Ankhas

((Submitted by Findelfin, I just added some to it.))

The main reading room of the library has a massive free-standing dome, with an immensely ornate carved desk in the center of the room. There are entrances at the four cardinal directions, and bookshelves radiate outwards in spokes from the central desk, with spaces here and there for tables and study rooms. The library descends into the ground, with many more pieces of its collection held in underground reading rooms, vaults, and special preservation chambers.

Many wonder why Alerar is not more selfish with its knowledge, for the tomes and scrolls hold many secrets that should be jealously guarded. However once one realizes the grand scale the library is on, it is easy to see that Alerar enjoys flaunting its knowledge to the rest of the world. Indeed, removing sterotypes of savagery and barbarism is simple enough with such a house of learning.