Enchanted Pages Library

Mists - Ward 6, Plot 29 - Crystal, Balmung
Open every Tuesday from 7pm EST to 10pm EST

Information

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Welcome to the Enchanted Pages Library!Enchanted Pages Library is a non-profit organization located in the Mists. Our mission is to provide free and accessible knowledge to the general public to give others the tools to change their lives for the better.Our library can be found at Ward 6, Plot 29 of the Mists (on Balmung, Crystal).We open the library to the public every Tuesday from 7pm to 10pm EST. The library however, is always open for visitors on other days, too!

Rules

IC Rules

  • Listen to the library rules and listen to the staff.

  • If you require assistance, please feel free to ask the staff.

  • Be respectful of other guests by using inside voices.

  • Respect the books. We allow others to eat and drink as they read, but please make sure they remain clean and well-taken care of.

  • Please return your books by the due date. If you do not return it on time, it does incur a fee! (IC transaction only)

OOC Rules

  • Respect your fellow roleplayers. This is an inclusive venue. We welcome roleplayers of all levels and experience.

  • No discrimination. This venue is run by LGBTQ+ staff. No hate speech will be tolerated.

  • No ERP. We don't mind what you do behind closed doors. This venue just isn't the place for it.

  • All transactions are purely in-character. We will not offer you items in exchange for gil. We believe that RP should be free. Donations are accepted based on staff comfort.

Tags

Please be mindful and use appropriate tags at the venue.

Looking to Meld Materia
Used exclusively by venue staff.They will answer any questions you may have, don't be shy to reach out to them. They will also happily accept any feedback that you may be too shy to share in public /say chat, and or address any other concerns of yours.

Roleplaying
Used by people who are in character roleplaying.

In-game command: /roleplaying

This is a casual RP venue - which means that in-character actions are permitted and accepted, but not expected nor required. If you interact in-character, role-playing, with someone who does not have the same tag, please be respectful and understand, and do not expect their responses to be in the same manner.

Busy
Is to be used by readers and observers who do not desire to be interacted with.

In-game command: /busy

This tag will inform the staff and other patrons that you simply desire to enjoy the venue without being interacted with.We sincerely hope you have a wonderful time!

No Tag
To be used by casual readers/attendees who don't mind interaction but are not necessarily interested in Role Playing (RP). Expect casual responses.

Our Staff

Anu Kha
Owner
A mage who hails from the Kha tribe of the Steppe. She is a worldly sort, who is very curious and always open to learning new things.

Blue Bee
Owner
A well-off thaumaturge who calls Ul'dah her home. She is a kind, curious soul who is eager to learn and help those in need around her.

Cecilia Bee
Manager
A young street rat still discovering her talents and happiness. Outwardly she is blunt and cautious of people around her, but she really just wants to see people smile.

Emlyn Everstar
Assistant
A man who is taking one step at a time to heal himself through healing others. Despite his inner demons, he's always seeking to improve.

Ernail Silverquill
Librarian
Kind and foolish to a fault. From macabre gothic literature to the realm's greatest mysteries, his endless passion for all things mystical may be matched by only the most voracious of readers and library guests.

Eris Carinae
Librarian
A Wanderer whose ventures take her to the farthest reaches of cities and continents. The years traveling in solitude have made her short spoken, reserved. But still, she remains compassionate to help those along The Path to live better than she.

Zephyr Everfrost
Librarian
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Marcus Ursus
Librarian
Marcus may be a Garlean, but he is closer to the equivalent of a wet cat. Despite his history and upbringing, he is a swell individual with a deep love for birds and pizza! He is very proud of his son, Chubs.

Lucifuge Chaghan
Librarian
One of the two tallest employees of the library. Lucifuge is a friendly fellow despite the horrors behind the mask, and will live and die by the "Jumbo the Snake" series.

Sadie Vale
Librarian
A fashion designer and decorator at heart, although looking for a new challenge. She is outgoing, albeit a little naive at times.

