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The Grand Library of Reference refers to: a) a powerful bureaucratic organization that provides and controls access to arcane secrets in the region b) a large brutalist building in Ikeah that houses the organization of the same name c) the ruling Board of Directors of the same organization

Though many students, sages and researchers of all stripes have bought access (through favours, extravagant donations, or apprenticeship) to the library's extensive collections, the GLoR defends its rarer collections zealously. Even with its more accessible materials, many careless lenders have ended up on the hook for exorbitant fines, backed up by the GLoR's intimidating Reclamation Bureau.

Aside from its headquarters in Ikeah, the GLoR maintains satellite offices in nearby cities to service its nebulous network of scholars, spies, contractors, monks and mercenaries.

The Red Ledger refers to: a) The secretive monastic order associated with the GLoR b) The book, maintained by it, of the organizations enemies