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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 202781" data-attributes="member: 327">Last one:Books:Arkon's Logbooks: Seven of Arkon's Logbooks are known to exist, each bound in gray exomorph hide and stamped with a stylized lightning bolt (Arkon's sigil). The logbooks describe in detail certain of Arkon?s more unusual experiments, several of which imply extremely dangerous procedures. 1,200 gp for all 7.The Black Grimore: Perhaps the definitive work on necromantic magic, Mordante's Black Grimore explains all concepts associated with the dark arts, including curses, summoning rituals, and undead. The Black Grimore is a superior practical guide for aspiring necromancers and such is an inherently dangerous work to delve into in a casual fashion. Its value as a general reference tool is such that many casters employ the book as a research tool. 900 gp for a recent reprint, 6,000 gp for an original edition.Codex Magicus:  This is a ponderous reference of general utility, widely regarded as one of the best and most thorough volumes on magic ever produced. This tome is written by the famed Congenio Ioun. The text covers basic principles for apprentices, initiates and adepts, with each successive chapter covering more complex materials and concepts. 100 for a recent reprint, 1,000 gp for an original print.Delune's Practical Guide to Alchemy: The alchemist, Delune, wrote this four volume set, which features detailed information on most alchemical practices. Volume one is a basic manual on alchemical training; volume two covers elixirs and potions, volume three covers poisons, powders and herbs, volume four covers advanced alchemical operations. 350 gp for all four volumes.The Enchanter's Omnibus: The eclectic magician, Ioulaum, authored this valuable compendium. It is considered the best practical reference work on the creation of enchanted items of all sorts, including a cursory overview of the Mythlar enchantment. 150 gp for a recent reprint, 1,600 gp for an original print.Fasil's Antiquarian: This set of twenty volumes is an indispensable guide to collectors of ancient artifacts, curious and oddments of all sorts. Thousands of entries are detailed from various historical periods. Notes on identifying and appraising rare collectibles of all varieties are also included. 4,000 gp for all 20 volumes.The Florilegium: Lucke's masterful compendium features a comprehensive listing of all known plant types, their properties and attributes, plus specific recommendations on the care, transplanting and cultivation of most useful varieties of herbs, plants, shrubs and trees. In the original format, the Floriligelium was a single, immense volume weighing close to one hundred pounds. Subsequent editions were produced in more manageable sets of four volumes. 17,000 gp for all four volumes.Hotan's History of the World: This is an incredible series of one hundred and forty-eight brass bound volumes, each covering different periods of Faerunian history. The first hundred and twenty volumes have never been found, and are regarded as priceless collector's items. The known texts are considered useful by historians, savants, and scholars, though Hotan's long-winded accounts of the renowned individuals of the day occasionally grate on the nerves. 150 gp per volume for the known copies. 4,200 gp for all 28 available volumes.Ilse's Lost Folios: The folios of the enchantress Ilse, containing dozens of magical and alchemical formulae, are avidly sought by collectors of magical paraphernalia. Though the originals are probably lost forever, copies of excerpts from Ilse's notebooks have been gathered in this tome. 120 gp.Shadow's Guide to the Lower Planes: This thirty-volume set is considered the authoritative work on the subject of the lower planes. The volumes cover the dark regions, including specific information on physical makeup, topography, indigenous entities and organisms, etc. The first eleven volumes are feared lost; the remaining nineteen are exceedingly rare. Some of the information contained within the volumes are only described in Shadow's guide and mentioned nowhere else in occult literature. Volumes 12-30 sell for 2,000 gp each. 38,000 gp for all nineteen available volumes.Karsus's Theory of Magic and Anti-Magic: Perhaps the most brilliant (and baffling) study ever written on the occult sciences. Karsus's tome is considered the definitive authority on the nature and workings of magic, though few can claim to fully understand it. So incredibly complex is the text they are nearly impossible to transcribe accurately, rendering the only the first printing useful. Thankfully, a good number of copies are known to exist since it's a fairly recent printing. 