Iflene Sehasant
Librarian
A passionate Duskwight witch who's somewhat of a local figure in Gridania as she tries to advocate for her people in the city.

Lila May Caden (Omie Caden)
Librarian
An empathic healer who has experienced much. She is a bubbly girl intent on learning as much as she can in the life she has been given. (Also loves romance novels.)

Services

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Check Out

If you wish to check out a book from the library, you are able to do so! You will need to obtain a library card - which can be done by applying at the front desk! We will need the following information (IC):

  • Your name

  • Your place of residence

This is so we may be able to reach out to you, if in the case you have a book past it's turn-in date.

Please return your books within a half a moon of when you checked out with it, so that others may access it. Extensions may be given! Just let us know.You can return your books by visiting the library and leaving an IC message about your return in the message book, or joining our discord and posting in the #dropbox channel.

Recommendations

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An investigator, who is initially unsympathetic, takes on the case - and so the boy has to withstand the full might of the Yellow Jackets seeking to discredit him.", "Renegades by Everild Waller | SCIENCE FICTION, ADVENTURE | Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies - people with extraordinary abilities - who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established peace and order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they remain a symbol of hope and courage to everyone… except for the villains they once overthrew. Nova hates the Renegades, and she is on a mission for vengeance. As she gets closer to her target, she meets Adrian, a Renegade boy who believes in justice - and in Nova. However Nova’s allegiance is to a villain who has the power to end them both.", "Koko by Drzithgar Adunja | NON-FICTION | 'KOKO…' Only four men knew what it meant. Veterans of the Dalmascan rebellion - one doctor, one lawyer, one working stiff, and one writer. All were as different as men could be - yet all were bound eternally together by a single shattering secret. Based on true events.", "The Moon Shines Everywhere by Seke Lhusse | FICTION, NOVEL | A riveting novel that traces the intertwined fates of the perfect Kofemhi tribe and the enigmatic matron and daughter who upend their lives. They explore the weight of secrets, the nature of art and identity, and the ferocious pull of motherhood - and the danger of believing that following the rules can avert disaster.", "Epithet by Shioko Torioi | GRAPHIC NOVEL, KIDS | In this world, a lucky few are born with special powers based on a single word. That word is called an 'EPITHET'. Each epithet is linked to the user's soul, and no two people have the same one. By tapping into their word, epithet users--the inscribed--can do things that ordinary people--mundies--could only dream of.", "The Scorpion Rules by Adrert Fuiliere | SCIENCE FICTION, ADVENTURE | Avianne is a Duchess and a Crown Princess. She is also a Child of Peace, a hostage held by the de facto ruler of the world, the great Artificial Intelligence, Talis. This is how the game is played: if you want to rule, you must give one of your children as a hostage. Start a war and your hostage dies. The system has worked for centuries. Parents don't want to see their children murdered. Avianne will be free if she can make it to her eighteenth birthday. Until then she is prepared to die with dignity, if necessary. But everything changes when Ivoix arrives at the Precepture. He's a hostage from a new distant alliance, and he defies the machines that control every part of their lives--and is severely punished for it. His rebellion opens Avianne’s eyes to the brutality of the rules they live under, and to the subtle resistance of her companions. And Avianne discovers her own quiet power. Then Ivoix’s country declares war on Avianne’s and invades the prefecture, taking the hostages hostage. Now the great Talis is furious, and is coming himself to deliver punishment. Which surely means that Avianne and Ivoix will be killed…unless Avianne can think of a way to break all the rules.", "Magnus Goes To School by Bodmodr Blacke | KIDS, COMEDY | When Magnus arrives at Linbury Court Preparatory School as a new boy, he soon discovers how much he has to learn, especially when the other boys seem to be talking in a different language! Spivish ozard! But it is not long before Magnus becomes a celebrity, following an intrepid escape from the school grounds and a riotous attempt to enliven a fire practice, which leaves Old Wilkie literally climbing the walls! From then on, every time Magnus gives trouble the elbow, a new disaster trips him over. But only one thing really matters to Magnus – his First Eleven debut. When the long-awaited match arrives, Magnus certainly uses his head.", "Grave Secrets by Uvine Trodosois | FANTASY, ROMANCE, MYSTERY | The necromantic arts can be hell for your love life. Toni Windsor is