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The Keeper of the Tomes (by Taraiha)
From WikiWatch
The Truewatch Library stands in the most ancient part of the Guild House. On most days, if you were to wander around the dimly lit interior, you would hear the 'almost quiet' sounds of a Truewatcher or three perusing the newly gathered books and reading a story here and there. On either side, seated at the well-worn, ratonga-crafted tables, you might come across the occassional Iksar scribbling down a treasured part of their family life, or a high elf chewing his quill and trying to find a rhyme for 'Luclin'.
Once in a while there might be the swish of a skirt as an officer walks the aisles seeking guidance, or the gentle clinking of armour as a raid leader researches a new target. You would certainly hear the crunching of an ogre trying to pretend he isn't eating cookies in the Library, should he be in residence! And on any Sunday afternoon you would be aware of the sounds of a scuffling halfling as she went about her officer duties, giggling to herself as she rediscovers lost treasures amongst the stacks.
If you walked to the very back, behind the new volumes of poetry and storytelling, beyond the racks of scrolls and medals and carefully past the teetering piles of dusty parchment, you would discover a small office-like area, with dust dancing in a shaft of light from a tiny window. Wedged between the stone wall and a small table, you would find an inconspicuous writing desk.
Armed only with a pen and quill, the desk stands guardian over a shelf of weighty tomes, each one bound in the finest green leather and wrought with intricate gold inlays. One might expect there to be inches of dust in such a small and seemingly forgotten place, yet it is immaculately clean. Along one wall there are enormous scrolls, recently scribed and well thumbed. If you were to take a peek you would discover the names of those who have signed their family up to 'Follow the Way' and wear the green and gold cloak of a Watcher.
For these tomes hold within them the customs and law of the Watch from the First Age when Everwatch prevailed, to the recent Age of Sarnak. Each and every Watcher has read these tomes and agreed to follow them for these are the heart of the Family, the seat of our Power and the inspiration for our Role. Beside them you would find stories of valour, honour, tradition and ancestry.
And on rare occasions, if one were to rise early enough, one might find an ancient Erudite, following in the ways of his forefathers, scribing new stories of valour and the current traditions of the Watch within those tomes.
