Cyclopaedia mo Lambelas
Year: 48 through 63 AU
Medium: The original copy is huge, bound in brown-tan leather and decorated with a complicated pattern of gold leaf. Copies are not as ornately decorated and more practical having been spread into several volumes one for each chapter in the original book with Chapter Five sometimes being further split into each of the methods of magic: Air, Command, Divination and Transcendental spells
Language/script: Common Mage, scripted in mage runes Value: original is priceless, while copies of the various volumes are between 10 and 30 gold pieces.
Copies: 1 original and numerous copies
Location: The original rests in one of the securest vaults in Bastilor in the city of Daranmax, Urtind. Common copies exist in more Lore of Esoterica colleges (40% chance) and Universities (65%).
Description: Written by the legendary Lambelas this book consists of his notes used to prepare his many lectures, it was however hastily written and contains a few spelling and grammatical errors which can sometimes confuse the uninitiated. This book has been copied many times and has, up to date, been the most successful magical work. Written in generalists mage tongue this book is considered the best source of information for the generalist mage. Chapter one contains the history of the founding of the guild of esoteric law up until a year after its creation. Chapter two contains the theory behind magic and how to manipulate it, from this basic knowledge can be gained in the generalist mage mode of magic. Chapter three contains the wards method of magic and also all of the 1st to seventh circle wards except all wards against good password and circle of binding. Chapter four contains the transmutation method of magic and all transmutation spells up to the seventh circle excluding pain, agony of the damned, wither and gaze of the basilisk. Chapter five’s contents is just spells, presumably Lambelas was growing weary of the amount of effort that was going into the book or guild duties left him with little time for writing. The spells contained within the final chapter are all first and second rank air spells, air ball, lightning darts, northwind, southwind, air wall, weather play, deflect the lightning’s, battering ram of Aerlius, changeable weather. Of the command method of magic there are all first through third rank spells and also bravery, command animal, confusion, hold monster, power word deafen, berserker rage, love, mass charm and geas. Divination spells held within the book are detect life, detect magic, detect tracks, detect evil, detect illusions, detect invisible beings and forces, detect observation, detect traps, and all rank three to seven divination spells. All first through fourth transcendental spells are detailed as well as astral projection, choke: hands of the sorcerer, project self to distant lands and immovable will
Skills: Chapter One, Regional/National History and Legend with CR of 1 to 4 providing +25 experience while a CR of 5 to 8 provides +75 and 9-10 would provide +125 experience. Chapter Two, Hex Master Mode of Magick with a quality of 75%, Chapters Four, Five and Six can be used to support Spell Research for the spells listed with a quality of 100%.
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