trying to live a quiet life in the green and pleasantries of Gridania --and failing! She's a talented necromancer and only a decent estate agent, and that normal, quiet life is proving hard to find. Especially when there's all the murders to solve. Whoever said raising zombies from the grave wasn't a useful skill? Then along comes trouble in the form of the stunning, dashing nightkin Oscar who's waltzed into her life, looking for a new mansion. He's got looks, heaps of money, and an open slot in his coterie with her name on it. Maybe if she's lucky she can bag a good commission and a nice boyfriend. But things are never as easy as they seem...", "Neverwhere by Nielle Gaidman | FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION | Under the streets of Rabanastre there's a world most people could never even dream of. A city of monsters and saints, murderers and angels. This is the city of the people who have fallen between the cracks. A single act of kindness to a ragged girl he finds injured on the street catapults young businessman Vifn Kopahofn out of his workaday life into a world that is both familiar and threateningly bizarre. Displaying bold creativity and narrative genius, Neverwhere is a dark, funny, and seductive tale that has become a contemporary literary touchstone.", "Seraphine Louis by Nago Cigo | HISTORICAL, ARTS | Seraphine Louis painted still lifes that turned into visions of the Great Beyond. Between the self-taught artist's first attempts at painting and her internment in a psychiatric asylum, one of the most remarkable artistic adventures unfolded. The uvre of Seraphine Louis developed in an unusual way. She painted because she believed she had received the commission to do so from the Twelve. Thus, more and more bizarre, vegetal forms and apocalyptic visions emerged. This volume gives a historically informed account of the life of this unusual artist.", "The Painters of the Sacred Heart by Nago Cigo | HISTORY, COLLECTIONS, CATALOG | By day, they were guards, gardeners or gladiators; by night, they were self-taught painters, working independently, who created their own fantastic worlds of imagery. Sometimes characterized as 'naïve' or 'outsider' artists, Otkar Stronge, Hendina Chalker, Dadalafe Kekelafe, Louis Vivin (1861-1939) and Séraphine Louis (1864-1942) were dubbed 'the Painters of the Sacred Heart.' They were first discovered by German art historian and gallerist Wilhelm Uhde, who in 1928 organized their first joint exhibition in Paris. Uhde had long been drawn to art unconstrained by formal training or the art canon, and championed the Sacred Heart painters' warm, emotional depictions of flowers, fruit, people and landscapes, real and imaginary. This volume celebrates their magical and sensual creations.", "Meander, Spiral, Explode: Design and Pattern in Narrative by Nafefe Nafe | NON-FICTION, REFERENCE, WRITING | For centuries there's been one path through fiction we're most likely to travel―one we're actually told to follow―and that's the dramatic arc: a situation arises, grows tense, reaches a peak, subsides...But something that swells and tautens until climax, then collapses? Bit masculo-sexual, no? So many other patterns run through nature, tracing other deep motions in life. Why not draw on them, too?", "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know by Adam Grant | NON-FICTION, PSYCHOLOGY, SELF-HELP, BUSINESS | Think Again is a book about the benefit of doubt, and about how we can get better at embracing the unknown and the joy of being wrong. Evidence has shown that creative geniuses are not attached to one identity, but constantly willing to rethink their stances and that leaders who admit they don't know something and seek critical feedback lead more productive and innovative teams. New evidence shows us that as a mindset and a skillset, rethinking can be taught and Grant explains how to develop the necessary qualities to do it. Section One explores why we struggle to think again and how we can learn to do it as individuals, arguing that 'grit' alone can actually be counterproductive. Section Two discusses how we can help others think again through learning about 'argument literacy'. And the final Section Three looks at how businesses and governments fall short in building cultures that encourage rethinking. In the end, learning to rethink may be the secret skill to give you the edge in a world changing faster than ever.", "Fifty Shades of Goobbue Grey by S. A. Moore | FICTION, ROMANCE | When Studium student Mildoina Archer goes to interview young entrepreneur Grey Mountain, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The unworldly Millie realizes she wants this man, and Grey admits he wants her, too—but on his own terms. When the couple embarks on a daring, passionately physical affair, Millie discovers Grey’s secrets and explores her own desires.", "Aether Infusion, Living Art, and Why You Should by Aglie Glauvelle | REFERENCE, MAGIC | The power to create settles in your fingertips - into creations: creatures, weapons, and even landscapes! The art of Pictomancy is an esoteric one - passed down by the legendary