Adlil's Book of Forbidden Knowledge

Adlil's Book of Forbidden Knowledge

Item was crafted by a sage. The location was Ansopen. Item was commissioned by Luc Tancred de Bardt (Freeman). Item gives +3 prestige. Condition was 97% when created.

The History Behind the Book

After many years of living in the forests of Ansopen, Luc Tancred was quite familiar with the hermit Adlil who sometimes lived in the cave by the Cold River Falls. Sometimes, when the old man's wanderings brought him to stay, Luc would go visit and show him recent trophies from his adventuers. It was during one such visit that the old man's eyes lit upon the heretic's staff, griffon egg, and giant ruby that Luc had found... with a greedy gaze, the old man kept asking and wheedling Luc to give those items. Finally realizing that they would not be his for free, the sage got a shrewd look in his eye and offered his very own book of arcane research.

The Book

Bound in aged black leather purported to be werewolf skin, Adlil's Book of Forbidden Knowledge contains a sage's lifetime accumulation of lore and dark arts. The heavy cold iron locks that bind the pages shut are secured with a silver key, ensuring that none of the fey folk or daemons would dare touch or unlock the lore hidden therein.

Anyone seeing the book was made to feel uneasy by its presence, perhaps wary that Adlil was once one of the exiled cabalists of the The Blackest Cult.

Adventures with the Ornate Brooch

Upon acquiring this rare item, Luc Tancred immediately knew that Duke Valgar of the Kingdom of Cathay would be interested in it -- the High General was reputed to be a very learned scholar of the arcane. This proved to be true, as the duke rewared Luc with the unheard of princely sum of 70 gold for the rare tome.