Literature
Place of Interest - The Forbidden Library
Every magic-science investigative facility needs an off-limits zone, and the Research Hive is no exception to the rule. The Forbidden Library is a more secretive branch off of the Research Hive used to house knowledge considered dangerous or immoral. This includes potions, like the concoctions used to strengthen the Mad King, the sap from the resulting tree, and some of the more volatile elements of what little could be recovered from Fizzwick’s Lab - essentially, anything that could be harmful were it to reach unchecked hooves. The institution is founded on the idea that learning from the past is better than burying it, should the same mistakes ever be made again. The Library was built into the Research Hive after the incident with Alchemist Fizzwick, as fears about dangerous knowledge were on the rise. Originally, it was just meant to house the volatile material leftover from the Mad King incident, but over the years it’s been expanded and added to. It’s built into the core of the