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This is a list of fictional books in the City of... universe.  
 
This is a list of fictional books in the City of... universe.  
 
 
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Many of these book descriptions contain major spoilers. Read at your own risk.
 
  
 
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==Abyssal Tome==
 
==Abyssal Tome==
[[Archmage Tarixus#Retrieve Abyssal Tome from Legacy Chain|Forging the Blackwand]]<br>
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''([[Archmage Tarixus|Archmage Tarixus's]] story arc, [[Archmage Tarixus#Retrieve Abyssal Tome from Legacy Chain|Forging the Blackwand]])''
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This is an ancient book containing various dark rituals in various tongues. You acquired this from one of the Legacy Chain hideouts on behalf of Tarixus.
 
This is an ancient book containing various dark rituals in various tongues. You acquired this from one of the Legacy Chain hideouts on behalf of Tarixus.
  
 
==As If By an Occult Hand:Secrets Behind the News==
 
==As If By an Occult Hand:Secrets Behind the News==
[[Indigo#Stop the assassination of Dan Irish|Indigo: Stop the Assassination of Dan Irish]]<br>
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''([[Indigo|Indigo's]] mission, [[Indigo#Stop the assassination of Dan Irish|Stop the Assassination of Dan Irish]])''
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A book about the [[Knives of Artemis]].
 
A book about the [[Knives of Artemis]].
  
 
==Blood Tome==
 
==Blood Tome==
[[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Retrieve the book for Mu'Drakhan|The Secret of the Circle]]<br>
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''([[Magus Mu'Drakhan|Magus Mu'Drakhan's]] story arc, [[Magus Mu'Drakhan#Retrieve the book for Mu'Drakhan|The Secret of the Circle]])''<br>
[[Allison King#Save the Wyatt mediums from the Circle of Thorns|Allison King: Save the Wyatt Mediums from the Circle of Thorns]]<br>
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''([[Allison King|Allison King's]] mission, [[Allison King#Save the Wyatt mediums from the Circle of Thorns|Save the Wyatt Mediums from the Circle of Thorns]])''<br>
 
Also known as the ''Codex of Bloodlines''.
 
Also known as the ''Codex of Bloodlines''.
  
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==Book of Ancient Magic==
 
==Book of Ancient Magic==
[[Cadao Kestrel#Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book|The Envoy of Shadows]]<br>
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''([[Cadao Kestrel|Cadao Kestrel's]] story arc, [[Cadao Kestrel#Investigate the scene in Kings Row and recover the book|The Envoy of Shadows]])''<br>
[[Diviner Maros#Part 1: Get book from Legacy|Diviner Maros: Get Book from Legacy]]<br>
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''([[Diviner Maros|Diviner Maros']] mission, [[Diviner Maros#Part 1: Get book from Legacy|Get Book from Legacy]])''
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This handwritten book contains descriptions, chants, and eldritch formulae for a number of dark magic rituals. It has no listed author, but is dated 1592. An aura of malevolence clings to each page.
 
This handwritten book contains descriptions, chants, and eldritch formulae for a number of dark magic rituals. It has no listed author, but is dated 1592. An aura of malevolence clings to each page.
  
 
==Book of K'Gar==
 
==Book of K'Gar==
[[Police Radio#Objects|Police Radio: Object Retrieval Missions]]<br>
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''([[Police Radio]] mission, [[Police Radio#Objects|Retrieve the Book]])''
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This is supposed to the holy text of an alien religion from the future, but no one's been able to decipher it. Legends say no one will be able to interpret it properly until the year 2260.
 
This is supposed to the holy text of an alien religion from the future, but no one's been able to decipher it. Legends say no one will be able to interpret it properly until the year 2260.
 
Probably a reference to the The Book of G'Kar from Babylon 5, which is set in 2260.
 
Probably a reference to the The Book of G'Kar from Babylon 5, which is set in 2260.
  
 
==Book of Runes==
 
==Book of Runes==
[[Skipper LeGrange#Retrieve the book|Skipper LeGrange: Retrieve the Book]]<br>
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''([[Skipper LeGrange|Skipper LeGrange's]] mission, [[Skipper LeGrange#Retrieve the book|Retrieve the Book]])''
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A spellbook owned by the village of Salamanca. It contains the [[Rune of Warding]].
 
A spellbook owned by the village of Salamanca. It contains the [[Rune of Warding]].
  
