Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 21 Jul 2017 : 06:52:41
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The "fees" and conditions for accessing Candlekeep are already described in Realmslore. It's common for visitors to donate items of comparable value to those they wish to peruse at the Keep.
Candlekeep certainly has copies of magical tomes - such as the Book of Vile Darkness - or such as spellbooks which contain "evil" spells like spiritwrack, cacodemon, trap the soul, twisted/specific versions of contact other plane, etc - or such as writings describing true names, rituals, oaths, curses, symbols, telesma, and other sundry invocations for (summoning?) many fiendish beings - or such as planeslore and diablerie galore which can lead characters to Hell. Not to mention all the various scriptures, philosophies, and studies written about certain faiths and cults and religions (existing or long extinct). Not to mention all the various materials deliberately placed within Candlekeep's library by devils and archdevils themselves (or their agents and servitors, or by random evil liches, whatever).
Baatezu (devils) are known to bargain for souls on the Fugue plane - probably often enough for such dealings to be well-documented in the Keep.
To be sure, the covers and pages of these things could be magically secured. Or the cases and shelves and doors and chambers in which they are kept. And one may indeed need to prepare spells and protections before perusing such evil tomes. One may also need to understand an intrinsically evil language like "Infernal". Although read magic, comprehend languages, and tongues may be enough. Not really an issue, though: avid postulants (aspirants? suppliants? instruments?) of powerful evil invariably manage to decipher whatever languages and facts are needed to attain dark and forbidden knowledge. |
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