| abstract | - Covered with gold trimmings, the old book's leather cover is cracked and worn, its pages yellowed and brittle. The title, however is clear. It is filled with magic formulas. The ink of the old handwriting is faint and barely readable. Most of the formulas are indecipherable but a few are in the common language or other known languages (Including Latin). It contains recipes for some very old and powerful magic spells. The Sorcery of Old was once considered one of the lost and legendary books of terrible power. Within its gold trimmed covers of leather ghastly to the touch were said to be compiled many old and powerful spells. It was whispered that many of these formulas were written in languages unknown since before the ascent of humanity. These stories have turned out to be true, with one exception. The Sorcery of Old is neither lost nor legend, it was hidden in a secret room beneath Manannan's study. The book is extremely old, the pages brittle to the touch. The ink may have been made of blood and is so faint upon the yellow pages that it can scarcely be read. On the scant pages legible in that copy of The Sorcery of Old most were written in symbols and languages that still have not been deciphered. A few pages, though, were scribed in the common language It is most important that all instructions be followed perfectly, and to the exact letter. The grimoire may trace back to the times of the Lizardfolk.
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