Thorgrim’s Opuscule

This black leather book is hinged with gold and contains 20 parchment pages. The cover is protected with gold corner caps and a small mechanism consisting of two skeletal hands that keep the book closed when they are joined. The book does not lock. The first page features an illustration of an eye and a halo and this symbol is repeated at random intervals throughout the book. All of the writing is in black and red ink.

Spells: Arcane Mark, Minor Creation, Quill, Read Magic, Secret Chest.

Special Features: The book holds the knowledge necessary to craft the following wondrous items: an Infinite Quill, Bottomless Inkwell, and a Case of Infinite Scrolls.

Infinite Quill

Price: 500

Weight: —

Slot: None

CL: 3rd

Aura: faint conjuration

This item is often given as a gift to particularly skilled and scholarly graduates of a magical school. It is a quill, usually of an exotic creature such as a Pegasus, which writes without any need of ink. The user simply begins writing and ink appears from the pen. At a command, the ink can change to any color. The infinite quill writes so smoothly and so well that it grants a +2 competence bonus to any Craft (Writing) or similar checks, including Spellcraft checks to successfully copy a spell.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, quill. Cost to Create: 250 gp.

Bottomless Inkwell

Price: 750

Weight: —

Slot: None

CL: 4th

Aura: moderate conjuration

This inkwell, while apparently normal, contains enough ink to fill a 10’ by 10’ by 10’ area. It replenishes to its maximum potential daily.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, minor creation. Cost to Create: 375 gp

Case of Infinite Scrolls

Price: 5,000

Weight: 1 lb.

Slot: None

CL: 9th

Aura: moderate conjuration

This ornate scroll case is constructed from brightly dyed leather, and may hold up to 100 magical or non-magical scrolls and/or maps. Even when full, a case of infinite scrolls weighs no more than one pound.

Prerequisites: Craft Wondrous Item, secret chest; Cost to Create 2,500 gp

Source: 101 Spellbooks, Tomes of Knowledge, and Forbidden Grimoires is copyright © 2002 Philip Reed.