Perusing the Sanctum, I wept for joy, for I realized that a great wealth of knowledge thought lost was simply in hiding.
- excerpt from Wondrous Sights
Sitting in the arid region of Idwala, far separated from civilization, is the great library called the Sanctum of the Wise. The Sanctum is an ancient, vast, and unparalleled library. It is by far the world's largest and most comprehensive library. Deep in its vaults supposedly lie a great wealth of texts dating back to the First Age and some legends claim that the very secrets of the Cosmos itself is kept in its ancient crypts.
The library is the holiest site in the Faith of Bewaar, though even most of His followers never visit it. The Sanctum is stewarded by a spirit called Henem. Very few are permitted to enter the Sanctum and read its texts. Those who do gain almost prophetic status amongst followers of Bewaar, who call them Mitankusor, Celestial for "Gifted Wisdom."
The Sanctum once stood on the top of the highest tower in the ancient city of Armiloth. However, the entire city, save for the Sanctum, now lays beneath the sands of Idwala.
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