Wondrous item, artifact (requires attunement)
3 lb.
As the first artifact created by the vampire kaiser Zander, the Foliant der Todesgeborenen, Tome of the Deathborn, represents his mastery over necromantic and negative energy magics. This tome of bound shadow and blood ink is the mark of station for the Kommandant der Nekromantie. The outer casing of the tome is made of solidified shadow from A World Without Light. The paper is formed from skin from hundreds of mortals and the ink made from the blood of Zander himself. Though perhaps the most striking feature is the lock made from a single deep lavender scale from the dragon Archon Tenebris. Within the tome is a collection of research, findings, and spells collected from the greatest necromancers and witches over the past thousand years.
Those not aligned to negative energy find being in the mere presence of the tome uncomfortable. All creatures that come within 30ft of the tome who are not Immune, Resistant, or healed by negative energy and those that do not produce positive energy must make a Charisma Saving Throw vs DC 25. On a successful save the creature simply feels uneasy. On a failed save, they take one level of Disturbed. A creature who is Disturbed cannot attune to this artifact.
To open the lock on this tome the attuned must spend a number of arcane spell slots equaling 20 or more. After opening it the attuned must spend at least 72 hours studying the contents and make an Arcana Skill Check of DC 25 to understand the information inside. If the attuned is a witch or necromancer reduce the DC to 20.
-Enhanced Casting-
While attuned to this item increase one of your Arcane casting Ability Scores by 2 to a maximum of 26. This choice can’t be changed once attuned. When you cast a spell with the Necromancy or Negative Energy classification or a spell that deals Shadow or Necrotic damage that spell is cast as two levels higher.
-Necromantic Surge-
While you are attuned to this tome and have it on your person, you may, up to four times a day, cast a single Necromantic spell of 7th level or below from any Arcane spell list. If the attuned is a necromancer or witch they may cast it as a bonus action instead of what the spell normally uses as it’s casting action.
-Denial of Death-
While attuned to this item you succeed on Death Saving Throws when rolling an 8-20 instead.
-Breath of Unnatural Knowledge-
While attuned to this item you may use it to look up information related to Undeath, Witchcraft, and Necromantic magics. While using this tome as a reference you have Advantage, and reroll 1s 2s and 3s, on all Intelligence based Skill Checks to do so.
-Necromantic Anchor-
While attuned this item supplies the attuned with a necromantic anchoring point other than themselves. If the attuned has undead or negative energy thralls, companions, familiars, or any other minions that requires a Maintenance Roll to retain reduce the DC to retain them by 5. If the Maintenance Roll DC is reduced to 0 or it is not mathematically possible for the attuned to roll under the required DC those minions no longer require a Maintenance Roll while attuned to this item.
-Destroying the Tome-
To destroy the Foliant der Todesgeborenen one needs to kill the creature whose blood has been used to write the script and then needs to overwhelm the lock with enough Arcane magics to shatter it at the same time enough light from A World Without Darkness or light of an Angel is used to destroy the shadow which forms the tome’s cover.
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