Corbin Cove Locations: The Spine Mine & Obelisk Library

 Welcome back, readers. Last time we visited Corbin Cove, you were introduced to the librarians and the book club. I suppose it's only fitting then that I give you a tour of the two favorite locations for avid readers. Be warned, there's a little gore, but if you've read some of the entries posted for The Agency, the amount of gore present here barely earns a mention. Still, you've been warned.

The Spine Mine is a bookstore where one can by new and used books, some of which include spell-books, some of which still bear the writing and bloodstains of previous owners. There are also a few books that change every time they're read, which has caused numerous fights at book club. Book club, due to being banned from most other locations including, most recently, Hallowed Grounds Coffee Bar due to cursing the employees for running out of pumpkin scones, meets here every Tuesday night.

One of the things that sets The Spine Mine apart from other bookstores is its clever use of recycled shelving. The shelves, you see, are made of actual spines. This has caused it to draw some unwanted attention from Remains to be Seen, especially after their legal battle with Imagi-Knit. Remains to be Seen has begun making arguments with The Peerless Prosecutor regarding The Spine Mine; however, The Peerless Prosecutor has made the very good point that Remains to be Seen focuses on remains that are meant to be seen and making them into art pieces while The Spine Mine is not teaching people how to do anything with the spines nor are the spines meant to be the focus of the shop, and thus is refusing their case.

The Spine Mine is convinced Remains to be Seen will keep trying. 

Moving on from a place where you can buy books to one where you only have them for a short time, lest you incur the wrath of a librarian, we come to Obelisk Library

This monolithic, one-floor building is shaped like an obelisk made of pure obsidian. The bookshelves presumably go all the way to the top of the obelisk but no one has ever been up there and the library is so dimly lit, no one can truly see the top of it when they're inside. Library patrons do say that it is larger inside than it is outside, though.

The librarians call the library home and are never seen, but always helpful if someone is seeking a particular book. The librarians love people who enjoy reading and some of their favorite and more frequent patrons tend to vanish inside the library at times.

Previously, the book club met here, though the librarians were strongly against it. While they love people who read and seek knowledge, they aren't particularly fond of shouting or talking in their library, especially not heated discussions and carelessly-flung curses. Thus, the librarians ousted the book club, though it took several months of discussion, bloodshed, strikes, and involving The Obscure Scholar before the book club agreed to leave the library in peace and sought new locations for their get-togethers.

So there you have it, a little more about Corbin Cove revealed. The next Corbin Cove entry will feature two more organizations that call the charming coastal town home: the Boy and Girl Scouts. Until then, stay strange.