 
==Book of Stheno==
 
==Book of Stheno==
[[Matthew Burke#Learn more about Stheno|Matthew Burke: Learn More About Stheno]]<br>
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''([[Matthew Burke|Matthew Burke's]] mission, [[Matthew Burke#Learn more about Stheno|Learn More About Stheno]])''
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This ancient tome refers to Stheno, the sister of the Gorgon, Medusa. It seems she is the goddess worshipped by Mercy's Snakes. It speaks of a time when Stheno will return to spawn new and powerful progeny.
 
This ancient tome refers to Stheno, the sister of the Gorgon, Medusa. It seems she is the goddess worshipped by Mercy's Snakes. It speaks of a time when Stheno will return to spawn new and powerful progeny.
  
 
==Book of T'Jer'imikanu==
 
==Book of T'Jer'imikanu==
[[Positron Task Force#Check out the Circle of Thorns hideout|The Rule of Three]]<br>
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''([[Positron|Positron's]] task force, [[Positron Task Force#Check out the Circle of Thorns hideout|The Rule of Three]])''
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This ancient text is written in a language you don't understand. This book, the last of its kind, was presumed lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.  
 
This ancient text is written in a language you don't understand. This book, the last of its kind, was presumed lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.  
  
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==Chaos Cook Book==
 
==Chaos Cook Book==
[[Rogue Isle Protector#Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing|Rogue Isle Protector: Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing]]<br>
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''([[Rogue Isle Protector|Newspaper]] mission, [[Rogue Isle Protector#Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing|Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing]])''
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Possibly a reference to the ''Anarchist's Cookbook,'' an infamous hacking instruction manual.
 
Possibly a reference to the ''Anarchist's Cookbook,'' an infamous hacking instruction manual.
  
 
==How to Serve Man==
 
==How to Serve Man==
[[Rogue Isle Protector#Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing|Rogue Isle Protector: Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing]]<br>
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''([[Rogue Isle Protector|Newspaper]] mission, [[Rogue Isle Protector#Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing|Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing]])''
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A reference to a short story by Damon Knight and a ''Twilight Zone'' episode.
 
A reference to a short story by Damon Knight and a ''Twilight Zone'' episode.
  
 
==Journal of Padre Gerard Henri==
 
==Journal of Padre Gerard Henri==
[[Mr. Bocor#Retrieve the Journal of Padre Henri|The Book and the Burning]]<br>
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''([[Mr. Bocor|Mr. Bocor's]] story arc, [[Mr. Bocor#Retrieve the Journal of Padre Henri|The Book and the Burning]])''<br>
[[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force#Retrieve Padre Henri's Journal from Legacy Chain|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]]<br>
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''([[Virgil Tarikoss|Virgil Tarikoss']] strike force, [[Virgil Tarikoss Strike Force#Retrieve Padre Henri's Journal from Legacy Chain|The Beast Beneath the Mountain]])''<br>
 
Also known as ''Padre Henri's Journal''.
 
Also known as ''Padre Henri's Journal''.
  
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==Lost Holy Text==
 
==Lost Holy Text==
[[Phillipa Meraux#Investigate the cave where the Lost may be storing the stolen technology|Phillipa Meraux: Inveestigate the Cave Where the Lost May Be Storing the Stolen Technology]]<br>
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''([[Phillipa Meraux|Phillipa Meraux's]] mission, [[Phillipa Meraux#Investigate the cave where the Lost may be storing the stolen technology|Investigate the Cave Where the Lost May Be Storing the Stolen Technology]])''
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You found this book in the Rikti base. Written by hand, it describes a utopian society in which physical labor is unnecessary, in which each member's needs are provided for in full. You can imagine the downtrodden Lost pouring over this manuscript in wonder, longing to belong to such a world.  
 
You found this book in the Rikti base. Written by hand, it describes a utopian society in which physical labor is unnecessary, in which each member's needs are provided for in full. You can imagine the downtrodden Lost pouring over this manuscript in wonder, longing to belong to such a world.  
  
 
==Lost Tongues of the Tower Makers==
 
==Lost Tongues of the Tower Makers==
[[Miriam_Bloechl#Story_Arc|The Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
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''([[Miriam_Bloechl|Miriam_Bloechl's]] story arc, [[Miriam_Bloechl#Story_Arc|The Scroll of Tielekku]])''
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Compiled by Greek scholars, this book is a guide to the ancient languages of a lost civilization that built a tower to the stars.
 
