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The Big Book of TALES is a player-built place located at W10 on the map (and nearly always directly accessible by teleporting to the Inkstained Beacon located in the Reading Room).
It's called The Big Book of TALES because:
- A) It is the clan headquarters of TALES (Truths And Lies Equally Shared); and
- B) it is shaped like an enormous book laid open atop a ginormous round pedestal.
The Book (for short) is the repository of the ongoing project undertaken by TALES clan to collect and publish, on its shelves, stories written, composed, or told by Islanders of every stripe, the clan motto being: All that matters is a tale well told.
The place mainly consists of a large round room lined by bookshelves, with alcoves at intervals around the perimeter for purposes like the brewing of tea and coffee, the printing and binding of books, et cetera. This main room is designated the Reading Room; its purpose, with couches around a circular fireplace, is to provide a congenial atmosphere for reading.
The Book also houses a coffeehouse in its basement. A second floor provides private rooms for any clan member who wishes one, all centered around a common room.
You don't have to be a member of TALES clan to be published in The Book. As of this writing the Reading Room has over 80 titles by 30+ authors, mostly in the form of short fiction; some poetry; and at least three self-contained, interlinked storying environments.
Got a tale to tell? Contact any of these clan officers to get your work added to the shelves:
- Founder - Gamina
- Leader - The Shuffler Tarot
- Leader - WolphStrykes
- Leader - Seeker Jaheira
- Officer - Storykeeper Baku
- Officer - Adv. Scout "Pepper" Rourkie
- Officer - Lira Breaker
- Officer - Eibhleann
- Officer - Torvus
- Officer - Maar
All that matters is a tale well told.
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