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Post by Lady Cirice Lunestre on Feb 26, 2023 14:11:31 GMT -5
WIP!
A double-decker wooden wagon with bright windows and the gentle smell of sakura coming off of it. The inside is a nest of books and blankets and trinkets. Pulled by a wicked, ethereal reindeer Hitia
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Post by Lady Cirice Lunestre on Feb 26, 2023 14:21:15 GMT -5
THE LIBRARY'S CATALOGUE Gathered from her adventures and travels and gifted from friends Cirice has amassed a large collection of books from all over Charon and housed them in the net-covered shelves of her wagon, giving the library its name.
Romance Novels/ Saucy Smut
Title | Description | Author | The Slime of Our Lives | A best selling romance novel all across Charon, an absolute staple for any library all over the world. Tells the tale of a slimy seductress winning over the heart of a human | Georgetholomew, the Ooze
(Transcribed by Lloyd, Field Researcher) | Neck Romancer
| The timeless tale of the ostentatious, vampiric Lord of Ghouls and his romancing of the Witch of Moonglade | Iskald | Glitter in the Garden |
| Iskald | Romancing the Blade
| A fanciful romp through the Deserts of Zeinav fighting mages and cultists while the protagonist swordsman is on the search for love | Vikram the Seeker | Too Many Darlings | Tale of a love triangle between a fellblood, a vampire, and the audacious human that would come between them | Iskald | A Tree and a Half | A tale of forbidden love between a halfling and a very large, buxom dryad | Iskald | Tipping the Scales | The sordid scaling of a lizardman by a raven-haired half-elf sorceress, | Isklad | Silk Sheets | Cades is an assasssin. Brooding and handsome, he takes the lives of his prey and seduces most beautiful men and women with just a fanged smile and a peek of the giant spider tattoo adorning his back. When he meets a smoky fellblood black as midnight who captures the undead heart of darkness.
| Iskald | 50 Shades of Decay
| When necromancer's apprentice Synesthesia Bonemeal goes to interview ancient and alluring Heinrich Graves,the self-proclaimed Lord of Ghouls, she encounters a man who is beautiful, brilliant, and intimidating. The otherworldly, innocent Syne is startled to realize she wants this man and, despite his enigmatic reserve, finds she is desperate to get close to him.
“Her breath left her lungs as his thin, skeletal hands gently caressed the back of her thigh. His touch was like ice, sending a shiver dancing across her bare skin. He leaned in close to her, close enough for her to feel his frigid breath on her neck. His scent was comforting, some sort of mix of cinnamon and cardamom, a strong contrast to the cold bite of his touch which robbed her flesh of its warmth.”
| Bellighul
| 50 Graves Deeper
| The highly anticipated sequel to 50 Shades of Decay.
Rekindling their mystical affair, and Synesthesia learns more about the harrowing past of her damaged, driven and demanding master. While Heinrich wrestles with his demons, both inner and outer, Synesthesia must confront the anger and envy of the women and banshees who came before her, and make the most important decision of her life. | Bellighul | 50 Shades Fed | The thrilling conclusion to the trilogy
Believing they've left behind the shadowy figures from the past, necromancer Heinrich Graves and his newly undead wife Synesthesia fully embrace their soul-binding connection and shared life of villiany. But just as the Graves begin to step into their new roles, sinister events come to light and jeopardise their happy unlife before it even begins. | Bellighul | Commotion on the Ocean: a tale of murder and passion
| When two assassins come together in false matrimony for the sake of a high-stakes high-seas job, who thought real romance would blossom between them?
“Two assassins. One target. A month-long couple’s cruise. Can Illias and Elen play the part of doting husband and wife long enough to protect their target, or will they be too caught up in the act?”