Compiled by Greek scholars, this book is a guide to the ancient languages of a lost civilization that built a tower to the stars.
  
 
==Malleus Mundi==
 
==Malleus Mundi==
 
''Main Article'': [[Malleus Mundi]]<br>
 
''Main Article'': [[Malleus Mundi]]<br>
[[Scirocco#The Hammer of the World|The Hammer of the World]]<br>
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''([[Scirocco|Scirocco's]] story arc, [[Scirocco#The Hammer of the World|The Hammer of the World]])''
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Malleus Mundi (Hammer of the World) is an Akkadian text. The tome was rumored to belong to various occult teachers and mystics throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but the last owner of the Malleus Mundi was thought to have been none other than [[Baron Zoria|Baron Zoria's]] one-time mentor, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Though there is some doubt as to whether they had ever actually met. Some resources indicate that the [[Circle of Thorns]] tracked down the text in early 2004 in the Lubyanka Museum’s special archive in Moscow. It was the capture of this same archive that was said to have been one of the objectives of Germany’s Operation Barbarossa during World War II. In fact, a secret unit of the German army, the Spezialwaffen Kommandotruppen, comprised of members of the occult-based [[Thule Society]], was created specifically for this purpose. The archive, however, had been temporarily shipped to Siberia for safekeeping in the first weeks of the invasion.
 
Malleus Mundi (Hammer of the World) is an Akkadian text. The tome was rumored to belong to various occult teachers and mystics throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but the last owner of the Malleus Mundi was thought to have been none other than [[Baron Zoria|Baron Zoria's]] one-time mentor, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Though there is some doubt as to whether they had ever actually met. Some resources indicate that the [[Circle of Thorns]] tracked down the text in early 2004 in the Lubyanka Museum’s special archive in Moscow. It was the capture of this same archive that was said to have been one of the objectives of Germany’s Operation Barbarossa during World War II. In fact, a secret unit of the German army, the Spezialwaffen Kommandotruppen, comprised of members of the occult-based [[Thule Society]], was created specifically for this purpose. The archive, however, had been temporarily shipped to Siberia for safekeeping in the first weeks of the invasion.
  
 
==Mu Codex==
 
==Mu Codex==
[[Matthew Burke#Steal book from Ghost Widow|Matthew Burke: Steal Book from Ghost Widow]]<br>
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''([[Matthew Burke|Matthew Burke's]] mission, [[Matthew Burke#Steal book from Ghost Widow|Steal Book from Ghost Widow]])''
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Mako hired Burke to steal this book from Ghost Widow's faction. He's hoping to keep it for herself, though, which is a dangerous proposition.
 
Mako hired Burke to steal this book from Ghost Widow's faction. He's hoping to keep it for herself, though, which is a dangerous proposition.
  
 
==Nectanebo's Book==
 
==Nectanebo's Book==
[[Enhancement Names#ToHit Buff|Enhancement Names: ToHit Buff]]<br>
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''([[Enhancement Names#ToHit Buff|Enhancement]])''
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A relic that increases the power of ToHit buffs.
 
A relic that increases the power of ToHit buffs.
  
 
==Obsidian Libram==
 
==Obsidian Libram==
[[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
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''([[Miriam Bloechl|Miriam Bloechl's]] story arc, [[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]])''
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Long whispered of in magical circles, the Obsidian Libram is connected with many wild rumors. Some say it is the written soul of a demon. Others insist it is a testament engraved by intelligent saurians during the age of reptiles. Some even whisper that it is a gateway to another plane of being. No one knows the truth, for this book of black stone plates seems to present different faces to different readers.
 
Long whispered of in magical circles, the Obsidian Libram is connected with many wild rumors. Some say it is the written soul of a demon. Others insist it is a testament engraved by intelligent saurians during the age of reptiles. Some even whisper that it is a gateway to another plane of being. No one knows the truth, for this book of black stone plates seems to present different faces to different readers.
  
 
==Of the Great Tower==
 
==Of the Great Tower==
[[Technician Naylor#Get the items Naylor needs from the Circle and the Nemesis Army|Technician Naylor: Get the Items Naylor Needs From the Circle and the Nemesis Army]]<br>
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''([[Technician Naylor|Technician Naylor's]] mission, [[Technician Naylor#Get the items Naylor needs from the Circle and the Nemesis Army|Get the Items Naylor Needs From the Circle and the Nemesis Army]])''
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Despite the book's title, it seems to be all about how the Circle makes their portals. It's written in their own language, but copiously illustrated. On further perusal, it looks like the book isn't so much about portals in general, but that it's summing up how certain aspects of portal creation pertain to a much larger project.
 
