Library

The Library is possibly the oldest room in Elemental Manor. This magnificent, well-maintained hall extends over two floors and is lined with sturdy oak shelves and ladders on rails. Numerous portraits of the Elemental family through the ages hang on the walls, the largest of which is that of Percival Elemental, Earl of Sussex.

The local villagers whisper tales of the origin of this room. Some say it was built over an ancient Druidic college, a place of sacred and arcane learning, of secrets now lost and of mysteries yet to be solved. Others say the architect traded a large plate of cream buns with the Devil in return for the blueprints. Still others recount how they have seen ancient documents in the basement of the village hall detailing a witch trial held in the hall in 1688, a trial halted by a strange vision of "An odd fellowe clad in brown, a helm upon his head, complaining most bitterly of a fault in his trousers". The locals really need to find something better to discuss, however, since it is far more likely to be the remains of a late-18th century folly.

Upon the hall's shelves sit an eclectic mix of fiction, semi-fiction, academic works and handwritten journals by some of the world's greatest thinkers, scientists and explorers. First editions, ancient manuscripts, dictionaries of long-forgotten languages, adult colouring books and large boxes of old comics all have a home here.

At the heart of the room sits a solid oak reading table and possibly the comfiest-looking armchair in existence, the kind that moulds perfectly to one's posterior and provides excellent lumbar support.

There are rumours of secret doors and passages hidden behind shelves. The host humbly requests that visitors to the Library refrain from pulling on books and light fittings in an attempt to find them.