VI Mythos Items and Artifacts to cast a ritual, but sometimes the book can be used as an optional focus component for the ritual Books of the Mythos Adventurers and investigators can find and research the following books BOOK OF DZYAN This work is an ancient text from a far away land, which contains “unwelcome truths”—cosmic revelations inimical to any human mind, which the Book tries to reconcile As such, it describes accounts of mental and physical rites which are protective to mortals, as well as otherworldly threats and how to deal with them Anyone who casts bard spells can research the spell contrary melody in this book to learn it in place of a 5thlevel spell known Price 2,765 gp (1,125 gp without rituals and spells) Complexity 20; Shock 15 Skills Knowledge (arcana, dungeoneering, and planes) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +2 (untrained) Rituals 3rd—secret mouth 4th—protective aura Spells 3rd—impossible arithmetic 5th—contrary melody THE BOOK OF EIBON Written by the antediluvian wizard Eibon, this is one of the strangest and rarest books on the Mythos It contains accounts of the many deeds and events of Eibon’s life, as well as those of his contemporaries in ancient Hyperborea, but also recounts his oft-fearsome and compelling prophecies Eibon traveled to distant worlds, dealt with Tsathoggua face-to-face, and wielded powers so impressive they have lingered in lore and occult tales for tens of thousands of years Price 3,690 gp (1,600 gp without rituals and spells) Complexity 25; Shock 17 Skills Knowledge (geography and history) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +3 (untrained) Rituals 3rd—contact formless spawn, create Elder Sign 5th—bind byakhee, call byakhee Spells 1st—lethargy of Tsathoggua 3rd—sign of Eibon 5th—transport to Yondo, Voorish sign 9th—cursed slumber THE CELAENO FRAGMENTS This was originally a bundle of transcripts written by Dr Laban Shrewsbury, who claimed to have visited the fabled library of Celaeno in a distant star system It contains notes about the library itself, other works that are found there, and what Shrewsbury calls the “pantheon” of Outer Gods Most scholars view the Fragments as an attempt by Shrewsbury to apply logic to the horror and chaos of the universe But in this attempt, many useful truths are brought to light that test the limits of mortal perception Anyone who casts bard spells can research the spell pipes of madness in this book to learn it in place of a 6th-level spell known Price 3,020 gp (400 gp without spells) Complexity 16; Shock 13 Skills Knowledge (dungeoneering and religion) and Profession (Yog-Sothothery philosopher); Bonus +1 (untrained) Spells 3rd—song of Hastur 6th—pipes of madness 7th—hibernation of Ithaqua CULTES DES GOULES Written by the Comte d’Erlette several centuries ago, this work has two main thrusts In part, it discusses the structure and beliefs of cults that worship Great Old Ones and Outer Gods, though in a rather general way Second, it is a work of the deadliest black magic—a grimoire that contains all necessary information for performing a wide variety of rituals and magic effects 157