Despite the book's title, it seems to be all about how the Circle makes their portals. It's written in their own language, but copiously illustrated. On further perusal, it looks like the book isn't so much about portals in general, but that it's summing up how certain aspects of portal creation pertain to a much larger project.
  
 
==On Sacrifyces: Their Uses and Their Various Consequences==
 
==On Sacrifyces: Their Uses and Their Various Consequences==
[[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Get the books|Mage-Killer Zuhkara: Get the Books]]<br>
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''([[Mage-Killer Zuhkara|Mage-Killer Zuhkara's]] mission, [[Mage-Killer Zuhkara#Get the books|Get the Books]])''
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A Circle of Thorns book about summoning demons.
 
A Circle of Thorns book about summoning demons.
  
 
==One Book of Rularuu, The==
 
==One Book of Rularuu, The==
[[Items of Power#The One Book of Rularuu|Items of Power]]<br>
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''([[Items of Power#The One Book of Rularuu|Item of Power]])''
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This book is said to contain the essence of the timelines that have been, are and could be. Each letter is beyond the comprehension of all but Rularuu. Nonetheless, the tiniest fragment bestows power to those who possess it. The One Book gives a 20% reduction to debt incurred by all Supergroup members at all times.
 
This book is said to contain the essence of the timelines that have been, are and could be. Each letter is beyond the comprehension of all but Rularuu. Nonetheless, the tiniest fragment bestows power to those who possess it. The One Book gives a 20% reduction to debt incurred by all Supergroup members at all times.
  
 
==Real Faultline, The==
 
==Real Faultline, The==
[[Doc Delilah#Souvenir|The Real Faultline - by Dr. D. Stein]]<br>
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''([[Doc Delilah|Doc Delilah's]] sourvenir, [[Doc Delilah#Souvenir|The Real Faultline - by Dr. D. Stein]])''
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This book was written by Doctor Delilah Stein, the Heroine Historian, and published recently to much talk in the media.  The book tells the true and sad story of a Hero who was destroyed in the cruelest way possible, and of how his real history finally came to light.  It's the story of a Hero named Faultline and what really happened to him.
 
This book was written by Doctor Delilah Stein, the Heroine Historian, and published recently to much talk in the media.  The book tells the true and sad story of a Hero who was destroyed in the cruelest way possible, and of how his real history finally came to light.  It's the story of a Hero named Faultline and what really happened to him.
  
 
==Red Dust Tome==
 
==Red Dust Tome==
[[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
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''([[Miriam Bloechl|Miriam Bloechl's]] story arc, [[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]])''
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These swirling crimson sands are enchanted to form themselves into a book at their owner's will. The Red Dust Tome contains such bizarre knowledge that it can unhinge the thoughts of anyone without extraordinary willpower.
 
These swirling crimson sands are enchanted to form themselves into a book at their owner's will. The Red Dust Tome contains such bizarre knowledge that it can unhinge the thoughts of anyone without extraordinary willpower.
  
 
==Rikti Factions, Vol 1==
 
==Rikti Factions, Vol 1==
[[Serpent Drummer#Help with Conference Security|Dreams of Peace and Acts of War]]<br>
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''([[Serpent Drummer|Serpent Drummer's]] story arc, [[Serpent Drummer#Help with Conference Security|Dreams of Peace and Acts of War]])''
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This book is an explanation of how the Rikti have become divided since their time on Earth.  While there's a great deal of information covered in the book, a series of bookmarks and highlightings help you pick out the important information:
 
This book is an explanation of how the Rikti have become divided since their time on Earth.  While there's a great deal of information covered in the book, a series of bookmarks and highlightings help you pick out the important information:
  
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==Rites of the Dark==
 
==Rites of the Dark==
[[Colleen Nelson#Capture Council soldiers before they flee the country|A Path Into Darkness]]<br>
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''([[Colleen Nelson|Colleen Nelson's]] story arc, [[Colleen Nelson#Capture Council soldiers before they flee the country|A Path Into Darkness]])''
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You found copies of this book on several of the Council soldiers you defeated before they left the country. Each slender volume contains rituals, pledges, and ceremonies used in initiation to something called 'The Path of the Dark.'
 
