NETHER SCROLLS

Artifacts

Forgotten Realms

The Nether Scrolls was the name given to a certain set of fifty scrolls that dealt with fundamental magic theory. They were also known as the 'Golden Skins of the World Serpent'. 
The Nether Scrolls were a set of small scrolls that described fundamental magical theory. Two sets were known to exist, one set older and more tarnished than the other. The contents were written over fifty scrolls divided into five chapters, each consisting of ten scrolls. Each scroll was made of a precious metal, namely gold or platinum, made flexible like paper with silvery letters floating upon the surface. Each time a page was read, new knowledge appeared, allowing the scroll to contain more information than the small size should have allowed. When a reader gained sufficient understanding, re-reading the scrolls provided additional knowledge and information. There did not seem to be any limit to the amount of information one scroll could contain, although the amount of knowledge contained wasn't endless, it would still require an entire month to read through. No destructive magics could affect the scrolls. They could be physically destroyed, but would always reform themselves eventually.
The five chapters of the Nether Scrolls were:
Arcanus Fundare The chapter "Foundations of Magic" was about fundamental magic. It gave the reader an instant boost to their spells' effectiveness and magical skill matching and/or surpassing that of true masters, but no additional base magical power.
Magicus Creare The chapter "Spells of Creation" was about magic item creation. Reading it provided the user with the ability to create new magic items and the ability to create any magic item with less expenditure of one's essence.
Maior Creare The chapter "Major Creation" dealt also with the creation of magic items but with the focus on constructs. It made the reader not only understand how to construct constructs but also how to reliably create them at top quality without any fluctuation.
Planus Mechanus The chapter "Studies of the Planes" dealt with the planes and allowed the reader to use plane shift and to not suffer any negative effects from other planes' environments.
Ars Factum The chapter "Of the Creation of Artifacts" Its contents were unknown, though naturally it was suspected to deal with making artifacts. This chapter's scrolls required some kind of key to be read, but it was never discovered.