Things

Books

Inscribed objects, magical and mundane, written to convey information.

A

Actors and Acting -

Arms and Armor of Alkebulan - The variety of weapons and armor in this book hint at a vast landmass with a wide variety of climates, geography, and technical ability. The weapons tend toward the multipurpose - bows, spears, and javelins which can be wielded or thrown and used for both hunting and war. Armor is usually leather but from animals unknown to

Aarakocran Weaponsmithing - details the challenges the bird-folk face creating weapons when smelting or using a forge can easily set their plumage afire and the technical and cultural adaptations they have adopted to overcome them. Includes a partial list of Aarokocran weapons and fighting styles.

Alchemists Handbook, The -

Animals and Abominations -

B

Baron Stefan Krenin's Theory of Reanimation of Dead Tissue - An alchemical, not necromantic take on embedding slivers of certain stone obelisks into deceased bodies to revivify them as coerced slaves.

Beholders And Their Kin - Appears to be a naturalist's notebook. Lists the 10 most common eye powers, the Beholder Race's genocidal hatred of the smallest mutation in a notoriously mutagenic species, and unusual mutations such as the Eye of the Deep (sub aquatic beholder-kin) and the Spectator (a kin which can teleport others, often used as a guardian of treasures. Very pleasant, good conversationalists).

Bookkeeping - Has nothing to do with accounting, is actually about the creation, care, and repair of books.

C

The Caravan Lost To Time - a popular bardic tale, the Caravan was a collection of merchant wagons which disappeared before the Feyral Surge but which occasionally appears to lone travellers offering to trade fantastic items for a slice of the buyer's life. Those who agree to the transaction always receive a wonderous item but age from 1 to 20 years.

Chemical and Alchemical Studies -

Complete Laboratory, The -

D

Daid's Diary -

Darkspeak: Dialects and Diction - a primer and dictionary on the mixed vocal and somatic language used throughout the Gloaming.

Dictionaries Linguistic - A set of dictionaries for translating between languages -

Common - Orcish
Dwarvish - Orcish
Elvish - Orcish
Gnomish - Orcish
Halfling - Orcish

Dirges and Funeral Overtures -

Dwarven Tempo and Improvisation - Part of a three volume set (with Elven and Halfling versions) outlining compositional traditions in Dwarven music.

E

Elder Eldritch Entities -

Elementary Engineering -

Elven Arrival, The -

Elvish Tempo and Improvisation - Part of a three volume set (with Dwarven and Halfling versions) outlining compositional traditions in Elvish music.

Elvish Weights and Measures -

Encyclopedia of Metallurgy - a set of nine copperbound volumes -

Armor through the Ages
Bronze Methodology
Casting
Gnomish Hand-Firing Techniques
Metal Sculpture
Orcish and Dwarven Forging - Bigger is Better
Smelting
Smith - Forger of Metal and Men, The
Weaponsmithing

Encyclopedia Theriacia - 27 book set of ancient and outdated encyclopedias of pre Surge Theriac. Worthless to most, invaluable to scholars.

Everyday Experimental Equipment -

Experimental Techniques and Methods - An arcane collection of essays by arcanists on best practices.

F

Fey, Feryl, Feyns, and Feyts - A scholarly tome discussing the interconnections and influences between the Feywild, Shadowfeyl, and Theriac.

Feywild and ShadowFeyl - A travelogue of the nature, dangers, and inhabitants of the Mirror Planes.

G

Giants and Giant-Kin - Appears to be a naturalist's notebook. Delves into the differnt races of giants, how they differ from other large bipeds like Ogres, and the overlaps and differences in cultures and religious worship.

Great Plays of Hinarata -

H

Halfling Tempo and Improvisation - Part of a three volume set (with Dwarven and Elvish versions) outlining compositional traditions in Halfling music.

Herbalist Handbook -

Heroic Ballads -

History of Halfling Horticulture -

I

Invoices and Inventory -

Insectoid Biology and Behavior - a three volume set.

Book 1 - Small Insects
Book 2 - Giant Insects
Book 1 - Magically Created Insects

J

Jewels and Gem Cutting - has a warning on the fly-leaf warning readers the information within was the property of the New Damstork Guild of Jewelers and the deadly consequences for sharing this information outside the Guild.

K

Kissin' Cousin Killers -

Known Networks of the North -

L

Library Supply -

Live, Laugh, Love -

M

Make Up And Costume Design -

Marches and Marial Music -

Melody and Harmony, Acoustics, and Madrigals -

Mercenary and Guard Training -

Mind Kamph - Appears to be a naturalist's notebook. Details the Mind Flayer life cycle, eating habits, and final resting place in the Elder Pool. Mentions an apparent split as a new breed of Mind Flayers calling themselves 'Illithids' which use magic and worship power are attempting to recruit native Mind Flayers to their (not detailed, likely unknown to the author) cause. Discusses rumors of several related creatures - the Mind Golem, created from the agglomerated tissue of multiple brains - this creates a construct totally under the control of the Illithids which retains the skills of its component creatures; Intellect Devourers, parasitic quadriped brain shaped servitors capable of consuming a creatures brain and piloting their body like a puppet; Alhoons, magic using Illithids who have acheived lichdom.

Musical Masterpieces of Hu Sen - Played on a variety of wind intruments, when performed sounds like the howls of insane primates.

Musical Merfolk Melodies - Requires several mer specific instruments which funnel water, not air. If played in the air sound is a cacaphony, composed for the acoustics of being underwater.

N

Notes on Magic - Metal covers. Lists the material components for most spells but has no information on casting or affect.

O

Ogres and Ogrekin -

Oratory -

Orcish Percussive Technique -

Order of the Open Eyed Owl -

P

Pharmacentical Folio -

Plays, Playwrights, and Performance -

Q

Qualith - An Understanding - Linguistic breakdown of the Mind Flayer written language which uses tactile (like Braille) writing combined with mental energies which Mind flayers read with their tentacles.

R

Rangers of Abya Yala -

Rise and Fall Of The Orcish Empire - three volume set chronicling the history of the Orcs on Theriac.

Volume 1 - Rise
Volume 2 - Years of Glory
Volume 3 - Decline

Runes of Ruin -

Ruathlek Runes - An alternate way to cast spells using magically signifigant runic letters of an unknown origin. Not compatible with standard arcane or diefic magic.

S

Stagecraft -

Stoneborn Metallurgy Vol 2 - The Myths -

Swords, Shields, and Spellcraft -

Symbols, Sigils, and Signs -

T

Tactical Study - Rules -

Tales Of The Theatre -

Thermal Testing - Laboratory Reference Manual on heat stressing different materials.

V

Vault of Sages -

Valindra Shadowmantle's Cookbook - Reflections on potion making. Contains no formula. A note on the inside cover states Valindra was rumored to have attempted lichdom, results unknown.

Vital Venturing Victuals - A comprehensive guide on a traveler's dietary needs, safe food preperation practices, how to jerky different types of meat, edible plants from various climes, and recipes tying all of the previous information together. Included is a recipe for Feybread, the famed traveling bread infused with the essence of the Feywild (or so it is said). There are definate arcane aspects turning the recipe into a ritual.

W

Well Stocked Laboratory, The - Common sense reference guide with the occasional relevatory insight.

Wizards Of The Western Coast -