You found copies of this book on several of the Council soldiers you defeated before they left the country. Each slender volume contains rituals, pledges, and ceremonies used in initiation to something called 'The Path of the Dark.'
  
 
==Scroll of Bokol==
 
==Scroll of Bokol==
[[Police Radio|Police Scanner Mission]]<br>
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''([[Police Radio]] mission, [[Police Radio|Get the Scroll]])''
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This scroll was penned by those who believe that life here began 'out there', in the depths of space. It talks about the lost colonies of humanity that are supposed to live among the stars. This is an ingame reference to Battlestar Galactica; Bokol is referring to the planet/lords/colonies of Kobol.
 
This scroll was penned by those who believe that life here began 'out there', in the depths of space. It talks about the lost colonies of humanity that are supposed to live among the stars. This is an ingame reference to Battlestar Galactica; Bokol is referring to the planet/lords/colonies of Kobol.
  
 
==Scroll of Tielekku==
 
==Scroll of Tielekku==
 
''Main Article'': [[Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
 
''Main Article'': [[Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
[[Miriam_Bloechl#Story_Arc|The Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
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''([[Miriam_Bloechl|Miriam Bloechl's]] story arc, [[Miriam_Bloechl#Story_Arc|The Scroll of Tielekku]])''
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The Scroll of Tielekku is an ancient papyrus scroll with the image of the goddess [[Tielekku]] seated on a throne of gold surrounded with pictograms. It tells the story of a prehistoric war between two pantheons of gods, a great alliance of man’s first gods and a coalition of twisted gods who fed on death. It goes on to tell how the goddess Tielekku first harnessed the power of magic, taught it to other gods and mortals, and used her power to trick and defeated the evil pantheon, banishing them to the spirit world. The scroll gives instructions for contacting Tielekku herself should the pantheon she banished ever return to trouble the living world. Finally, it warns that this knowledge should never fall into the [[Banished Pantheon|Banished Pantheon's]] hands, for they could use it to trap Tielekku and devour her.(1)
 
The Scroll of Tielekku is an ancient papyrus scroll with the image of the goddess [[Tielekku]] seated on a throne of gold surrounded with pictograms. It tells the story of a prehistoric war between two pantheons of gods, a great alliance of man’s first gods and a coalition of twisted gods who fed on death. It goes on to tell how the goddess Tielekku first harnessed the power of magic, taught it to other gods and mortals, and used her power to trick and defeated the evil pantheon, banishing them to the spirit world. The scroll gives instructions for contacting Tielekku herself should the pantheon she banished ever return to trouble the living world. Finally, it warns that this knowledge should never fall into the [[Banished Pantheon|Banished Pantheon's]] hands, for they could use it to trap Tielekku and devour her.(1)
  
 
==Spells of the First Order==
 
==Spells of the First Order==
[[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]]<br>
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''([[Miriam Bloechl|Miriam Bloechl's]] story arc, [[Miriam Bloechl#Deliver the Scroll of Tielekku to Dr. Cheng|The Scroll of Tielekku]])''
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This tattered vellum folio from 1602 is rumored to be an original translation of the first spells ever taught to mankind by the gods.
 
This tattered vellum folio from 1602 is rumored to be an original translation of the first spells ever taught to mankind by the gods.
  
 
==Tolshak Mysteries==
 
==Tolshak Mysteries==
[[Hardcase#Steal Tolshak Mysteries|Sold For a Song]]<br>
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''([[Hardcase|Hardcase's]] story arc, [[Hardcase#Steal Tolshak Mysteries|Sold For a Song]])''
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This ancient and musty-smelling tome is filled with occult ciphers that would take years for the uninitiated to interpret. According to Karvost the Mystic, it unlocks key secrets of demonology.
 
This ancient and musty-smelling tome is filled with occult ciphers that would take years for the uninitiated to interpret. According to Karvost the Mystic, it unlocks key secrets of demonology.
  
 
==Tome of Hequat==
 
==Tome of Hequat==
[[Rogue Isle Protector#Tome of Hequat Stolen!|Rogue Isle Protector: Tome of Hequat Stolen!]]<br>
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''([[Rogue Isle Protector|Newspaper]] mission, [[Rogue Isle Protector#Tome of Hequat Stolen!|Tome of Hequat Stolen!]])''
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The old leatherbound book contains numerous spells and incarnations, but none that seem to serve your nefarious purpose.
 
The old leatherbound book contains numerous spells and incarnations, but none that seem to serve your nefarious purpose.
  
