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	The Grimoire - or a least the fragment Lambrecht found - was a collection of parchments that holds knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>[[Black Crusade]] p. 40-41</ref>:		The Grimoire - or a least the fragment Lambrecht found - was a collection of parchments that holds knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>[[Black Crusade]] p. 40-41</ref>:

	''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''		''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer. It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''

	Of the claims mentioned above, the Grimoire seemed to demonstrate the ability (independent of any user) to drive those nearby to [[violent]] [[madness]] and ~~warped~~ perceptions, as it did in both in Jerusalem on Earth and [[Caercaelum]] in [[Malosia]]. The [[magic]] held within the Grimoire seemed to want to be unleashed upon the world, hence the leaking of magic power unconstrained by the firm will of a skilled practictioner of magic.<ref>BC p. 39-41, 254, 262</ref>		Of the claims mentioned above, the Grimoire seemed to demonstrate the ability (independent of any user) to drive those nearby to [[violent]] [[madness]] and warp perceptions, as it did in both Jerusalem on Earth and [[Caercaelum]] in [[Malosia]]. The [[magic]] held within the Grimoire seemed to want to be unleashed upon the world, hence the leaking of magic power unconstrained by the firm will of a skilled practictioner of magic.<ref>BC p. 39-41, 254, 262</ref>

	Among the spells contained in the Laginate Grimoire, there is a spell for the mass animation of the [[undead]], which Lambrecht Raes uses to enact revenge upon the people of [[Firalene Down]] by animating the ancient corpses held in their [[graveyard]].<ref>p. 205-215</ref> In addition, he learned a spell that allowed him to manipulate a magical webbing to immobilize Sir Diederic and [[Violca Hanza]]. From these webs, unholy vermin-like beasts emerged and attacked Diederic and Violca en masse. Some of these ~~bits~~ bit and burrowed through the [[skin]] of their victims<ref>BC p. 285-287</ref>, allowing Lambrecht to take control over their bodies through [[sympathetic magic]]. However, these beasts could be vanquished instantly by drinking [[holy water]] due their ~~creatures'~~ [[unholy]] ~~natures~~. Another spell allowed Lambrecht to transfer his own wounds to the maddened [[thrall]]s he controlled.<ref>BC p. 309-312</ref>		Among the spells contained in the Laginate Grimoire, there is a spell for the mass animation of the [[undead]], which Lambrecht Raes uses to enact revenge upon the people of [[Firalene Down]] by animating the ancient corpses held in their [[graveyard]].<ref>p. 205-215</ref> In addition, he learned a spell that allowed him to manipulate a magical webbing to immobilize Sir Diederic and [[Violca Hanza]]. From these webs, unholy vermin-like beasts emerged and attacked Diederic and Violca en masse. Some of these beasts bit and burrowed through the [[skin]] of their victims<ref>BC p. 285-287</ref>, allowing Lambrecht to take control over their bodies through [[sympathetic magic]]. However, these beasts could be vanquished instantly by drinking [[holy water]] due their [[unholy]] nature. Another spell allowed Lambrecht to transfer his own wounds to the maddened [[thrall]]s he controlled.<ref>BC p. 309-312</ref>

	Not all of the magical knowledge held within the tome may ~~not~~ have been of similarly dark and malicious natures. Lambrecht used a spell against the biting cold of Firalene Down. This chant purportedly strengthened the fortitude of mind and body.<ref>BC p. 187</ref>		Not all of the magical knowledge held within the tome may have been of similarly dark and malicious natures. Lambrecht used a spell against the biting cold of Firalene Down. This chant purportedly strengthened the fortitude of mind and body.<ref>BC p. 187</ref>

	Despite the Grimoire's seeming creation on Earth, a partial fragment existed in [[Malosia]] for a long time in its [[false history]]. An ancient witch tradition known as the [[Laginate Cabal]] ~~grew~~ its strength from it, though this ~~strength~~ was lessened considerably when Lambrecht arrived in Malosia and began using his half.<ref>BC p. 238, 243-244</ref>		Despite the Grimoire's seeming creation on Earth, a partial fragment existed in [[Malosia]] for a long time in its [[false history]]. An ancient [[witch]] tradition known as the [[Laginate Cabal]] drew its strength from it, though this power was lessened considerably when Lambrecht arrived in Malosia and began using his half.<ref>BC p. 238, 243-244</ref>

