Ye Follye of Karsus

Ye Follye of Karsus is a common Book.

This book is redolent with the enticing smell of paper and ink.

Properties

• Books
• Rarity: Common
•  Weight: 0.5 kg / 1 lb
• Price: 14 gp

Where to find

• Sorcerous Sundries, both in the bookshelves and sometimes sold by Tolna Tome-Monger.

Text

[This ancient water-damaged tome is largely illegible except for the following.]

...did Karsus, mystic, autodidact, in all his vainglory, disdainful as ever of received wisdom, proclaim that, crisis-bound, he would safeguard the magic tapestry of all wizardry by supplanting the failing weavegod Mystryl with another immortal guardian, wiser and stronger of mind. Who could that be, asked the Netherese, amazed, and Karsus gave them reply, Who but I? Have I not mastered all spells that are known and divers others that are not? Have I not forged this Crown, thrice-finialed, that shall convey into my brainmind all the enchanted wisdom of Netheril - yea, indeed, and of Mystryl herself? It shall be so!

Canst thou but wait, implored Lord Shadow, until...

Notes

• Karsus was a powerful arcanist in the ancient Netheril which by mistake brought its fall. He also forged  Crown of Karsus. Mystryl was the previous goddess of Magic, until she sacrificed herself and reincarnated as Mystra.
  • See Karsus, Mystryl and Netheril on Forgotten Realms Wiki.