 
==Tome of Tormvodel==
 
==Tome of Tormvodel==
[[Ghost Widow#Get the Tome of Tormvodel|Life and Death]]<br>
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''([[Ghost Widow|Ghost Widow's]] story arc, [[Ghost Widow#Get the Tome of Tormvodel|Life and Death]])''
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This ancient tome, stolen from Oranbega, should provide the clues Ghost Widow needs to restore her mortal form.
 
This ancient tome, stolen from Oranbega, should provide the clues Ghost Widow needs to restore her mortal form.
  
 
==Truth, The==
 
==Truth, The==
[[Dark Watcher#The Horror of War|The Horror of War]]<br>
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''([[Dark Watcher|Dark Watcher's]] story arc, [[Dark Watcher#The Horror of War|The Horror of War]])''
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Many people died over the contents of this book. The well-written volume lays out in comprehensive detail the terrible truth of the Rikti War and its origins as the merciless machinations of none other than Nemesis, the so-called 'Prussian Prince of Automatons'. The author chose not to use her name with good reason. Of the many people named in the book who were instrumental in uncovering the truth, you're one of the few who are still alive.
 
Many people died over the contents of this book. The well-written volume lays out in comprehensive detail the terrible truth of the Rikti War and its origins as the merciless machinations of none other than Nemesis, the so-called 'Prussian Prince of Automatons'. The author chose not to use her name with good reason. Of the many people named in the book who were instrumental in uncovering the truth, you're one of the few who are still alive.
  
 
[[Category: Game Background]]
 
[[Category: Game Background]]

Revision as of 20:19, 11 September 2007

This is a list of fictional books in the City of... universe.

Abyssal Tome

(Archmage Tarixus's story arc, Forging the Blackwand)

This is an ancient book containing various dark rituals in various tongues. You acquired this from one of the Legacy Chain hideouts on behalf of Tarixus.

As If By an Occult Hand:Secrets Behind the News

(Indigo's mission, Stop the Assassination of Dan Irish)

A book about the Knives of Artemis.

Blood Tome

(Magus Mu'Drakhan's story arc, The Secret of the Circle)
(Allison King's mission, Save the Wyatt Mediums from the Circle of Thorns)
Also known as the Codex of Bloodlines.

This strange book appears to be blank, but if a single drop of a person's blood is placed on a page, that drop will flow and shift, drawing itself out to form a complete family history from the present all the way back, as far as the ancient civilization of Mu.

This magical tome can trace a person's ancestry back to the time of the powerful pre-historic magic users. Any name written in its owner's blood blossoms out a crimson family tree on the book's black pages, in the arcane language of the Circle of Thorns.

Book of Ancient Magic

(Cadao Kestrel's story arc, The Envoy of Shadows)
(Diviner Maros' mission, Get Book from Legacy)

This handwritten book contains descriptions, chants, and eldritch formulae for a number of dark magic rituals. It has no listed author, but is dated 1592. An aura of malevolence clings to each page.

Book of K'Gar

(Police Radio mission, Retrieve the Book)

This is supposed to the holy text of an alien religion from the future, but no one's been able to decipher it. Legends say no one will be able to interpret it properly until the year 2260. Probably a reference to the The Book of G'Kar from Babylon 5, which is set in 2260.

Book of Runes

(Skipper LeGrange's mission, Retrieve the Book)

A spellbook owned by the village of Salamanca. It contains the Rune of Warding.

Book of Stheno

(Matthew Burke's mission, Learn More About Stheno)

This ancient tome refers to Stheno, the sister of the Gorgon, Medusa. It seems she is the goddess worshipped by Mercy's Snakes. It speaks of a time when Stheno will return to spawn new and powerful progeny.

Book of T'Jer'imikanu

(Positron's task force, The Rule of Three)

This ancient text is written in a language you don't understand. This book, the last of its kind, was presumed lost in the Chicago fire of 1871.

The text describes a ritual for gaining great power that can only performed during a storm. Or, as the book has it, at 'a conflux of lightning and rain.' The larger the conflux, the more effective the ritual.

Chaos Cook Book

(Newspaper mission, Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing)

Possibly a reference to the Anarchist's Cookbook, an infamous hacking instruction manual.

How to Serve Man

(Newspaper mission, Library Robbed, Rare Books Missing)

A reference to a short story by Damon Knight and a Twilight Zone episode.

