For the first time in five years, Cordor library has expanded its collections. New shelves house the Corpus Billiana collection. Two notices are posted by the entrance.
In celebration of the freshly elect Minister of Finance, The Commonwealth Library proudly presents:
Corpus Billiana!
The corpus is a collection of new titles and additional copies of old favorites. You can expect such classics as Geography of Amia, volumes I and II, practical guides like Herbalism of Amia: A Primer, collected works of the famous bard Llewyn Forest, and the family favorite, Letters For Children. The collection is the culimation of months of work in various bookstores and libraries around the region and testament to the spirit of culture and learning the Commonwealth, at its best, can foster. It is our dream that not only can citizens always find useful and edifying literature to suit their needs, but that scholars from far and wide hear of the Gem of the Trackless Sea and how its troves of lore rival those of great Silverymoon or Waterdeep. We acknowledge the magnitude of the work ahead of us and our debt to the libraries and private bibliophiles of the island who donated or allowed us to copy their collections. From northern Kohlingen to far Khem and detached Triumvir, librarians scrambled to our aid. Our local merchants were no slower, and Hill's Bookstore managed to be the second largest contributor at very affordable prices.
I would also like to extend my personal gratitude to my partner, Secretary of the Press William Hurst, whose diligent review and selection of the collected material made this possible. Though he is too modest to admit, let it be known that without his discerning taste many of the new titles would have never reached the hands of the people. This collection is our gift to the Commonwealth. May this small step symbolise the beginning of an era of learning and prosperity under the prudent budgeting of Minister Eli Hodgewall.
On behalf of the Commonwealth Library,
Consultant Curator Joon of the Binder
1st of Tarsakh, 1381
The titles in the collection are organized loosely by topic. Not all of the tomes advertise their title on the cover, and some of them - namely, magical treatises from Kohlingen - have the author omitted even from the title page. This is not entirely unusual in the literary culture of the time, though, and probably doesn't stand out to the casual observer. In the shelves and catalogs, one would find the following titles and more:
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