The Librarian

The user interface of the Library, the Librarian greets and processes requests for library patrons.

Description
The woman (?) standing behind the desk is still. She has unfashionable robes with deep sleeves, embroidered in fraying silver. Her hair is similar--thin spun silver pulled back in something resembling a braid. Her most obvious feature is the mask covering her eyes. It points down over her nose, wrapping around her head, thick silver with filigree designs that resemble clockwork. What little of her face is visible is perfect; a very pale green, lips painted, almost enough to hide the lines that go straight down from each corner of her mouth. If she speaks she must open that hinge. She breathes the smoke from the burning books with her nose, holding it then breathing it out when she is done. Her hands are segmented, the same pale green, and she has several. Two are usually out unless she has to do multiple tasks at once, then several identical arms will gracefully emerge from her robes. She has no expression.

The Library is part of the same construct she is; it moves and changes around her to find what she’s looking for. The shelves move up and down, and something large shifts in the darkness.