Ghyll:Odlucian Library

The Odlucian Library represents the largest collection of tomes, luminous manuscripts, scrolls, facts, figures, literature, poetry, art, and music known. Founded -75 EC it started over what - at the time - might have seemed a harmless exchange.

History

Thoedore Aspic (-123 EC to -30 EC), founder of the Iganefta Recorder, had lost control of his publication to a rival and had sought employment elsewhere. A veteran investigator, Thoedore was soon recruited by Melderson, the president of the Bureau at that time. The two colleagues often shared dinners or drinks at the pub after a long day of investigation and research.

Aspic records the moment in his memoir I Knew Melderson and You Are No Melderson:

Melderson was very fond of his work with the Bureau. He was explaining how he had gathered together the finest historians, reconstructive archaeologists, researchers, literary experts, linguists, and chefs at the Bureau. I was feeling rather ticked off that he left off journalists from his very inclusive list.

So I told him so. “Melderson, “ I hollered, “You are a fat slob of an Aelefant. Stop bragging about who you hired to know and tell us what you know”.

“I know you can’t hold onto a paper with both hands and a sack,” he retorted.

He had the gall to say that to me. But then again he was Melderson. I stood on my barstool, pointed my finger at him and shouted, “I know more about everything than you will ever find out about anything”

He just about doubled over. I had not only spilled my drink onto the cute waitress at the pub, but I had also hopelessly slurred my momentous speech into a meaningless string of syllables that sounded something like two chuckarandos gnawing on a fefferberry bush.

Later that week Aspic tendered his resignation and founded the Odlucian Library as the first Master Librarian. Melderson proved to be a valuable resource as his recently formed Bureau of Recovered Knowledge provided much of the early material for the Library. The two organizations maintain friendly relations with many of their staff having worked in both institutions.

The complete list of all five of the Master Librarians, past and present, is as follows:

From (EC)	To (EC)	Master Librarian Name
-75	-56	Thoedore Aspic
-56	-30	Meldersen
-30	-12
-12	now