Library of the Son

The first library of the elven people is as much a scriptorium as a place to save written works, and works recorded through other mediums. While it is a library, it has a relatively small selection of written works, due to the elves having very little written works of their own up to this point in history. It is also a social hub, and a tourist hotspot.

Features

• Total Height: ~350 ft (13 floors, ~22–26 ft per floor)
• Floorprint: ~160 ft wide x 160 ft deep
• Core Feature: Thirteen titanic statues of elven heroes forming a hidden central column
• Construction: Exterior of white-gold-veined stone, shelves of living steel grown into the walls, seats formed from vines, silks, and blooming Chohurwin flowers
• Lighting: Eternal flame braziers on roof, cool heatless flame orbs , luminescent fungi
• Climate Control: Cool air circulation bypasses shelves

Basement

• Cool moist alcoves fill this room, to cater to the mummy population
• moisture resistant media is stored in this room
• The central statue is not one of the original members of the Jester's Blade, but Ragbeard in stark stone, representing both the people other than elves who have joined the Blade, as well as the Mummies who frequent this floor of the library.
• Walls lit by luminescent moss and fungus carefully maintained by the mummy caretakers of the floor.

1st floor

• Grand arched entrance framed by root-shaped columns
• Reception area, guidance spirits and/or elven attendants depending on the day
• Miniature exhibits on kinetic theory and elven flamecraft
• Grand reflection pool and statue of Zhoor, the Root. He looms over the pool, his back against the ceiling, and his fingers appearing to emerge from the floor below.
• Floors inlaid with kinetic sigils for ventilation and warmth modulation
• Reference texts, storage and new authored tomes find this floor home

2nd floor

• Indoor terraced garden with edible plants, musical miniature trees, and budding Chohurwin flowers
• Waterfall fountain featuring the original twelve Jester’s Blade members fighting those who dwell below carved along the base
• Statue of Thléwën, The Rainfall, statue is in the center of a glass pillar with thousands of sapphires giving the appearance of rain falling to pool in a blue-glass pool at the base of the statue
• Magical species identification through ambient runes
• Earth sciences, and biological references are stored on this floor, as well as harder science references such as physics and mathematics

3rd floor

• A wide, bright forum space devoted to language learning, debate, and oral histories
• Living steel trees with edible fruit provide shade and reading spaces
• Chohurwin flowers invite guests to sit and share stories from across the world
• Statue of Hěnluhk, the Mirror, perfectly reflective mirror that shows a reflection of Hěnluhk rather than the viewer back at themselves
• History and historical fiction are stored on this floor.

4th floor

• A circular gallery of Elfstones house the spirits of the elven ghosts who have chosen to be the curators of this library
• Walls are grown with magical ivy that records and plays back song or speech
• Spell transcription desks line the outer rim, where visiting mages scribe lore
• Reflected moonlight from glass channels creates a ripple of white fire on the walls
• Statue of Sno, The Mage, appears to be a living monument, within the pillar a scene of the statue moving around and doing magic is spellbinding. (this is an illusion around a simple pillar of stone with a winking statue of Sno.)
• Magical, or magic related texts are stored on this floor.

5th floor

• A grand amphitheater surrounds the statue, used for storytelling, lectures, and declarations
• Hanging flame-orbs drift lazily above audience platforms
• Chohurwin flower seating clusters on stepped tiers
• political references, dialogues, and plays are stored on this floor
• Statue of Eck, the trench in shark form swimming upwards within a pillar of semitransparent seaglass, reinforced with lifing steel grown to appear as though it is seafoam

6th floor

• Hidden passageways in the living walls open to rare story chambers
• Whispering reeds grow in fountain pools around the statue, muffling nearby voices so that private conversations can be had despite public space
• The floors of this entire floor are covered with springy, soft moss, and it is customary to remove one's shoes when entering this floor.
• Statue of Mwü, the Moss Sits at the case of a simple moss covered pillar
• Agricultural tomes and animal rearing tomes are kept on this floor

7th floor

• Gallery of animated murals—etched flame-threads that show heroic deeds when touched
• Lounge petals of Chohurwin flank the periphery for reflection and storytelling
• Music is stored on this floor
• Singers and other musicians have access to a raised platform stage
• A dance-floor of glass and green stone fills the center of this space
• Statue of Kshẽlra, the Dawn. A glass pillar of light with a statue of Kshẽlra in the center, somehow completely visible in the center as if not surrounded by bright lights.

