{Source} U7 Serpent Isle Book

[Shard] - Sosaria
[Type] - Arcane
[Book] - Red - 20 pages

[Title] - The Black Compendium
[Author] - Mondain the Wizard

[Page 1]
To extend one's life is
a complicated procedure,
taking years to complete.
However, there is an
additional side effect:
invulnerability.

[Page 2]
I have broken this work
down into chapters based
on each individual ritual.
It is very important that
these steps be performed
in the order presented.

[Page 3]
First, thou must
procure five stones of
the dust of crushed
rubies. This must be
mixed thoroughly with the
ooze of a slime, enough
to make the rubies into
a thick paste.

[Page 4]
After thou hast created
the paste, set it in an
ivory jar and place the
entire container in a
bucket of olive oil for
three years.

[Page 5]
The next step is to
procure 10 newborn babes,
none more than six days
old. With a knife cut
from the bone of a
harpy, thou must remove
the blood from each
newborn.

[Page 6]
To be kept fresh, the
blood must be stored in
an onyx flask, though
mixing of each baby's
blood is quite permissible.

[Page 7]
Now thou shalt seek out...


*The rest of the pages
of this book are smeared,
stained, and (thankfully) in
some cases torn out!*

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