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| The Raven Maven and other Sordid Stories | A collection of short romance and smut stories from all over Charon | collected by Bartholomew H. Newton, Bard Extraordinaire | Under the Sky | A high-flying tale of romance and adventure. Following the journeys of the handsome human hero Hogart as he rides his majestic giant falcon through the skies of Charon, doing great deeds and winning the heart of a fair elven maid with his charms | Veridia | Binding the Sands | A tale of bondage and wrappings between a historian and the mummy whose tomb they discovered |
| How to Lose a Tail in 10 Days | Skrim is good at what he does. A master of espionage and thievery. When he's hired to tail the beautiful up-and-coming businesswoman Lanette DuBois to learn her secrets and shut down her business, it seemed like any other job. Right up until a fateful encounter led the pair to meet face to face. Losing his heart and his tail to her, Skrim has to protect them both from his employer who wants no evidence of their dirty dealings left alive. | Veridia | Hauntwood Hearts | |
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Fantasy and Fairy Tales
Title | Description | Author | Idunn and the Apples of Eternity | A remarkably old fairy tale from the Frost Gale that tells a story of a ram-horned goddess who once guarded a mysterious orchard hidden in the depths of the earth. It is incredibly difficult to find, and few would recognize the name.
~this edition is bound in white leather with a gilded illustration of an apple orchard on the front~ | Unknown | The Rime Maiden | An old fairy tale from the Frost Gale that speaks of a strange maiden whose skin was cold as ice, who brought an ethereal chill to all she met. The story revolves around an adventurer's endeavors to melt the ice around her heart to free his village from her cruel winter.
~this book has a card tucked carefully into the pages to serve as a bookmark seems to be from the heart suit~ | Unknown | The Eternal Sands: A Thousand-and-One Tales
| A collection of a thousand and one ancient stories and fables, all loosely related and mostly set in the sands of Zeinav. This tome is quite aged and not many copies are said to have survived the test of time so it is a favorite among collectors.. The stories evoke senses of melancholy, joy, comedy, and tragedy in the reader, all while imparting wisdom and life lessons | a series of stories by Shirin
written and arranged by Anahita
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Biographies/Autobiographies
Title | Description | Author | Kvasir Sigurros: Solaria’s Favored Flower
| Kvasir's Biography written by their beloved Morrigan Moonweaver, enumerating and cataloguing the adventures and exploits of the beloved medic and all the good he's done in Charon
~This copy is signed and there are several pressed flowers from all over Charon tucked carefully in its pages. This is said to be merely Volume one and volume 2 is greatly anticipated~ | Morrigan Moonweaver | The Legend of the Lone Sword
Volumes 1-11 | A series of eleven books that are actually the published journals of an adventurer that spent their life traveling all across Charon. Each book is roughly one year that passed as they journeyed, and the entries range in amount of detail with a few chapters inserted that are retellings of what happened by the adventurer once their journey was complete before publication. The last book was a limited publication, though, and it's quite rare/difficult to find because of this.
~Suggested to Cirice from an adventurer she saw in a bookstore named Xhavian who was a fellow lover of books~ | The Lone Sword | Huntin' for that Booty: The Story of a Pirate and a Hunter
| The epic tale of the greatest pirate hunter who ever lived, Alvis Worthington, and his pursuit of the Violet Eyed Devilress, Marcia Calabran
~this edition is not only signed by the author himself along with a doodle of a very beautiful and ornate dagger, but is also signed with a very stiff signature of the aforementioned hero of the story himself~
| Ulrich Ambriz
| The Heresies of Solaria | Controversial biography of the Sun god and his descendants, the royal family of the Sun Elves and all the terrible things their influence has done for Charon.
~this book is very dangerous to own and is banned by the Crown. Its kept tucked behind several other books~ | Bellighul | Bellighul and the Goblet of Blood | The self-indulgent autobiography of the ostentatious Lord of Ghouls, his life, unlife and many opinions | Bellighul | Death and Taxes: How to File as a Necromancer with Unholy Audits and Other Deductibles | The savvy necromancer's guide to how to save money while still creating a proper undead army. | Dave Ramsey IV |
Manuals/Recipe Books/Primers
Title | Description | Author | The Necronomnomnomicon: The Unofficial Cookbook of the Dead | A recipe book with all the best, tastiest dishes for the dead, dying and the undead | Robert Flayed | Shaa Rhunn's Underground Muffin Book | A published collection of the best places in Charon to find scrumptious muffins and the best recipes for muffins from the author's own home.
