Requirements:
- Journal
- Ability
- -1 History
- Poisoned Tree
Lay Down My Work
This tree is rotten, as is this whole damned place. There is no victory, there is no knowledge, there is no achievement that is worth all this. Here my journal will lie, and elsewhere my body will live. [This will end your game. Ambitious Librarians might seek to heal the Paper Tree and find another victory. Wise Librarians understand that the Haustorium’s reputation for danger is well-earned. This Librarian may fail, but you may return again with another foolish enough to seek this place out.]
Elsewhere
I have nestled my work in the roots of that foul tree, and made my escape from the Haustorium. At times I feel regret, at times I think myself a failure. But I have chosen life, and when it is time for the roots to drink of me, they will find me smiling. [You have completed the game: congratulations. Greater victories are available, but there is an argument to be made that this is the best ending of ROOT OF WISDOM.]
Tarot: Ace of Pentacles