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	The Grimoire- or a least the fragment Lambrecht found- was a collection of parchments that ~~hels~~ knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>[[Black Crusade]] p. 40-41</ref>:		The Grimoire - or a least the fragment Lambrecht found - was a collection of parchments that holds knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>[[Black Crusade]] p. 40-41</ref>:

	''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''		''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''

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	==Characteristics==		==Characteristics==
	The Grimoire- or a least the fragment Lambrecht found- was a collection of parchments that hels knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>BC p. 40-41</ref>:		The Grimoire- or a least the fragment Lambrecht found- was a collection of parchments that hels knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>[[Black Crusade]] p. 40-41</ref>:

	''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''		''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''

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	Lambrecht learned of another fragment that existed in Malosia from ancient times and [[manipulated]] Diederic into finding it and bringing it to Caercaelum for a final shown down. During their final confrontation, Lambrecht briefly held the complete tome, but he met ultimate destruction when he and the book were knocked into the flames consuming his church. With the destruction of the Grimoire, any magical effects originating from it were seemingly snuffed out.<ref>BC p. 251-317</ref>		Lambrecht learned of another fragment that existed in Malosia from ancient times and [[manipulated]] Diederic into finding it and bringing it to Caercaelum for a final shown down. During their final confrontation, Lambrecht briefly held the complete tome, but he met ultimate destruction when he and the book were knocked into the flames consuming his church. With the destruction of the Grimoire, any magical effects originating from it were seemingly snuffed out.<ref>BC p. 251-317</ref>
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	''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''		''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''

	Of the claims mentioned above, the Grimoire seemed to demonstrate the ability (independent of any user) to drive those nearby to [[violent]] [[madness]] and warped perceptions, as it did in both in Jerusalem on Earth and [[Caercaelum]] in [[Malosia]]. The [[magic[[ held within the Grimoire seemed to want to be unleashed upon the world, hence the leaking of magic power unconstrained by the firm will of a skilled practictioner of magic.<ref>BC p. 39-41, 254, 262</ref>		Of the claims mentioned above, the Grimoire seemed to demonstrate the ability (independent of any user) to drive those nearby to [[violent]] [[madness]] and warped perceptions, as it did in both in Jerusalem on Earth and [[Caercaelum]] in [[Malosia]]. The [[magic]] held within the Grimoire seemed to want to be unleashed upon the world, hence the leaking of magic power unconstrained by the firm will of a skilled practictioner of magic.<ref>BC p. 39-41, 254, 262</ref>

	Among the spells contained in the Laginate Grimoire, there is a spell for the mass animation of the [[undead]], which Lambrecht Raes uses to enact revenge upon the people of [[Firalene Down]] by animating the ancient corpses held in their [[graveyard]].<ref>p. 205-215</ref> In addition, he learned a spell that allowed him to manipulate a magical webbing to immobilize Sir Diederic and [[Violca Hanza]]. From these webs, unholy vermin-like beasts emerged and attacked Diederic and Violca en masse. Some of these bits bit and burrowed through the [[skin]] of their victims<ref>BC p. 285-287</ref>, allowing Lambrecht to take control over their bodies through [[sympathetic magic]]. However, these beasts could be vanquished instantly by drinking [[holy water]] due their creatures' [[unholy]] natures. Another spell allowed Lambrecht to transfer his own wounds to the maddened [[thrall]]s he controlled.<ref>BC p. 309-312</ref>		Among the spells contained in the Laginate Grimoire, there is a spell for the mass animation of the [[undead]], which Lambrecht Raes uses to enact revenge upon the people of [[Firalene Down]] by animating the ancient corpses held in their [[graveyard]].<ref>p. 205-215</ref> In addition, he learned a spell that allowed him to manipulate a magical webbing to immobilize Sir Diederic and [[Violca Hanza]]. From these webs, unholy vermin-like beasts emerged and attacked Diederic and Violca en masse. Some of these bits bit and burrowed through the [[skin]] of their victims<ref>BC p. 285-287</ref>, allowing Lambrecht to take control over their bodies through [[sympathetic magic]]. However, these beasts could be vanquished instantly by drinking [[holy water]] due their creatures' [[unholy]] natures. Another spell allowed Lambrecht to transfer his own wounds to the maddened [[thrall]]s he controlled.<ref>BC p. 309-312</ref>

