The Black Book of the Skull

Latin translation of the original Greek manuscript, author and date unknown.

This obscure and dense book is the alleged memoir of one J'cak Igguritan, scholar and occultist from the ancient lost land of Quy. The book describes the author's magical experiments, and warns the reader of the dangers involved in dealing with the Great Old Ones. The book also tells of Iggurtain's journey to the land of Cakatomia and the Seven Cities of Gold, sealed beneath the earth by the Old Ones. Worship of Nyarlathotep, Othuyeg, Quyagen, Yig, and Black Zathod is described, as are the evil plans of the Zarrians. This book was donated to the University as part of the Second Pickman Bequest. (Johnson, Sam, and Sandy Antunes. "Miskatonic University: A Handbook to the Pride of Arkham." Chaosium, Oct. 2005. )