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Old 01-18-2007   #1 (permalink)
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The Black Library

After the Fall of the Eldar, much of the vast knowledge of that race was lost. However, the Eldar have one last repository of their knowledge, especially the knowledge of Chaos— knowledge which is useful to fight against or to better serve the Dark Gods. This repository, hidden somewhere deep within the Webway in a place only the masters of the Harlequins know, is known as the Black Library. The exact location is not known to non-Harlequins; while it apparently can only be reached via the Webway, it is possible that the Library lies within the warp or somewhere in outer space.
The Library is eternally guarded by the Guardian Scribes, who also take care to transcribe the books, preventing their information from being lost; they also must ensure that the knowledge contained within the Library does not fall into the wrong hands. Many who have fallen to the lure of Chaos would sacrifice anything to get just a glimpse of the tomes of the Library; during Abaddon the Despoiler's 13th Black Crusade, the sorcerer Ahriman of the Thousand Sons managed to enter the Webway and attempted to seize the Library; he was stopped by the Harlequins.
However, the Library is also guarded by a powerful, nearly sentient psychic shield. This shield is able to defend itself, and can deny entry to anyone who it deems as "immature"— someone who has not mastered themselves sufficiently or otherwise lacks the discipline necessary to prevent corruption by Chaos. Very few beings have been allowed entry into the Library, and of those, only a mere handful have come from races other than Eldar. Notably, certain members of a secret group of humans known as the "Illuminati" (humans who have been possessed by a warp entity, survived, and now have great knowledge of Chaos which they use to fight against it) have been allowed entry. Also, the rare Inquisitor has been allowed entry, notably Inquisitors Jaq Draco and Czevak. It is believed by Imperial officials that Czevak was captured and interrogated by Ahriman shortly prior to the 13th Black Crusades, thus allowing the sorcerer to at least partially discern the location of the Library.
The forbidden lore of the Black Library describes the blandishments, influences, forms, creatures, perils, promises and horrors of Chaos. There, the grim secrets of the Gods of Chaos lie. There are the names and deeds of the Traitor Legions. There, hidden in the deepest shadows, lies the truth of the Fallen Eldar. There rests the record of the dark soul of man and Eldar, the truth of the terror which the galaxy may yet become. Should this knowledge fall into the wrong hands (such as Ahriman's), that person could become incredibly powerful, virtually a dark god in their own right.

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As nobody has mentioned anything like mistakes, enter it into the Librarium Stubber.

Also, remove "The" from the start of the article, so it simply says "Black Library". This helps the system link to items in posts.
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