When the Avatar first encountered the group in Ultima VII, the Library was led by Master De Snel, a swordsman who, unbeknownest to his students, once served as the chief assassin for the Fellowship. De Snel's methodology was famous throughout Britannia, and young hopefuls, such as Timmons from New Magincia, flocked to Jhelom in the hopes of gaining his eye. The Library's weaponry all had a serpentine pattern to it, reflecting the academy's emblem, the snake, whose strike was said to resemble the fighting style of the Library - quick, silent, deadly.