The Library of Life

The Library of Life is one of The Nine Great Libraries. This Library is subject to an underlying problem. Although the library is beautiful, second only to The Library of Crystals, it has begun destroying itself due to its own nature.

The Library of Life can be compared to a vast garden. Where there are not books, there are plants. Huge trees many times the size of Earthly mountains tower over the great rows of bookshelves. Flowers of a million million types bloom in the light generated by a hundred quadrillion bio-luminescent insects. Great beasts lumber among the shelves, devouring each other. Grand, bloated air whales float through the vast, empty spaces between the trees and the books.

Grasses and moss have begun to encroach upon everything. Since no one knows how long the Nine have exists, it is impossible to say whether this process has only just begun, or has been happening for a long time. However, it can be assumed that approximately 5% of all the books within this Library have been completely lost to the degrading effects of Life. The rich paper is consumed and the ink runs from the humid dampness.

The books that do remain are often moth-eaten and partial. Most books within this Library are descriptions and records of all manner of lifeforms that have arisen around the Universe.