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| description = {{legendary|The Tharchiate Codex}} is a {{legendary}} [[Books|Book]] which allows the reader to fully unlock the secrets of the {{SmRarityItem|Necromancy of Thay}}. | | description = {{legendary|The Tharchiate Codex}} is a {{legendary}} [[Books|Book]] which allows the reader to fully unlock the secrets of the {{SmRarityItem|Necromancy of Thay}}. | ||
| quote = WARNING: Extremely powerful knowledge. May include curses. | | quote = WARNING: Extremely powerful knowledge. May include curses. | ||
| book author = unknown | |||
| book text = [The pages are covered in esoteric symbols and strange runes, some indecipherable, but some strangely familiar. Your eyes are drawn to one page, describing a long-lost book.] | | book text = [The pages are covered in esoteric symbols and strange runes, some indecipherable, but some strangely familiar. Your eyes are drawn to one page, describing a long-lost book.] | ||
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To look upon the Necromancy of {{FRWiki|Thay}} is to risk madness at the hands of its spirits. But the wise traveller, who can tread the line between life and death, will find knowledge witnessed by precious few mortals... | To look upon the Necromancy of {{FRWiki|Thay}} is to risk madness at the hands of its spirits. But the wise traveller, who can tread the line between life and death, will find knowledge witnessed by precious few mortals... | ||
[The rest of the entry details the precautions and risks associated with reading the text, but lays out a clear path to unravelling the secrets contained in this tome.] | [The rest of the entry details the precautions and risks associated with reading the text, but lays out a clear path to unravelling the secrets contained in this tome.] | ||
| type = Books | | type = Books | ||
| camp supplies = | | camp supplies = | ||
| rarity = legendary | | rarity = legendary | ||
| weight kg = 0.5 | | weight kg = 0.5 | ||
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| uid = UN_BOOK_LOW_TharchiateCypher | | uid = UN_BOOK_LOW_TharchiateCypher | ||
| uuid = 486a1a14-2d67-4b9c-a2dc-7858c2a6a473 | | uuid = 486a1a14-2d67-4b9c-a2dc-7858c2a6a473 | ||
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| where to find = | | where to find = In the [[Sorcerous Vault]] beneath [[Sorcerous Sundries]] in the [[Lower City]] | ||
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* | === Obtaining the book === | ||
* | The vault can be reached in different ways: | ||
Within the vault, the Codex is located in the Elminster section. To unlock the Elminster door, the party must first find the lever at the end of the Silverhand section by opening doors in this order: Silverhand, Evocation, Wish. Alternatively it | * The party can interact with the Clasped Book in the bookshelf of {{CharLink|Tolna Tome-Monger|Tolna Tome-Monger's}} office upstairs. | ||
* The party can use the Weave Button labelled 'Vault' on the middle level of [[Ramazith's Tower]]. | |||
Within the vault, the Codex is located in the Elminster section. To unlock the Elminster door, the party must first find the lever at the end of the Silverhand section by opening doors in this order: Silverhand, Evocation, Wish. Alternatively it is possible to unlock the Elminster door by using the {{SAI|Knock}} spell. | |||
=== Using the book === | |||
The first character who reads the book receives the following effects: | |||
* {{Cond|Tharchiate Withering}}, which lowers the Constitution score, this can be cured with {{SAI|Remove Curse}} or {{SAI|Greater Restoration}}. | * {{Cond|Tharchiate Withering}}, which lowers the Constitution score, this can be cured with {{SAI|Remove Curse}} or {{SAI|Greater Restoration}}. | ||
* After removing the curse: {{SAI|The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing}}, a passive feature, which grants {{Cond|Tharchiate Vigour}} (20 [[Hit_Points#Temporary_Hit_Points|Temporary Hit Points]]) immediately and also once after every [[Long Rest]]. Characters with this condition will lose it immediately after using Withers' [[Class Change]] service, but the condition returns after the next | * After removing the curse: {{SAI|The Tharchiate Codex: Blessing}}, a passive feature, which grants {{Cond|Tharchiate Vigour}} (20 [[Hit_Points#Temporary_Hit_Points|Temporary Hit Points]]) immediately and also once after every [[Long Rest]]. Characters with this condition will lose it immediately after using Withers' [[Class Change]] service, but the condition returns after the next Long Rest. | ||
After reading The Tharchiate Codex, it | After reading The Tharchiate Codex, it is possible to re-read {{SmRarityItem|Necromancy of Thay}} and pass {{Ability Check|Wisdom|20}} saving throw to gain the permanent ability to summon 4 ghouls via the {{SAI|Danse Macabre}} spell once per [[Long Rest]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:09, 10 January 2025
The Tharchiate Codex is a Legendary Book which allows the reader to fully unlock the secrets of the 
Necromancy of Thay.
WARNING: Extremely powerful knowledge. May include curses.
Properties
Author: unknown
Rarity: Legendary
Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
Price: 2000 gp 
UID
UN_BOOK_LOW_TharchiateCypherUUID
486a1a14-2d67-4b9c-a2dc-7858c2a6a473
Where to find
In the Sorcerous Vault beneath Sorcerous Sundries in the Lower City
Usage
Obtaining the book
The vault can be reached in different ways:
- The party can interact with the Clasped Book in the bookshelf of Tolna Tome-Monger's office upstairs.
- The party can use the Weave Button labelled 'Vault' on the middle level of Ramazith's Tower.
Within the vault, the Codex is located in the Elminster section. To unlock the Elminster door, the party must first find the lever at the end of the Silverhand section by opening doors in this order: Silverhand, Evocation, Wish. Alternatively it is possible to unlock the Elminster door by using the 
spell.
Using the book
The first character who reads the book receives the following effects:
, which lowers the Constitution score, this can be cured with 
or 
.- After removing the curse:
, a passive feature, which grants 
(20 Temporary Hit Points) immediately and also once after every Long Rest. Characters with this condition will lose it immediately after using Withers' Class Change service, but the condition returns after the next Long Rest.
After reading The Tharchiate Codex, it is possible to re-read Necromancy of Thay and pass 
DC 20 Wisdom check saving throw to gain the permanent ability to summon 4 ghouls via the 
spell once per Long Rest.
Text
[The pages are covered in esoteric symbols and strange runes, some indecipherable, but some strangely familiar. Your eyes are drawn to one page, describing a long-lost book.]
The Necromancy of Thay
There are secrets of life and death known only to the 
Red Wizards. Committing such secrets to parchment is a risk they are loath to take, lest the unworthy gaze upon them. Who better, then, to guard their secrets, than the spirits of the jealous dead themselves?
To look upon the Necromancy of Thay is to risk madness at the hands of its spirits. But the wise traveller, who can tread the line between life and death, will find knowledge witnessed by precious few mortals...
[The rest of the entry details the precautions and risks associated with reading the text, but lays out a clear path to unravelling the secrets contained in this tome.]