8th floor

• First person accounts of the exodus in scrolls and stoneplate line spiral towers
• Sculpted reliefs wrap around the statue base, retelling the Tale of the exodus
• Quiet alcoves are tucked between living steel branches and roots for meditative study
• Mosaic floor depicts the Twelve in battle stance, the center of the mosaic has a glowing magical light at the One-Eyed Prince's heart
• Statue of Sluhṭṣín, the Evergreen, Sluhṭṣínholds a hand out to the central pillar which is wrapped in Everivy, which has similar properties to the needles of evergreen trees, but in the form of ivy

9th floor

• Quiet floor for poetry, art, and emotional reflection
• Walls shimmer with bioluminescent paintings
• Butterflies float through the air in the flower garden portion of this floor, alongside small flowing rivulets of water.
• Whisper chambers allow sharing of private verse
• Poetry and paintings are stored on this floor.
• Statue of Shlǔinoü, The Butterfly dominates the space her wings touch the ceiling and floor.

10th floor

• Silk-strung walkways between alcoves of narrative collection
• Visitor inscriptions woven into floor mosaics and tapestry walls
• Ethereal looms, maintained by elven ghosts create visual replays of major elven myths
• Story-gatherers may pin their memories to the Loomwall
• Openings in the walls allow for entrances from the silkway paths for anadi visitors
• This floor holds the first of the fiction floors, focusing on mythology and legends, as well as tall-tales passed down.
• Statue of Lu͂sun stands in the center of a glass pillar in marble. the pillar is filigreed with platinum to appear to be made of webs.

11th Floor

• Ancient burnt tomes preserved in crystal and ashglass cases
• Stations for transcription, calligraphy, charcoal and magical ink-making
• Carved walls tell stories lost to flame but recalled through magic
• Statue of Gwâ̧âr, the Ashwalker, He stands in frond of a red stone pillar molded to appear as though made of flames

12th floor

• Open gallery with arched star-mirrors and constellation tapestries
• Celestial charts carved through small holes in the ceiling to accurately represent the ten thousand stars in the sky
• Wind-harmonic chimes suspended across balconies
• Reading nooks built like cloud-pods float above the floor, tethered by vines
• Fiction dominates this room.
• Statue of Skǔǔ, The Sky, with a carved tornado going from floor to ceiling

13th floor

• Small sanctum around the statue with viewing balcony to the sky dome
• Lounge and reflection chamber
• Only level open to starlight
• Religious texts, and astronomy
• Jutting balconies of glass allow for flying visitors to enter and leave the tower with ease.
• Statue of the one eyes Prince, leaning over viewers gives the impression that the hero of the elves is watching over whoever stands before it.
• Four pillars at the corners hold up the roof

Roof

A massive brazier of heatless flame stands as a beacon atop the mighty tower, proclaiming to all that freedom, knowledge, and the light of wisdom reign within this tower.

1st floor- primary entryway

10th floor- Silkway entrance

13th floor- entrance for flying individuals

Upon entering one is confronted by a living library and the statue of Zhoor dominating the room.

The sounds of burbling water and chattering people fill the room, while song, dance and lively debate can be heard above.

The air inside is cooler due to extensive climate control magic

The scents of water, old and new books, smoke and flowers are prevalent on different floors of the library

Those who seek enjoyment, knowledge, and/or exploration through some form of media

tomes and priceless statues

The building is a magnificent edifice dedicated to all of the elven kinetics. Great braziers of eternal flame glow brightly atop the structure, unaffected even by the strongest winds and rare rainfall, and heatless flames fill the library to illuminate the halls at night. During the day, elven ingenuity allows the glass of the mirrors to reflect light throughout the halls so that all may see. The outside structure is made of stone, and the shelves grown into the walls are made from living steel. Seats made from vines, soft silks and even a hardy breed of flower known as the Chohurwin flower, designed to function as a chair serve as seats for those who enter the library. water fountains stand on each floor depicting the original members of the Jester's Blade, with the One-eyed prince on the top, thirteenth floor. Cool air breezes through the library, but avoids the shelves, further showing elven ingenuity when it comes to kinesis. The statues in the center of each floor conceal the massive support pillar that provides internal stability for the structure.

Stone walls.

A relatively new library, the Library of the Son was only built in the year 85, and as such is more a skeleton of a library, with a few poems written by the elves, and a nuber of written down stories from the pasts of their people making up a large portion of the small collection. Elves also collect books and other writings in their travels around the world, with the goal being to return them to the library to enrich the lives of the elves.

This is a major tourist spot, though more for its eclectic collection and elegant design than scholarly works at this time.