Bring the Beasts Home: Returning Specimens to Colonized lands
NA-BST . SA . 044
Consolation Collective
New York
2004
For too long, subaltern countries have involuntarity lost their resoures to the so-called scientists & mystics of colonizing powers. Stolen art & cultural monuments get the most attention, but countless specimens of mundane and magical creatures still remain in "civilized" museums throughout the West. These specicimens benefit colonial powers and offer nothing to their home lands.
The first part of the book is a mostly political treatise on colonization and reparations, especially inside the scientific and magical communities. The second part of the book is a lengthy catalogue of museums and the stolen specimens they still have in their exhibits, with occational and sporadic notes on …
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User’s Guide to Disparate Animal Components and Their Application to Burnt Offerings for the Infernal Realm Vol. 1
DA-BST . US . 043
Force & Fire Llc
Sheboygan
1966
For the advanced practitioner. The first volume of a new series cataloging the various uses of animal parts when working with demons, devils, fallen angels, and other denizens of hell relams.
Donated by the estate of Col Dr. Julian F. Fascilitus Psy.D, M.D., Esq. Book is bound in sumptuous red leather, no printing or graphic on cover, slight shelf wear, minor scuffing on spine, blood splatter on pages: 7, 62, 93, and 214.
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The Hidden Book of the Emperor of Jade and Gold
FO-ESO . PT . 042
Self-published
The City of the Pillars of Jade and Gold
29875
A collection of secret rites and enchantments created by the first Emperor to secure his rule, ensure military victories, guarantee economic prosperity, expand his empire, and maintain the loyalty of his subjects. The key ingredient of these rites is the sacred water of the Eternal River, which must be collected from the headwaters at the darkest point of a solar eclipse. This book was passed down through generations of Emperors, who used it to great success, expanding their rule over multiple realms, quashing any resistance, magically converting any who opposed them into loyal subjects.
The book was stolen by the youngest daughter of the 103rd Emperor; she spent ten years making her way to the Library, pursued the entire way by agents of the Emperor. The book now rests secure in our most heavily fortified vault. This is the only known copy and may …
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Against the Flow: Insights for Hardened Criminals
DA-PTN . CK . 041
Geothermal Geomytry
Gressin
1832
The definitive resource on resins, apoxys, and the arcane mechanics of trapping criminals in hardened surfaces. This guide attends to the subtle conversaions by which raw substance acquires permanance, and the use thereof in dealing with deplorables. Bluring the line between craft and correction, this volume contains all one needs to stop nerdowells, criminals, and lowlifes where they stand.
Though many have noted the usefulness and precision of Ckejzimachai's work when applied to embued charms and practical applications, his tendancy to leave animals, insubordinate students, and rivals encased in amber means this book has been banned in most student libraries.
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Manuscript of Forbidden Poisons
EL-PTN . MA . 040
Babylon
323 BC
A compilation of practices to harvest humors and body parts from eldritch beings, and their use as poison ingredients. The first third includes summoning and imprisoning spells and runes. The second covers harvesting and preparation, and the third, poison recipes and their effects. Historically reviled, and destroyed, for its contents and the graphic descriptions of the poisons' effects.
MATURE READERS ONLY. To be read exclusively in presence of a librarian to prevent copying and, or, summoning, accidental or not. Plain unidentified leather cover without text, slightly burnt. Rescued from a witch trial on Southern France in 1362 alongside other times, all donated to the library for safekeeping.
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Myth of the Kaineus Constellation: A Study in Joyous Deviancy
DA-AST . JO . 039
Dark Moon Press
Munich
1583
Manifesto on living your authentic ethical code using the constellation myth of Kaineus as a framework for being using whatever methods necessary. Details study of the philosophy of radical ethics, as well as practical methods for allowing yourself to shed the constricting bindings of society to embrace deviancy. Johanssen provides transformative methods to be you and love whomever you want.
Johanssen dedicated this work to her lifelong romantic partner and companion, Sylviana Ufer. The library does not endorse the methods espoused in this book, but the library also does not NOT endorse the methods. Marginalia throughout the book by various readers includes odes to their own partners and identities. A …
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A Primer on Naturalistic Sources of Spellcraft Tools
NA-ENC . RO . 038
Edinburgh
1976
No magical practitioner should ever go without the proper tools. Even in the heart of the woods, Rowan Rootweaver demonstrates simple, effective techniques that any practitioner can learn by heart to craft wands, staffs, and other magical implements.
Even though the bark of the Checker Tree makes for powerful wands, it is not recommended that these trees be harvested as they are endangered.
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On the Use of the Enchanted Waters From the Well of the Worlds
FO-ENC . VE . 037
Lucina Books
Phobolia
929
A collection of rites centered around the use of water from the Well of the Worlds. The book is divided into five sections. The first contains the initial rite for traveling to the Well, collecting the water, and storing it appropriately. The following four sections are arranged according to the type of object to be enchanted: rings, pendants, articles of clothing, cauldrons, and wands. The rites vary in subjective morality and ethics from the altruistic to the self-centered, with a particular focus on traveling to hidden locations and acquiring forbidden knowledge.
A barely-legible copy that arrived moldy and mildewed. The librarians have done what we can to repair the water damage, but some pages were too badly damaged to save. Librarians are attempting to copy the surviving pages and track down a complete copy, but the latter efforts have so far …
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On Charting the Destinies of Great Swords, Spears, and Shields From the Wayfinding Cliffs
EL-AST . AC . 036
Celestial Academy
Daherias
4297
Discusses, analyzes, and offers suggestions for charting the destinies of swords, spears, and shields, using the techniques taught by the Celestial Academy. These charts can only be devised from the Wayfinding Cliffs, by studying individual stars, whole constellations, and the phases of the moon, as they appeared when the raw ore was mined and as the weapon was forged (as such, exact dates and locations are necessary for an accurate chart).
Written by an enthusiastic first year student of the Celestial Academy, and personally presented to the library. To our knowledge, the book’s claims have never been tested, and it is unclear if more than the single copy exists. Supposedly, this system will allow an individual to predict whether the weapon …
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Singing With the Winds of the Seven Seas: Designs for Instruments and Enchanted Machines
EL-MKN . D’ . 035
Self-Published
Ile d’Anjeaux
3225
A collection of designs and diagrams for the construction of musical instruments that may be played by the wind, or by a single musician or group of musicians in accompaniment with the wind. These instruments may be set up along the shore or a high cliff as a gift to the wind and left, or may be carried to the shore only for special occasions. The instruments vary from small and simple to large and complex (e.g., hollow carved tubes, bundles of flutes, interconnected contraptions of string, wind, and percussion arrangements). The book also includes two appendices: one with patterns …
A beautiful, oversized edition with full color illustrations. The cover depicts a long-haired person standing on a cliff, holding a small harp, and wearing a long blue cloak. Numerous musicians, air mages, and priests of different wind/sky/storm/sea Deities have come to the library to consult this text; as a result, …
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