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Library

  • Lore Library:
    • Arcane: 0 gp + 830 gp (special collections) • +2% metamagic/the Weave
    • History: 0 gp + 755 gp (special collections) • +5% Waterdhavian history • +3% drow history
    • Nature: 0 gp + 370 gp (special collections) • +2% serpents
    • Religion: 0 gp + 320 gp (special collections) • +3% Mystra
  • Formula Library: 55 gp • +5% for a spell that is named or known for use by a particular mage
  • Schema Library: 140 gp

Special Collection Tomes

  • Ancient Practices of the Religion of Mystril in the Empire of Netheril: Lore (Religion + Arcane), 100 gp. A tome detailing many ancient practices of the cultus that formed the early foundations of worship for the goddess who eventually became Mystra. Special Collection: In addition to providing its full cost to a Lore (Religion) library, this book also provides its full cost to a Lore (Arcane) library.
  • The First Skyships: Lore (History+Arcane), 90 gp. A treatise that looks at early settlers in Halruaa from the ancient empire of Netheril, up to the early days of the first skyships. It is bound in apple-wood, with a small circle of silkstones embedded in the cover, and written in Halruaan. Special Collection: In addition to providing its full cost to a Lore (History) library, this book also provides its full cost to a Lore (Arcane) library.
  • Serpents of the Northlands: Lore (Nature), 120 gp. An old tome bound in snakeskin and edged in copper, it is a well-preserved treatise on serpents and other ophidian creatures throughout the North, focusing on the threats at the edge of the old Netherese empire. It is written in Netherese. Special Collection: In addition to providing its full price to a Lore (Nature) library, it also provides a +2% on Nature researches dealing with serpents.
  • The Deepwater Plateau & Nimoar's Hold: A Waterdhavian History: Lore (History), 100 gp. Bound in copper-edged snakeskin, and set with small cabochon andar, this book was written within the last century. Authored in Chondathan, it looks at a great portion of Waterdeep's history, up to just before its establishment by the First Masked Lord. Special Collection: In addition to providing its full price to a Lore (History) library, a History library with this tome in it grants +5% to all History researches involving Waterdeep's history.
  • Ancient Rivalries & Glorious Victories: Lore (History), 130 gp. A drow tome written in Deep Drow, this treatise on the civil conflicts between drow in the cities of Eryndlyn, Menzoberranzan, Ched Nasad, and Buirandyn is bound in covers of dried and lacquered giant mushroom planks. Special Collection: In addition to providing its full price to a Lore (History) library, a History library with this tome on it grants +3% to all History researches involving the drow.
  • The Hierographs of Adamandar: Lore (Arcane), 150 gp. A spellbook that is also filled with the philosophical and esoteric musings of its author, a mage-cleric of Mystra. Special Collection: In addition to providing the above value to a Lore (Arcane) library, it also provides 100gp value toward a Lore (Religion) library. Additionally, it grants a +2% to Arcane researches dealing with the Weave or metamagic, and a +3% to Religion researches dealing with Mystra.
  • The High History of Faerûnian Archmages Mighty, by Antarn the Sage: Lore (Arcane + History), 70 gp; gain +5% to any Formula research check for a spell that is named or known for use by a particular mage. -
  • Words Spent On Little Fools: Instructing Humans, by Hamairathgauraundon, High Wyrm of the Crags: Lore (Arcane + History + Nature), 185 gp
  • The Deeds of Magisters Past, by various clergy of Azuth Lore (Arcana + History), 95 gp.
  • Di Mysteriis Arcana: Revelations of Mystran Mystery Cults, by author unknown: Lore (Arcana + Religion), Schema; 85 gp.
  • The Star Blue and White, by First Magistress Naryrlin Mehmil: Lore (Religion), 65 gp.
  • Woven About Mysteries: Essays on the Nature of the Weave in the Mystran Faith, a collection of Mystran writings, edited by Flathbon Juelarr of Halruaa: Lore (Arcana + Religion), Formula, Schema; 55 gp.
  • Dangers of the Overdark, Underdark, and Everything Between, by Ereril Longwalker. A look at the kinds of dangers faced in subterranean wildernesses: Lore (Nature), 65 gp.