~This is a very large well-loved tome printed in the largest type-font available, with little flecks of batter covering the starberry muffin recipe's page. It doesn't fit well on any of the shelves in the wagon so it sits on its own on the little table in the kitchenette, ready to be used~ | Shaa Rhunn | Rookery Cookery and Mixology |
| Eirynor
| Collected Folio of the Sunday Lore Gazette | An anthology of sorts that is collected from the weekly pamphlets distributed all across Charon via Royal Pony Express mechanism to all the existing stables within Charon
~bound loosely in the pages of a blank notebook, neatly laid out on the pages and collected with care~ | Various/official sources | I Now Pronounce you Man and Elf: A Practical Guide to Interracial Relations | A helpful primer on the trials, tribulations and joys of relationships between Humans and Elves. Answering the hard questions about lifespan, half-elves and mixing customs | Jane Elfhame | Til Death Do us Part: A Guide to dealing with Undeath and Marriage | Guide to dating and marriage for the modern necromancer | Arthur Leif | The Joy of Mending | A very helpful guide to the art of fixing things and the various styles from all around Charon. Inside it includes the Crescent Isles art of kintsugi and the art of wagon maintenance
| Merry Candle | Mastering the Art of Frost Gale Cooking | A recipe book of traditional foods from the Frost Gale, collected and translated into the most simplified terms for the common folk to be able to make | Juan Childress | Making New Friends Out of Old Friends: A Necromancer's guide to Recycling | A self-help book for up and coming necromancers to teach the art of sourcing and reusing corpses for on the cheap and easy | Bellighul | The Care and Feeding of Your Minions | From Angel Beasts to Zombies, the nutrition, dietary, habitat and care guide on all things minion | Rochelle Rage | Blood Sacrifices and You |
| A. LeVay | Zombie Maintenance Manual | How to keep that just-dug-up fresh smell, no matter how long they've been out of the grave. Manual includes reattaching lost limbs, proper feeding schedules and care |
| Appropriate Sacrifices and Where to Acquire Them
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| Dark Curses for Mummies | The new and expecting mother's guide to the dark arts. How to raise children in a dark and scary world by being darker and scarier |
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Textbooks/Academic Papers Title | Description | Author | From Sea to Sand: An Encyclopedia of the Flora of Charon
Volume 1 of ? | The collected and illustrated guide to all of the documented flora of Charon, certified by the Golden Consortium. An ever-expanding collection of volumes
~Several pressed flowers are tucked lovingly into the pages of this volume as well as a special cover made of cloth slid over the book's cover in and of itself that has been carefully embroidered with artistic representations of the prettiest flowers within. Signed by the author and set in a place of honor beside his biography~ | Kvasir Sigurros | The Horticulture of Characaps in an Artificial Environment: A study on the possibility of Characap Cultivation
| An academic paper carefully bound in twine with a rudimentary hand-made binding to protect it that recounts the research and experiments of a junior alchemist and scholar as he studied the perfect way to grow the title flora in a controlled artificial environment
~sits in that same place of honor beside the author's mentor's own works~ | Nyr Sigurros | Serrafleur's Space Spellcraft | The unofficial guide to all things Space magic, published by the well known Archmage Serrafleur Spyris of whose spells bear her name | Serrafleur Spyris of Garlot | Lloyd's Safari Guide to Charon | The offically recognized beastiary for all of Charon that is constantly being updated and amended as new species and new subspecies are discovered | Lloyd, Field Researcher | Lloyd's Field Guide to Ooze |
| Lloyd, Field Researcher | Book of Bad Guy-ing 101 | The unofficial guide to the devilish and dastardly deeds befitting a great and powerful villain | Bellighul | The Art of Brooding: From Windows to Lairs
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Cursed/Haunted Tomes
Title | Description | Author | The Book of the God King | A seemingly haunted or bespelled tome that was found in the crypt of an lost underground city and contains the consciousness of the God King of the fallen civilization therein
~wrapped carefully in chains to make sure it doesn't move on its own and is only unlocked when being actively studied~ | God King of the forgotten underground Lizard city | Row 3 column 1 | Row 3 column 2 | Row 3 column 3 |
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