Archon Relm. This comprehensive reference guide introduces basic information on materials and techniques, as well as an exciting series of demonstrations.", "Scholarly Trials by Lofos Kafos | REFERENCE, MAGIC | In an age long past, when mankind flourished under the radiance of arcane mastery, the island of Vylbrand was home to a city-state called Nym. Though the history of that age tells of countless wars waged with earth-shattering incantations, it was the brilliant strategic maneuvering of Nym's scholars that allowed their mundane army of mariners to throw back would-be conquerors time and again. These learned men and women defended the freedom of their tiny nation with their unique command over spell-weaving faeries, utilizing the creatures' magicks to heal the wounded and bolster the strength of their allies.", "Shapeshifting for Dummies: A Practical Understanding of Aether and Metamorphosis by R'mhenka Zhal | REFERENCE, MAGIC, GUIDE | Have you wanted to turn yourself into a creature that best aligns with your heart, mind, body, and soul? Want to turn your bully or nemesis into a frog? Seek no further! While magic can often be a complex art, this guide explains things so even the most magically inept can understand. Unlock the ability to weave forms at your fingertips - whether it's creatures, objects, or even plants! This reference guide will provide the foundational knowledge and practical strategies needed to produce magnificent results.", "Monster Curses: The Pains of a Changed Form by Eric Carver | REFERENCE, MAGIC, EDUCATIONAL | Our bodies are physical culminations of aether - that is practical aetherology. However, to what extent does and can the body transform based on fluctuations and adjustments to our aetherial forms? Is it possible that those who suffer the effects of these transformations be brought back to their original form? This text goes into details about the various theories on curses and shapeshifting, and theorizes further on practical applications.", "Alchemy: The Forces of Change by Suekata Gakunin | REFERENCE, EDUCATIONAL, ALCHEMY | There's a lot more to alchemy than turning lead into gold. Alchemists are committed to not only the transformation of actual substances with elements but also the transformation of themselves. This book contains all the information and skills you need to start practicing alchemy, decode the most complex alchemical texts, and if you wish - take up practical laboratory alchemy.", "Principles of Bioaetherology by Silver Caden | REFERENCE, EDUCATIONAL, AETHEROLOGY, BIOLOGY, BRAILLE | A text originally written by hand and published again later transcribed in a braille edition - in honor of the book's author, who lost his sight. This text provides a concise introduction to the fundamental concepts of bioaetherology, striking the right balance of rigor and detail between the encyclopedic volumes and the cursory overview texts available. This text has been praised widely amongst Sharlayan scholars for accuracy, currency, and clarify of exposition.", "Whisper Among the Leaves by Kristina Grande | FICTION, ROMANCE | In the quaint town of Willowbrook, where secrets rustle like leaves in the wind, two souls find solace and love in unexpected places. This book follows the journey of Emma, a young woman with a passion for restoring antique books, and Liam, a brooding artist haunted by his past. When Emma stumbles upon an old journal in the town's library, she unravels a tale of forbidden love that mirrors her own desires. As they uncover the mysteries hidden within the pages, Emma and Liam embark on a journey of self-discovery and healing, discovering that love can bloom even in the darkest of places. But will their fragile connection withstand the secrets lurking in the shadows? Be captivated by this tale of love, redemption, and the power of forgiveness set against the backdrop of a charming small town where whispers carry secrets and love blossoms like wildflowers in the springtime.", "Arbor Amour by Kristina Grande | FICTION, ROMANCE, LGBTQ+ | In the enchanting Twelveswood village of Arbor Glen, where the trees whisper secrets of love, two hearts find solace and passion in unexpected harmony. This story follows the journey of Alex, a spirited botanical researcher with a deep connection to nature, and Sam, a compassionate tree surgeon who wears their heart on their sleeve. As they collaborate on a project to revitalize the town's beloved botanical garden, their friendship blossoms into something more, defying societal norms and embracing the beauty of love in all its forms. But when faced with the judgment of their community and their own internal struggles, Alex and Sam must find the courage to stand tall and embrace their true selves. Set against the backdrop of blooming flowers and flourishing trees, this book is a tender and empowering story of love, resilience, and the transformative power of embracing who you are." ]; function randomPrompt() { var resultElement = document.getElementById('randomItem'); var randomIndex = Math.floor(Math.random() * prompts.length); resultElement.textContent = prompts[randomIndex]; };