Journal of Padre Gerard Henri

(Mr. Bocor's story arc, The Book and the Burning)
(Virgil Tarikoss' strike force, The Beast Beneath the Mountain)
Also known as Padre Henri's Journal.

This old handwritten book is the personal journal of Padre Henri, a jesuit priest who came to the Rogue Isles hundreds of years ago. There are lots of notes about the land and people he met there, and then the entries start to become strange, talking about a great battle on the mountain and sealing a demon away. One thing that sticks out to you is that the first few entries start right after Padre Henri left Egypt after getting some clue about the island from a mysterious source there.

This book is a translation of the Journal of Father Gerard Henri, a French monk and reputed master of mystic powers who worked for the French government in the 17th century. According to entries in the Journal, Henri came to the Rogue Isles in response to tales of a demon-worshipping cult called the Children of Enos. He arrived to find both the Cultists and the Garrison sent to fight them wiped out. There are pages missing, but what's left talks at great lengths about the preparations Henri and his cohorts went through to face something the Cultists had summoned from the depths of the netherworld in their desperation. Something Henri felt was too powerful for him to destroy, but could be contained within the mountain. Something called Bat'Zul.

Lost Holy Text

(Phillipa Meraux's mission, Investigate the Cave Where the Lost May Be Storing the Stolen Technology)

You found this book in the Rikti base. Written by hand, it describes a utopian society in which physical labor is unnecessary, in which each member's needs are provided for in full. You can imagine the downtrodden Lost pouring over this manuscript in wonder, longing to belong to such a world.

Lost Tongues of the Tower Makers

(Miriam_Bloechl's story arc, The Scroll of Tielekku)

Compiled by Greek scholars, this book is a guide to the ancient languages of a lost civilization that built a tower to the stars.

Malleus Mundi

Main Article: Malleus Mundi
(Scirocco's story arc, The Hammer of the World)

Malleus Mundi (Hammer of the World) is an Akkadian text. The tome was rumored to belong to various occult teachers and mystics throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but the last owner of the Malleus Mundi was thought to have been none other than Baron Zoria's one-time mentor, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin. Though there is some doubt as to whether they had ever actually met. Some resources indicate that the Circle of Thorns tracked down the text in early 2004 in the Lubyanka Museum’s special archive in Moscow. It was the capture of this same archive that was said to have been one of the objectives of Germany’s Operation Barbarossa during World War II. In fact, a secret unit of the German army, the Spezialwaffen Kommandotruppen, comprised of members of the occult-based Thule Society, was created specifically for this purpose. The archive, however, had been temporarily shipped to Siberia for safekeeping in the first weeks of the invasion.

Mu Codex

(Matthew Burke's mission, Steal Book from Ghost Widow)

Mako hired Burke to steal this book from Ghost Widow's faction. He's hoping to keep it for herself, though, which is a dangerous proposition.

Nectanebo's Book

(Enhancement)

A relic that increases the power of ToHit buffs.

Obsidian Libram

(Miriam Bloechl's story arc, The Scroll of Tielekku)

Long whispered of in magical circles, the Obsidian Libram is connected with many wild rumors. Some say it is the written soul of a demon. Others insist it is a testament engraved by intelligent saurians during the age of reptiles. Some even whisper that it is a gateway to another plane of being. No one knows the truth, for this book of black stone plates seems to present different faces to different readers.

Of the Great Tower

(Technician Naylor's mission, Get the Items Naylor Needs From the Circle and the Nemesis Army)

Despite the book's title, it seems to be all about how the Circle makes their portals. It's written in their own language, but copiously illustrated. On further perusal, it looks like the book isn't so much about portals in general, but that it's summing up how certain aspects of portal creation pertain to a much larger project.

On Sacrifyces: Their Uses and Their Various Consequences

(Mage-Killer Zuhkara's mission, Get the Books)

A Circle of Thorns book about summoning demons.

One Book of Rularuu, The

(Item of Power)

This book is said to contain the essence of the timelines that have been, are and could be. Each letter is beyond the comprehension of all but Rularuu. Nonetheless, the tiniest fragment bestows power to those who possess it. The One Book gives a 20% reduction to debt incurred by all Supergroup members at all times.

Real Faultline, The

(Doc Delilah's sourvenir, The Real Faultline - by Dr. D. Stein)

This book was written by Doctor Delilah Stein, the Heroine Historian, and published recently to much talk in the media. The book tells the true and sad story of a Hero who was destroyed in the cruelest way possible, and of how his real history finally came to light. It's the story of a Hero named Faultline and what really happened to him.