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	In the [[Ravenloft Dominion]] [[novel]] [[Black Crusade]], the Laginate Grimoire is a [[:category:spellbook\|grimoire]] of forbidden black magic and pagan [[ritual]]s sought by the [[heretic]] Roman Catholic [[priest]] [[Father Lambrecht Raes]]. [[Sir Diederic de Wyndt]] sought to ~~fol~~ Father Lambrecht from acquiring it and bring him to justice for [[heresy]] and [[murder]]. It is their conflict that brought them and the Grimoire to the [[domain]] of [[Malosia]].		In the [[Ravenloft Dominion]] [[novel]] [[Black Crusade]], the Laginate Grimoire is a [[:category:spellbook\|grimoire]] of forbidden black magic and pagan [[ritual]]s sought by the [[heretic]] Roman Catholic [[priest]] [[Father Lambrecht Raes]]. [[Sir Diederic de Wyndt]] sought to foil Father Lambrecht from acquiring it and bring him to justice for [[heresy]] and [[murder]]. It is their conflict that brought them and the Grimoire to the [[domain]] of [[Malosia]].

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	==History==		==History==
	The Grimoire was [[ancient]] even by the time of the ancient [[Greek]]s that venerated the [[:category:Olympian Pantheon\|Olympian Pantheon]]. The last known copy to exist (at least on Earth) was [[destroyed]] when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I_Cerularius Michael Cerularius]] ordered the [[burning]] of all such books in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Constantinople] in 1059 AD. However, the Romans had stored a partial copy away with other esoteric materials beneath Jerusalem for safe keeping, though knowledge of their existence was lost when the Muslims took over Jerusalem. In 1099 when the Crusaders breached Jerusalem's walls, Crusaders began massacring Jerusalem's inhabitants. It is under this backdrop that the starting events of ''Black Crusade'' take place, for the chaos and disruption caused the Laginate Grimoire to reawaken. This awakening caused the Laginate Grimoire to begin leaking its power in the form of ~~a madness~~ the above mentioned madness.		The Grimoire was [[ancient]] even by the time of the ancient [[Greek]]s that venerated the [[:category:Olympian Pantheon\|Olympian Pantheon]]. The last known copy to exist (at least on Earth) was [[destroyed]] when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I_Cerularius Michael Cerularius]] ordered the [[burning]] of all such books in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Constantinople] in 1059 AD. However, the Romans had stored a partial copy away with other esoteric materials beneath Jerusalem for safe keeping, though knowledge of their existence was lost when the Muslims took over Jerusalem. In 1099 when the Crusaders breached Jerusalem's walls, Crusaders began massacring Jerusalem's inhabitants. It is under this backdrop that the starting events of ''Black Crusade'' take place, for the chaos and disruption caused the Laginate Grimoire to reawaken. This awakening caused the Laginate Grimoire to begin leaking its power in the form of the above-mentioned madness.<ref> p. 1, 39-42, 47</ref>

	Father Lambrecht Raes [[murdered]] and [[manipulated]] to get to the Grimoire, enlisting the aid of Sir Diederic but then leaving him to die among the other afflicted. Diederic regained enough sense to defeat the priest, collect the pieces of grimoire, and present them to the religious authorities. Lambrecht was [[convicted]] of [[heresy]] and murder. He was to be [[hanged]] while the Grimoire burned. However, [[the Mists]] seeped from the bonfire and claimed both Lambrecht and the Grimoire. Diederic jumped in the Mists after them, but he was delivered to a far away spot in Malosia.		Father Lambrecht Raes [[murdered]] and [[manipulated]] to get to the Grimoire, enlisting the aid of Sir Diederic but then leaving him to die among the other afflicted. Diederic regained enough sense to defeat the priest, collect the pieces of grimoire, and present them to the religious authorities. Lambrecht was [[convicted]] of [[heresy]] and murder. He was to be [[hanged]] while the Grimoire burned. However, [[the Mists]] seeped from the bonfire and claimed both Lambrecht and the Grimoire. Diederic jumped in the Mists after them<ref>BC p. 39-60</ref>, but he was delivered to a far away spot in Malosia.

