Varana's Tomb Library
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All books are written in latin unless otherwise noted.
Although the magi have not yet learned this, copying books does not work here. The knowledge can only be transmitted if read, and re-written as a brand new book by the student. This is a quality of the regio.
General Skills
Languages
- Speak Latin, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Greek, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Aramaic, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Italian (Italo-Dalmatian), Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Norwegian, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Swedish, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
- Speak Danish, Summa Level 4, Quality 8
Area Lore: Canaan
- The Bible, Tractatus, Quality 5
- The Talmud, Tractatus, Quality 5
Order of Hermes Lore
- Order of Hermes, Tractatus (12 volumes), Quality 7 (each)
- Although this book set is about a century dated (there are no references past 1130), this set does collect a great deal of knowledge of the Order including early Tribunals, key players, and a particular focus on the Schism War. Readers will be impressed on the enormous losses of magi and magical knowledge from the widescale destruction.
Church Lore
- The Bible, Summa, Level 3, Quality 3
- Bibliothecae, Tracatus, Quality 7 (each)
- Written by Photius in the 9th century. A thorough documentation of early Church history. 17 volume encylopedia.
Judaic Lore
- The Torah, Summa, Level 4, Quality 8
- Written by Moses/God in ancient times. Written in Hebrew.
- The Talmud, Tractatus, Quality 8 (each)
- Written by various sources in ancient times. Written in Aramaic. Set of 6 books.
Academic Skills
- Artes Liberales: TBD
- Medicine: TBD
- Civil and Canon Law: TBD
- Common Law: TBD
- Theology (Islamic): TBD
Philosophiae
- A Guide to for the Perplexed, Summa, Level 4, Quality 9
- Written by Maimodenes (Moses ben Maimon) around 1190. Written in Arabic.
Rabbincal Law
- The Torah, Summa, Level 4, Quality 8
- Written by Moses/God in ancient times. Written in Hebrew.
- The Talmud, Tractatus, Quality 8 (each)
- Written by various sources in ancient times. Written in Aramaic. Set of 6 books.
Theology (Christian)
- 'The Bible, Summa, Level 10, Quality 3
- Written by various authours in ancient times.
Theology (Judaism)
- The Torah, Summa, Level 6, Quality 8
- Written by Moses/God in ancient times. Written in Hebrew.
- The Talmud, Tractatus, Quality 8 (each)
- Written by various sources in ancient times. Written in Aramaic. Set of 6 books.
- A Guide to for the Perplexed, Summa, Level 6, Quality 9
- Written by Maimodenes (Moses ben Maimon) around 1190. Written in Arabic.
- A Commentary on the Tanakh, Tractatus, Quality 13
- Written by Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzakhi) in the 11th century, in France.
- A Commentary on the Talmud, Tractatus, Quality 13
- Written by Rashi (Rabbi Shlomo Yitzakhi) in the early 12th century, in France. Legend has it that he died right after writing the last word of this book.
Arcane Abilities
Realm Lores
- Faerie Lore: Of Faerys, Summa Level 6, Quality 8
- Magic Lore: Anciente Kyngdome of Brytain, Summa Level 6, Quality 7
- Infernal Lore: Daemons and Beasts, a Treatyse in XVII Volumes. Tractatus (17 volumes), average level 7
- Dominion Lore: Angels and Ministyrs of Grace, Tractatus (12 volumes), average level 7
Hermetic Knowledge
- Magic Theory, Libri Quaestionum de Magicam, Tractatus (12 volumes), Quality 11 (see below)
- These books operate under unusual rules as described here. These are in the form of questions and answers, a common medieval writing format. However, each set of books is intended for a specific audience. The farther your skill is from the intended level, the less you learn from that book. This is represented as follows: Reading a tractatus will net you: (Quality) minus (twice the difference of your skill and the books intended level). It is therefore intended that you read the books only once your Magic Theory reaches a certain point; before that, and it's too advanced; after that, you already know the material and gain less from it.
- Book 1: Level 1
- Book 2: Level 2
- Books 3-4: Level 3
- Books 5-6: Level 4
- Books 7-8: Level 5
- Books 9-10: Level 6
- Books 11-12: Level 7
- Code of Hermes: TBD
Hermetic Arts
- Creo
- Intellego
- Muto
- Rego
- Auram
- Imaginem
- Mentem
- Terram
- Vim
Laboratory Texts
- Many (largely Auram, Imaginem)