Red Dust Tome

(Miriam Bloechl's story arc, The Scroll of Tielekku)

These swirling crimson sands are enchanted to form themselves into a book at their owner's will. The Red Dust Tome contains such bizarre knowledge that it can unhinge the thoughts of anyone without extraordinary willpower.

Rikti Factions, Vol 1

(Serpent Drummer's story arc, Dreams of Peace and Acts of War)

This book is an explanation of how the Rikti have become divided since their time on Earth. While there's a great deal of information covered in the book, a series of bookmarks and highlightings help you pick out the important information:

Ever since the end of the First Rikti War, the Rikti on Earth appear to have suffered through disagreements about how best to proceed. These disagreements grew until the Rikti on Earth began to factionalize into two groups: the Traditionalists and the Restructurists.

The Traditionalists believed that wherever they were, they should maintain the norms of Rikti society, with its slow decisions reached through psychic debate and group consensus. The majority of the Traditionalists were from the minority of scientists and engineers who had accompanied the invasion force and had been trapped when the portals were sealed.

The Restructurists felt that the old paradigms wouldn't work in their current situation and were open to creating new ones, centered around the military majority of the invading force. They quickly became focused on advancement through military accomplishment and swelled their ranks with converted humans.

The Traditionalists were terrified of these changes as they saw their society turned upside-down and becoming a military dictatorship. In an attempt to blunt the power of the Restructurists, they've even begun talking to humanity about ending the war. The Restructurists need the continued war to justify their changes, and are unlikely to accept any peace.

It is conjectured that on the Rikti Homeworld, the military is a small minority of Rikti population, and that the Rikti civilian government could have far more power. But, in the war on Earth, the Rikti military and the Restructurists are all anyone knows.

Rites of the Dark

(Colleen Nelson's story arc, A Path Into Darkness)

You found copies of this book on several of the Council soldiers you defeated before they left the country. Each slender volume contains rituals, pledges, and ceremonies used in initiation to something called 'The Path of the Dark.'

Scroll of Bokol

(Police Radio mission, Get the Scroll)

This scroll was penned by those who believe that life here began 'out there', in the depths of space. It talks about the lost colonies of humanity that are supposed to live among the stars. This is an ingame reference to Battlestar Galactica; Bokol is referring to the planet/lords/colonies of Kobol.

Scroll of Tielekku

Main Article: Scroll of Tielekku
(Miriam Bloechl's story arc, The Scroll of Tielekku)

The Scroll of Tielekku is an ancient papyrus scroll with the image of the goddess Tielekku seated on a throne of gold surrounded with pictograms. It tells the story of a prehistoric war between two pantheons of gods, a great alliance of man’s first gods and a coalition of twisted gods who fed on death. It goes on to tell how the goddess Tielekku first harnessed the power of magic, taught it to other gods and mortals, and used her power to trick and defeated the evil pantheon, banishing them to the spirit world. The scroll gives instructions for contacting Tielekku herself should the pantheon she banished ever return to trouble the living world. Finally, it warns that this knowledge should never fall into the Banished Pantheon's hands, for they could use it to trap Tielekku and devour her.(1)

Spells of the First Order

(Miriam Bloechl's story arc, The Scroll of Tielekku)

This tattered vellum folio from 1602 is rumored to be an original translation of the first spells ever taught to mankind by the gods.

Tolshak Mysteries

(Hardcase's story arc, Sold For a Song)

This ancient and musty-smelling tome is filled with occult ciphers that would take years for the uninitiated to interpret. According to Karvost the Mystic, it unlocks key secrets of demonology.

Tome of Hequat

(Newspaper mission, Tome of Hequat Stolen!)

The old leatherbound book contains numerous spells and incarnations, but none that seem to serve your nefarious purpose.

Tome of Tormvodel

(Ghost Widow's story arc, Life and Death)

This ancient tome, stolen from Oranbega, should provide the clues Ghost Widow needs to restore her mortal form.

Truth, The

(Dark Watcher's story arc, The Horror of War)

Many people died over the contents of this book. The well-written volume lays out in comprehensive detail the terrible truth of the Rikti War and its origins as the merciless machinations of none other than Nemesis, the so-called 'Prussian Prince of Automatons'. The author chose not to use her name with good reason. Of the many people named in the book who were instrumental in uncovering the truth, you're one of the few who are still alive.