Lithandrian Tome

The Lithadrian Tome is an ancient magical artifact once hidden deep within the catacombs of the Mirage desert for thousands of years.

The tome contains the hidden secrets needed to control the Lith as well as untapped powers pulled from the Primordials. It requires deep understanding and power of the primordial nature to be read and comprehended, typically to the lose of sanity.

The tome requires fresh blood whenever it is in active use, otherwise it begins to draw on the life of it's keeper in a multitude of ways, including whispers and loss of physical strength.

The tome was originally created by the Chained God and sealed within the tomb of a primordial with it's followers and artifacts. The Chained God had not yet been discovered a corrupt traitor at this point to the other gods. Upon use of the book, a gateway to the gods hidden plane would begin to open and one could control the army of creatures he had built there.

When the gods had discovered his betrayal and the mutations he had committed, the sealed the Chained God below Annora and banished his name.

Inside the tomb, the book was close guarded by the cultist leader. Ages past as the cult used primordial power to sustain their lives. This drove them to insanity, transforming them into horrors. A thousand years more passed before the tomb was opened. A group of archaeologists were exploring the snowy wastes of the continent now known as Mirage. Meeting with the orc clans who had made their home here, the band was forced to flee. Finding the ancient temple, they sought shelter. As the orcs neared in on their position, the group was cornered and fled deeper into the exposed caves where they met their end. This however had led the orcs to the tomb, where they would loot the artifacts and use them almost to the races doom. Below the cultist leader was all who remained sane, draining the sleeping primordials power while whispering to the orcs in an attempt to set them free.