Uncatalogued Tomes

  • Tower of Passion (Full Set) 300 GP; +3% for any Research check involving the North A (very) thinly veiled allusion to Blackstaff Tower, Delvhen - its protagonist - is an all-too-recognizeable version of the Archmage of Waterdeep. Delvhen turns his handsome bearded visage, deep voice, and strong, un-magely body to both the seduction of his hapless (but very willing) apprentices and his rivals in magical prowess alike, defending the fictional city of Deepharbor over which he is guardian with the prowess of both his mighty staves! He ranges all over the North, with sexy allies in every nook and cranny of the place. (Gain +1% to research involving the North for every 100gp or portion thereof.)




Library Spell Books

Hierographs of Adamandar

The Hierographs is a quarto-sized tome of three-hundred pages, bound in white leather and set with blueshine-treated steel edges, clasp and name plate. The nameplate shows the mage sigil of Admandar, and the title of the book beneath it.

Contents

These are the writings of Admandar, an arch-priest of Mystra. He lived in the 1000s DR, and was a wizard-priest of Mystra who helped form much of the theology of the Lady of Mysteries' church, differentiating much of it from scattered remnants of Netherese Mystryl religion.)

In this hierograph, he examines much about the nature of the Weave and the ways in which casting spells is not simply plucking some utilitarian tool from the Weave itself, but is in actuality sharing in the nature of Mystra herself. Through this process, he uses the casting of various spells, pairing one wizard spell and one clerical spell together to show the commonalities, and finding "where Mystery resides" in the overlap between them.

  • Lore (Arcane): This spellbook contributes 150gp toward a Lore (Arcane) library, and grants a +2% to researches involving the Weave or metamagic (magic that affects other magic).
  • Lore (Religion): This spellbook contributes 100gp toward a Lore (Religion) library, and grants a +3% to researches involving Mystra.

Spells

Wizard Spells

  • 1st-level: detect magic, find familiar, wardaway
  • 2nd-level: Irithra's Spelltouch, magic weapon
  • 3rd-level: dispel magic
  • 4th-level: arcane eye

Priest Spells

Three Spell Folio

  • 1st-Level: Detect Life
  • 2nd-Level: Mind Mantle, Poisonstar

The Aromordant Writings

A quarto-sized spellbook with a tattered and badly stressed leather cover, some of the interior pages of this work have been badly damaged by water and mold, though Evendur has cleaned them sufficiently to prevent further deterioration. All the rest of the pages are stained along their edges by dirt, suggesting it may have once been buried hastily or negligently.

From his researches, Evendur has discovered references in Khelben's library to the Aromordant Circle, a trio of mages from the time of Nimoar's Hold, who banded together to pool their magical findings. Though they intended to build a great sorcerous legacy that might influence the future of the North, they fell to predictable infighting and destroyed one another within two years.

Their only notable accomplishment was the compilation of a tome of wizardly magic, the best of their researches. Though they intended the Writings to one day serve as a great tome, scarcely nine spells were ever recorded in its page, and of these only five survive the ravages of time on the book.

Contents

The writings contain a handful of rare spells. Though they may have appeared elsewhere before, it is likely because other works were also penned by the magi of the Aromordant Circle. One of the magi, Rogaster Stormson was fond of lightning spells, and half of the remaining magics seem to belong to him.

Another of them, Wyara of Mystra, was fascinated by magics that affected magic, and one of her spells (dweomerflow) is found here; one of the lost spells is assumed to have been focal stone, referred to in that spell.

Finally, the third wizard was Iriganas Farwander, a high elf mage who specialized in teleportational and planar-crossing magics.

Spells

Magefaire Monographs

  • 1st-Level: Chromatic orb
  • 2nd-Level: Protection from Missiles , Sunbolt
  • 3rd-Level: Analyze Portal, Melf's minute meteors, Scintillating sphere
  • Schema: Staff of Power, Javelin of Lightning
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