[Crafting] A Better Book

[Noctis Corvo]

Seeing as he had recently leveled up quite a bit, Kane only saw it fit to create himself a new Grimoire. His old one had been serving him fine for a whil yes, but his new level not only necessitated the increase in damage output, but the mass production of it also seemed a bit off. It didn't quite match the style he was going for. So once again he decided to return to his repertoire of Lovecraftian knowledge in order to create for himself a better book. Sure he could have just made himself a functional copy of the vanity item he had made as a gift for a friend, but that was her look. He would need his own dark creation in order to both impress and sway the masses.

In the end, he selected one that would be more suited for a heretic. While not reeking of the necrotic and dark essence of the Necronomicon, the Book of Eibon would surely do more than enough to inspire his hand in this new craft. Quickly he got to work, searching for the perfect paneling, the perfect binding, even the perfect ink with which to pen this dark masterpiece. Eventually he settled upon the desired designs and look. It would be simple but elegant; an aged black leather with grey binding for the spine, metal silver for more ornate detailing in the cover, and a tan, animal skin like leather for some detailing within the binding itself. The ink would be infused with mana and moonstone in order to make it shine like the lunar light itself whenever it was exposed to mana, and the pages were selected from aged papyrus.

This book would become his piece-de-resistance for his build, and he had an idea that it would last him a good long while.

Words: [305]

[Noctis Corvo]

Starting off, it wouldn't be much. The book would be bound in a dark witchwood paneling, bound by the primary aged black leather. The spine would be sewn on next, a light grey leather with black thread detail along the rungs of the spine and where it attached to the main panels. the panels themselves would have the animal skin as a detailing within the edges of the panels, forming lines to the center and an open circle around a solid black leather full circle in the middle, each line being about 1 centimeter thick. The mos ornate parts would come next. Silver detailing he had bought from a smith would be punched through the panels and arranged as a decorative edge guard and border detailing, as well as silver plate circlets within the center of each panel. Engraved upon them would be ancient dark magic circles and sigils, but never the full thing at once. they would be carved in such a way that only a single solid part would be visible at any given time, and written along the spine and front cover would be the title as it was written in the ancient tounge, unspeakable except by those who know it.

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[Noctis Corvo]

Finally, the pages themselves would be transcribed full of all the dark magic rituals, their instructions and their pictorals. The ancient papyrus became filled with diabolical experiments, the various effects of miasma, various dark rituals of varying degrees of corruption, and methods for conjuring up the miasma itself. Most of these were basic knowledge to most heretics, but there were some rarer tomes and manuscripts that he had managed to get his hands on. The research was dark, controversial, and definitely against the law, it was a miracle he managed to acquire it in the first place. But you know, one heretics treasure is anothers after he is caught and executed. It was too bad to. Those wardens almost never would have found him if they didn't get a tip off to his location.

In the end though, The research was his, and within his hands lay the product of his efforts.

[Grimoire][Level 5 Weapon]
Book of Eibon
Within this tome lies many dark secrets that should never be uncovered.
Some say it contains lore about unknown dark entities.
Others claim it possesses the knowledge to kill gods.
All you can tell is that the book seems to contain some rather dark and ancient magic within it.
You question your decision to open it.