The Author

The Author is a controversial figure in the Library, a subject of debate by denizens and patrons alike. Some hold them responsible for the various species to live in the Library, or even the existence of the Library itself, while others attribute them nothing more than their basic purpose of bringing new Librarians into being.

Physical Description
The Author is an average-sized Librarian, but their eyes are more teal than green and their chitin has a greenish cast to it. They wear dust-grey robes, trimmed with red; overtop, they wear a long, dark coat with a deep hood that shadows everything save their eyes. On their back is a voluminous cloak, supported by a pair of brass flares shaped into humanoid skeletal arms. There are two brass horns bound to the top of their hood.

On one wrist, the Author wears a leather cuff with a black metal medallion set into it; on the other, they wear a similar cuff, but the medallion is silver. They carry a magical tome with them, which they use to write new beings into existence.

Biography
At their basic level, the Author's purpose is to create new Librarians from nothing, bringing them forth according to their role in the Library. This explains, in part, the incredible physical variety among Librarians; the Author makes them according to the needs of the Library, and so two arms, six arms, wings, or more can all be created as needed. Unlike such figures as the Enlister, the Author doesn't need a base to work from; they make their creations from scratch.

On another level, it is believed by many that the Author is the original figure responsible for the creation of the various species in the Library. Though the Librarians themselves have never weighed in on it, the Drones (whom one can assume share a similar worldview to their masters) believe that the Author created the Librarians in their own image, and that the Silverfish and Spiderfolk were created as attempted revisions to the design, which failed for one reason or another. The Drones venerate the Author as a near-godlike figure.

The Silverfish take a rather different view of the Author. While agreeing that they are responsible for the existence of the various species in the Library, they do not view the Author with any affection. The Spiderfolk have never been especially eager to discuss the Author; one might even call their reaction evasive. It is known that they have an Author of their own, an unassuming Spiderfolk druid who brings forth new Spiderfolk to replenish their numbers or begin new colonies. Some believe that the Spiderfolk's unwillingness to discuss the Author of Librarians might be part of the reason for their estrangement from their book-sorting kin.

Behind the Scenes

 * The Author was created collaboratively by a number of users on the Discord, but the final proposal was made by Miss Seven Million, and officially canonized on January 1, 2021.
 * The Author originally grew from an expansion on the idea of the Enlister.

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