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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Endur" data-source="post: 2745654" data-attributes="member: 3346">Lylamwyn examines some of the books found in Choranth's room.• "The Boundless Blue" by Gaunt Hohn. The first chapter seems to be the most well-read:"…The Elemental Plane of Air is an infinite vista of brilliant blue sky clearer and sweeter than any expanse of Material air. It's so pristine that a body's vision (whether standard, lowlight, or darkvision) extends twice as far as normal."Getting to the Boundless Blue isn't as difficult as reaching some of the other Inner Planes. With so many folk interested in travelling here, a great many routes have been established over the years."First off, a number of portals are known to exist between the Elemental Plane of Air and the rest of the multiverse. With the exception of those found in Sigil, these are often in remote and difficult-to-reach places. Sometimes, however, even a prime world'll have a portal to one of the cities that floats through this plane.…"• "On Coming Forth By Day", a compilation recopied and bound by Choranth herself:This tome has been compiled over countless generations by the priests of Death, and contains a description of the following clerical spells: animate dead, cause fear, create greater undead, create undead, death knell, death ward, destruction, slay living, and wail of the banshee.Also found within its pages are the procedures for creating a scarab of protection and for performing a dread ritual entitled, "Embalm the Undying Servant." This involves three days of torturous removal of the internal organs and the warping of the flesh of a living creature, and results in a hideous undead guardian forever bound to the place of its creation.• A small book, bound in plain black leather with no title. It is cool to the touch, and contains excerpts such as the following:"…All are equal in Nerull's cold realm. Every living thing is an affront to the Reaper, and every death brings a dark spark of joy to his long-dead heart. Those who pray to Nerull to appease him only attract his attention and their own doom. Those who kill in his name shall be rewarded.…"…The mistress Beltar commands you to mine and explore caves in pursuit of foes and riches. Fear is not acceptable in the face of adversity, and only hatred is allowed for those who stand in your way.…"…Destroy anyone who would take what is yours away from you. Covet that which you do not own. Blessed is he who can take something from a rival. Maim those you cannot destroy, and cause fear in the hearts that you cannot maim. Bloodshed for its own sake is reason enough, and if you can shed the blood of a hated enemy, so much the better. When Erythnul's gift of blood rage comes upon you, be sure to use it well.…"…The suffering of the world is meat and bread to Incabulos. Sickness, famine, and other curses bring him power. Some feel the Black Rider can be warded off or appeased by prayers; but this only delays the inevitable. The world of dreams is his battleground, and he wages war against minds just as he rots bodies.…"…The best way to protect what you know is to shield it in a lie. Speech is deadlier than any weapon; the greatest and smallest fall with a well-spoken untruth. As Syrul taught in the days of old, give your word to advance your cause, and break it when it is no longer of use. Trust is for fools, and betraying a fool is the greatest gift and lesson you can give them. Honesty and straightforwardness are for the dull-witted.…"…Light must be snuffed, perfection decayed, order dissolved, and minds fragmented."</blockquote>

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