Tome of Eldritch Lore: Difference between revisions

* In [https://www.fanfiction.net/s/7510453/1/Shadowchasers-Ascension ''Shadowchasers: Ascension''] has its own analysis of ''The Nerconomicon'' which is ironically stored with other dangerous artifacts by the eponymous organization. Their leader confirms to younger members that the name "Abdul Alhazred" is a ruse, and that the information in the book is a collection of of essays, themes, and treatises by several authors on the entities mentioned in the works of Lovecraft and the authors that were inspired by him, along with instructions on how to summon them; [[Humanoid Abomination|an illithid]] had first collected them and put them into form book around 800 AD. He further describes it "as a tome that goes into detail on the history and practice of Evil. Within its pages are descriptions of vile rituals involving the summoning of demons, torture, and sadism… Sometimes with illustrations, I'm afraid… But it also gives insight into many secrets that can never be lost.". It's obviously a very long book, and reading too much of it (as anyone familiar with Lovecraft knows) can drive a man insane quickly; with no index or table of contents, this will befall anyone trying to find such secrets, ''unless'' you know from a third party exactly what page you need. And while the heroes ''do'' know what page they need, even looking at it gives them a chill like the proverbial "someone walking on your grave".