# The Librarian

### **<span style="text-align: right;">[![Librarian.jpg](https://tunic.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/scaled-1680-/ae3adf52-42bd-4410-ac78-44e71b62fb56.jpeg)](https://tunic.wiki/uploads/images/gallery/2023-05/ae3adf52-42bd-4410-ac78-44e71b62fb56.jpeg)</span>**

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-trunic-subtitle-the--1"><tbody><tr><td style="width: 125px;">**Trunic Subtitle**</td><td style="width: 215px;">The Thieving Scholar Who Seeks the Cross but Does Not Understand</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 125px;">**Instruction Booklet Excerpt**</td><td style="width: 215px;">"Many have sought the secrets of this world, drawn by the great power and other secret legends.

"The Librarian has learned much, including powerful sorcery. He makes his home high above the clouds, waiting for foolish Ruin Seekers to bring him more pages.

"Although powerful, his tragedy is his belief that the Holy Cross resides in the Cathedral.

"He will never visit The Far Shore."

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 125px;">**Location**</td><td style="width: 215px;">[Great Library](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/great-library)</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 125px;">**Rewards**</td><td style="width: 215px;">256 gems

Green key

</td></tr><tr><td style="width: 125px;">**Soundtrack**</td><td style="width: 215px;">The Librarian

</td></tr></tbody></table>

**The Librarian** is a [boss](https://tunic.wiki/books/creatures/chapter/bosses) in *Tunic*. He is encountered at the apex of the [Great Library](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/great-library). Defeating him rewards the player with the green key.

### Appearance

The Librarian is a tall anthropomorphic fox-like creature with black fur and glowing orange eyes. His pompadour tapers into an upward point. He wears a black robe with a gray cape, fastened with a brooch composed of a trio of red, blue, and green hexagons.

### Plot

The Librarian waits atop of the Great Library, in order to ambush and kill [Ruin Seekers](https://tunic.wiki/books/creatures/page/fox) so he can take their manual pages.

It is implied that The Librarian stole the gate device from the southwest corner of the [Swamp](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/swamp) and placed it within the Great Library. He is also implied to have stolen the green key from the [Frog's Domain](https://tunic.wiki/books/locations/page/frogs-domain). At night, The Librarian can be found in the Great Library where he shares some dialogue.

### Abilities

The Librarian uses magic to summon other [enemies](https://tunic.wiki/books/creatures/page/enemies) and fire powerful projectiles.

### Strategy

The Magic Orb forces The Librarian to get close to the player. They can abuse this to end the fight quickly.

### Nomenclature

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-language-name-englis"><colgroup><col></col><col></col></colgroup><thead><tr><td>**Language**</td><td>**Name**</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td align="left">English</td><td align="left">The Librarian</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Arabic</td><td align="right" dir="RTL">أمين المكتبة</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Bulgarian</td><td align="left">Библиотекаря</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Canadian French</td><td align="left">Le Bibliothécaire</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Czech</td><td align="left">Knihovník</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Danish</td><td align="left">Bibliotekaren</td></tr><tr><td align="left">German</td><td align="left">Der Bibliothekar</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Greek</td><td align="left">Ο Βιβλιοθηκάριος</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Spanish</td><td align="left">El bibliotecario</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Finnish</td><td align="left">Kirjastonhoitaja</td></tr><tr><td align="left">French</td><td align="left">Le Bibliothécaire</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Hungarian</td><td align="left">A könyvtáros</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Italian</td><td align="left">Il bibliotecario</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Japanese</td><td align="left">司書</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Korean</td><td align="left">사서</td></tr><tr><td align="left">LATAM Spanish</td><td align="left">El bibliotecario</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Dutch</td><td align="left">De bibliothecaris</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Norwegian</td><td align="left">Bibliotekaren</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Polish</td><td align="left">Bibliotekarz</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Portuguese</td><td align="left">O Bibliotecário</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Brazilian Portuguese  
</td><td align="left">Bibliotecário</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Romanian</td><td align="left">Bibliotecarul</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Russian</td><td align="left">Библиотекарь</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Simplified Chinese</td><td align="left">图书管理员</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Swedish</td><td align="left">Bibliotekarien</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Traditional Chinese</td><td align="left">圖書館員</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Turkish</td><td align="left">Kütüphaneci</td></tr><tr><td align="left">Ukrainian</td><td align="left">Бібліотекар</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Gallery

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