Rebma: The Library
In the Rebman Castle is a room they call "the Library." Within this room are six alcoves, one in each of the 6 Sacred Directions of Rebman myth. (Six is a sacred number in Rebma as it represents the directions of influence: up, down, forward, backward, left, and right.) In here reside the six librarians, Allegra, Cordelia, Komal, Fatin, Jathibiyya, and Aislynn. Each has a specific sphere of knowledge. Allegra is the Library of Relationships, Cordelia is the Library of Law and the Remembered, Fatin is the Library of Intuition and Divination, Komal is the Library of the Consciousness of Self, Jathibiyya is the Library of Destruction, and Aislynn is the Library of the Worlds. These ladies choose their own successors, although the Queen's favour is always considered. These keepers of the memories of Rebma are not required to be virginal, but for the length of their duties they must remain unmarried and without child. (A good reference might be Brigid & The Fires of Love.)
The Six Libraries are constantly in the search for new knowledge, and it is rumoured the Librarians can buy and sell information within their discretion. It is not known what the contingency plans are should one or more of the Librarians be slain, but it happened once before with Allegra's predecessor, and the knowledge of Relationships has not been considered broken. There may be magic involved. It is known that Komal has been trained in all of Rebma's warrior arts as part of her studies.
They take apprentices as well as students, and at any one time you may wander into a few of either within an alcove, should a Librarian be unavailable. Each alcove is equipped with privacy slides, and while the room is open all hours, not all knowledge is available on demand. It is known that the Queen has been known to ban individuals from the Libraries, as well as gift others with a Librarian for a night or even a span of days.
Posted by Meera at November 23, 2004 03:41 PMjeez
That is a splendid little blurb. Bravo.