Book of Avoren

The Book of Avoren is a book and artifact, written by the former Kirin Tor Archmage Avoren. It contains extensive knowledge of magic and even other celestial bodies, such as planets. Much of the knowledge was gained through scientific research of magic, but the knowledge of outside planets came through the summoning and control of demons.

Notable Contents
The Book also, notably, contains a great amount of knowledge regarding Nethermancy, Pyromancy, Cryomancy, Chronomancy, Void Magic, and Sanguimancy (Blood Magic), in addition to generalized magic theory. Sanguimancy, Nethermancy, Pyromancy and Cryomancy are the most covered topics of the book, with Chronomancy and Void Magic being the least so.

Despite the majority of what is listed, there is an unknown school of magic within the Book, only for the owner to read and know of, known as Entropy magic.

Wards and Enchantments
The Book contains a powerful mana gem embedded in the cover, in order to fuel active wards, basically functioning as a mana battery. The wards are empowered by runes inscribed within the Book.

The primary ward is one that triggers wide-scale brain hemorrhaging. Should an unauthorized person attempt to open the Book, they are immediately afflicted with said brain hemorrhaging. The runes for this ward are located across about a quarter of the Book, due to being the most complex of the wards.

A secondary ward is placed to immediately close itself after the primary ward is activated. Once the unauthorized person attempting to open the Book is afflicted by the primary ward, the Book will shut and lock itself. These two wards are set to occur alongside each other in this specific order.

There is a third ward in place, meant for authorization. The current owner of the Book must designate those who are authorized to utilize the Book. Designation involves embedding a specific crystal within the wrist of the authorized person. This crystal serves an identification marker for those who wish to use the Book.

Though not a ward, there is a minor magical enchantment applied to the Book to ensure that it is not exposed to environmental damage.

Ownership
The original owner of the Book was Avoren, but, before the Archmage's death, was passed on to Halorast Solflame.