Vellum Steeple

The Vellum Steeple is a library located in the city of Uthodurn's Deliberation Disc. It contains a teleportation circle, the access to which the Mighty Nein purchased in perpetuity, and a circle that leads to Palebank Village.

The Scribewarden of the Archive is Ressia Uvesic.

Description
The exterior of the Vellum Steeple is a blue marble tower that is built into the rock around it, and which makes it clear that the interior is "cavernous". The stained glass windows are primarily red and yellow, to complement the blue of the building. Around it is a subterranean garden with plants that can survive the lack of sunlight, and which reminded the Mighty Nein of gardens they had seen in their time in Rosohna. The main entrance is a curved archway that is ten feet tall at the top. Inside, the entry room is well-lit.

While members of the public can enter, researching at the library costs ten gold per person per hour, which in turn funds the library's own activities and research. The library is a private institution, and organizes its own excursions into the Savalirwood.

The interior includes private research chambers with large tables for people who have paid. The main library is at least two floors, descending downward. The Scribewarden's office is a chamber off the main library. Towards the back of the library is another large chamber where the two teleportation circles are located.

Campaign 2: The Mighty Nein
The Mighty Nein entered the Vellum Steeple to research sightings of a white dragon. They took the opportunity to pursue various other research interests as well, and Caleb and Nott were expelled from the library after they caused a distraction so that Jester could tear a page from a book about transmutation. Beau and Reani later returned to apologize, pay for the damage, and ask for access to the teleportation circle. The Scribewarden eventually agreed to grant the Mighty Nein permanent access in exchange for 200 platinum and Reani joining the Steeple's expeditions to Molaesmyr for six months. The party used the teleportation circle to get back quickly to Uthodurn after fleeing from Gelidon, and again to transport Caduceus's family to Uthodurn.

Campaign 3: Bells Hells
FRIDA recommended that Bells Hells go to the Vellum Steeple to learn more about the effects of the apogee solstice. While there, Imogen shared their information about the ritual performed at the Tishtan excavation site with the Scribewarden, in exchange for research to be performed about Ludinus Da'leth. Chetney invisibly explored the main library and found it busy and full of stressed researchers trying to find out information about the mass disenchantment seemingly caused by the solstice.