400 gp.The Maleficium: This tome radiates a tangible aura of magic and is considered one of the most dangerous tomes on the Dark arts in existence. Individuals who so much as touch a copy of this book are filled with a desire to open it and peer within (will save, DC 15). The dark secrets contained in The Maleficium are sufficient to twist the mind of the reader and drive him mad (will save, DC 20). Those that are able to comprehend this blasphemous text may gain a considerable degree of occult knowledge, though perhaps at the expense of their mortal souls; the demon prince Astaroth wrote this book, which serves as the cult manifesto of those who revere him as a dark demi-god. If the tome is copied, in the time of a year and a day, the copy will gain the above mentioned powers. 8,000 gp.Prismatization: Carbury's masterwork on the theory and nature of illusions in two volumes. The cover in detail a variety of sense effects to enhance the depth and clarity of illusionary images and how to spot and dispel such illusions. 12,000 gp for both volumes.Pyrotechincal Magic: This book, authored by the renowned pyromaniac, Noanar, features rare insights into the theoretical concepts of magical combustion. Certain experiments detailed within are rather dangerous and should not be attempted by unskilled magi. 4,000 gp.Hilather's Compendium: There are two versions of this useful manual, which include schematics, mechanical diagrams, and detailed notes pertaining to hundreds of different traps, wards, and perils. The original version was written by Hilather of the lost Imaskari Empire and is a superior reference work for trap smiths and engineers. The second version is somewhat less comprehensive manual for thieves, supposedly written by the vaunted rogue, Valtiere, one of Hilather's enemies. The primary focus of this book is on a variety of methods used to de-activate or otherwise neutralize Hilather's mechanisms. Both books are valuable references, particularly Hilather's first edition. 200 gp for Valtiere's version and 40,000 gp for the extremely rare Hilather edition.The Silver Matrix: Karsus' highly-regarded text explains the procedure for creating artificial life. The sections on vat technique?s, matrix construction and "common errors to be avoided at all costs" are alone worth the price of the book 600 gp.Sadebreth's Works. The esteemed arch-mage if antiquity, Sadebreth, was known to have penned a number of illustrious volumes. Included were a series of twelve books of prophecies, a three volume bestiary, and numerous books on such topics as divine healing, miracles and banishing of hostile spirits and summoned creatures. 500 gp for a recent reprint, 15,000 gp for an original print.Theoretical Sorcery: The mad wizard, Trebbe, whose ill-advised experiments probably caused the catastrophe referred to in Netheril as "The Great Disaster", reputedly authored these three volumes. Volume one contains formulae for the concoction of magical mixtures, some worthless, others less so. Volume two contains instructions for a number of Trebbe's item enchantments, many which are quite unique. Volume three, supposedly written in ancient ciphers, has never been found. It is widely believed that that this volume contains a powerful enchantment Trebbe was trying to perfect, and which subsequently led to "The Great Disaster". 8,000 gp for the two available volumes.Thystram's Collectanae: This massive tome is widely regarded as a practical guide for the aspiring naturalist. The book contains hundreds upon hundreds of entries on the flora and fauna of Faerun; some perhaps less accurate in all details then others. Despite it's drawbacks, the Collctanae is not without value. An abridged edition was recently released and is a good deal more common. 1,000 for the first printing, 100 for the recent abridged edition.The Tormentia: One of the most infamous tomes, it was authored by a legendary necromancer, Alexander. Within the pages of this black iron-bound time lurk the most insidious curses, maledictions and imprecations, some of which may pose a hazard to the user. Much of the book is devoted to techniques of torture and interrogation as well as poisons and venoms. 2,500 gp.Zanillo's Legerdemain: The fabulous Zanillo, charlatan supreme of ancient times, authored this eccentric tome. The text is written in no less then eleven different ciphers. Each of the book's five chapters contains one of Zanillo's tricks, tips or banalities (the charlatan was especially fond of practical jokes). 50 gp.</blockquote>

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