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Map

navigation ⸻ main floor / upstairs / archives / additional rooms

Main Floor

The main floor is the library's entry point, and serves as the location for the library's store and cafe. Guests may sit anywhere they like, and may bring books down to this floor.

COSMO

  • Shop - Food, drink, and alchemical concoctions can be purchased here.

  • Stairway - This stairway leads to the upstairs, which is the library of Enchanted Pages.

  • Open Seating - Several seats and tables designed for guests so they may enjoy their food and drink while reading or mingling.

  • Side Door - This door leads further into the library, to other amenities and rooms of the library.

  • Menu - This large book serves as a large-text menu of the shop for guests.

  • Cosmo - A mammet that is made in the form of a bipedal frog. He is a friendly mammet, happy to assist guests with finding books and assisting with library services.

Library Floor (Upstairs)

The upstairs serves at the most important part of Enchanted Pages, the library. The map indicates how the books are organized.

  • New - The books on these shelves are new releases or newly acquired by the library.

  • Fiction - This section includes all fiction books spanning across several genres being: mysteries, science fiction, romance, fantasy, crime thrillers, and more.

  • Non-fiction - This section includes informational literature such as biographies, cooking, health and fitness, home improvement, travel, self-help and true crime.

  • References - This section includes various reference catalogues such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, almanacs, handbooks, atlases, chronologies, and more.

  • Kids - Literature, books, and stories created with children in mind.

Archives (#001)

The Archives can be accessed deeper within the library. It is a place where guests may go to gather firsthand facts, data, and evidence from letters, reports, notes, memos, photographs, and other primary sources of information to be preserved.Guests may access materials and enter the archives with staff permission.

  • Data Catalog - A device which is design to help others locate books within the archives, and serves to maintain data of these collections to preserve information.

  • Historical Documents - This section is dedicated to holding old historical documents for the sake of preservation.

  • Special Collections - This is a section within a archives which contain rare books.

Additional Rooms

Greenhouse (#002)A small and lovely greenhouse for botanical study and ingredients for our teas and potions.
Please ask staff for access.

Classroom (#003)A room dedicated to learning. There is plenty of desk space to fit a 12-person class, and a blackboard for teachers to use, as well as a comfy chair!
This room is open to the public.

Private Study (#004)The library features a good number of rooms for private study. It is quiet, scenic, with plenty of seating space for your study needs.
This room is open to the public.

Arcanum (#007)A room dedicated to magic and magic study. This room is covered in safety wards and enchantments so guests may practice magic safely.
This room is UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Alchemy Lab (#008)This laboratory maintains various machines for alchemical study. You may access larger and more expensive alchemical machines here.
Please ask the staff for access.