—a sound not unlike a sleeping dragon’s breath. This is the sound of trapped spells, suppressed curses, and the collective sigh of a thousand forbidden texts yearning to be read by unworthy eyes. The Library’s interior is a logistical nightmare and an architectural miracle. Designed by a mad geomancer in the Third Age, the building exists in a state of quantum flux. The ground floor is a sprawling labyrinth of oak shelves that rise three stories high, yet from the outside, the building is only a single story tall.

But heed this warning:

— The Arcane Library is open every day except yesterday. No photography. No fire magic. Absolutely no food or drink, unless the book explicitly offers. the arcane library

“Elara caught me dog-earing a page. She didn’t say a word. She just smiled. I haven’t slept in three weeks because every time I close my eyes, I dream about folding the corners of reality.” — Regretful Reader #47 If you seek a quiet afternoon of light reading, go to the municipal library. If you seek the answer to a question that has haunted your bloodline for generations, or if you need to learn a spell that can un-boil an egg, or if you simply want to borrow a book that will argue back with footnotes—then find the unmarked door in Veridiana. New visitors are often unnerved by the low,

“The children’s section bit me.” — Anonymous Designed by a mad geomancer in the Third

“I opened a book called ‘The Joy of Hex.’ Now my shadow has its own agenda.” — M.T.