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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Michael Morris" data-source="post: 1876831" data-attributes="member: 87">Griaana the Shaded and the Tapestry of ShadowOne of the older books of the Telzoan religion is a relic known as the Tapestry of Shadow.  This small tome contains the prayers and rites required to receive from the dark gods some of the most baleful spells ever devised.  These spells can be cast by the priests of Senda, Goddess of Night.The book has covers which are made from the scales of an ancient shadow dragon, and as a result the entire book seems to waver and flicker with the available light.  In darkness the book is as black as ink, whereas in direct light the whole book becomes opaque and unreadable.  The faithful of Senda can read the book thanks to their granted power of darkvision, but those who need light to read will find that light literally drives the macabre inscriptions from the page, only to return when the light is removed.The history of the Tapestry of Shadow is a lengthy tale of hatred, manipulation and vile cunning.  The book was created in the Year 1190 SR in the Kingdom of Telcasholme, far to the south in Losineris, as the Shadrean court made her way northwest during the great exodus the book was captured for a time by the forces of the Necromancer of the Calishmere.  During this time he recorded 2 wizard spells into the pages of the tome:  Finger of Death and Sirrom's Darkness.  Either by design or by Senda's dark will the formulae of these deadly spells mutated into prayer and ceremony such that a priest who studies this tome can use either of these spells as if they were priest spells. After a time the book passed out of the Necromancer's possession and back into the hands of Senda's following even as the peoples who worshipped her completed their northwest migration to the island of Telzoa.  There the book remained as a cornerstone of the faith until recently.In the year 1373 SR Grianna the Shaded stole the book from her superiors.  A mid-level priest of Senda's following, she was also known for her incredible vanity and her wish to preserve that vanity was followed up by using the spells of this book to turn herself into a vampire. The spell requires a sacrifice, and she chose a particularly disturbing victim - her own newborn child. Upon completion of the rite she disappeared for nearly ten years.As a result of her particular transmutation it is suspected that she must feed not upon blood but upon the flesh of infants of less than a year in age. While there have been no confirmed sightings of her in the last 27 years, there has been a surge of infanticides during the night in the city of Paldace, and Grianna may well be the cause.As to the Tapestry, she keeps it with her to aid in her spellcasting. As an accomplished priest last known to be able to use Sulanibric (7th level) spells, she should be considered a most dangerous foe.</blockquote>

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