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== History ==
The [[craftworld]]s became the only surviving sources of their ancient knowledge after the [[Fall of the Eldar]]. As the craftwords have drifted apart, this knowledge has consequently become fragmented, and as some craftworlds have become lost over the millennia, more knowledge has been lost with them.{{Fn|1}}The Library is the only source of the Eldar's knowledge concerning [[Chaos]] that has remained untouched. It was created by [[Cegorach]],{{Fn|2}} (better known as the Laughing God) though for what purposes can only be guessed.
The existence of the Library is known to few, and even fewer are allowed access to it. The Library's mind defends itself, barring the weak and corruptible. Only those who have mastered the Chaos within themselves are able to enter. Only two groups come and go at will: the Human [[Illuminati]] and the [[Eldar]] [[Solitaire]]s.{{Fn|1}} [[Inquisitor]] [[Bronislaw Czevak]] gained entry once, but had to prove himself worthy. [[Ahriman]] of the [[Thousand Sons]] has sought entrance to the Library for almost ten thousand years, in his vain attempt to understand the ever changing [[Tzeentch]], Lord of Change. Inquisitor [[Jaq Draco]] also managed to find a way into the Black Library and steal the ''Book of the [[Rhana Dandra]]'', aka the ''Book of Fate''.