	After arriving on the cold peaks near Firalene Down, Father Lambrecht was soon reunited with the Grimoire after murdering the [[shepherd]] that found it. Using its knowledge with his chicanery, he earned a place as a top [[witch hunter]] and [[advisor]] to the [[Pontiff Cornelis]] against witchcraft.		After arriving on the cold peaks near Firalene Down, Father Lambrecht was soon reunited with the Grimoire after murdering the [[shepherd]] that found it. Using its knowledge with his chicanery, he earned a place as a top [[witch hunter]] and [[advisor]] to the [[Pontiff Cornelis]] against witchcraft.<ref>p. 183-215</ref>

			Lambrecht learned of another fragment that existed in Malosia from ancient times and [[manipulated]] Diederic into finding it and bringing it to Caercaelum for a final shown down. During their final confrontation, Lambrecht briefly held the complete tome, but he met ultimate destruction when he and the book were knocked into the flames consuming his church. With the destruction of the Grimoire, any magical effects originating from it were seemingly snuffed out.<ref>BC p. 251-317</ref>

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In the [[Ravenloft Dominion]] [[novel]] [[Black Crusade]], the Laginate Grimoire is a [[:category:spellbook|grimoire]] of forbidden black magic and pagan [[ritual]]s sought by the [[heretic]] Roman Catholic [[priest]] [[Father Lambrecht Raes]]. [[Sir Diederic de Wyndt]] sought to fol Father Lambrecht from acquiring it and bring him to justice for [[heresy]] and [[murder]]. It is their conflict that brought them and the Grimoire to the [[domain]] of [[Malosia]].

==Characteristics==
The Grimoire- or a least the fragment Lambrecht found- was a collection of parchments that hels knowledge of [[secret]]s both wondrous and horrific. Lambrecht said the following of the work<ref>BC p. 40-41</ref>:

''It speaks of the future, read in the stars; and of secrets of the past, revealed in bones. It speaks of the dead, and the truths they whisper to those with ears to hear them... It speaks of spirits bound by words of power, screaming silently in places of prayer.,, It speaks of the spirits that drive men mad, that possess them to partake in abominable acts.''

Of the claims mentioned above, the Grimoire seemed to demonstrate the ability (independent of any user) to drive those nearby to [[violent]] [[madness]] and warped perceptions, as it did in both in Jerusalem on Earth and [[Caercaelum]] in [[Malosia]]. The [[magic[[ held within the Grimoire seemed to want to be unleashed upon the world, hence the leaking of magic power unconstrained by the firm will of a skilled practictioner of magic.<ref>BC p. 39-41, 254, 262</ref>

Among the spells contained in the Laginate Grimoire, there is a spell for the mass animation of the [[undead]], which Lambrecht Raes uses to enact revenge upon the people of [[Firalene Down]] by animating the ancient corpses held in their [[graveyard]].<ref>p. 205-215</ref> In addition, he learned a spell that allowed him to manipulate a magical webbing to immobilize Sir Diederic and [[Violca Hanza]]. From these webs, unholy vermin-like beasts emerged and attacked Diederic and Violca en masse. Some of these bits bit and burrowed through the [[skin]] of their victims<ref>BC p. 285-287</ref>, allowing Lambrecht to take control over their bodies through [[sympathetic magic]]. However, these beasts could be vanquished instantly by drinking [[holy water]] due their creatures' [[unholy]] natures. Another spell allowed Lambrecht to transfer his own wounds to the maddened [[thrall]]s he controlled.<ref>BC p. 309-312</ref>

Not all of the magical knowledge held within the tome may not have been of similarly dark and malicious natures. Lambrecht used a spell against the biting cold of Firalene Down. This chant purportedly strengthened the fortitude of mind and body.<ref>BC p. 187</ref>

Despite the Grimoire's seeming creation on Earth, a partial fragment existed in [[Malosia]] for a long time in its [[false history]]. An ancient witch tradition known as the [[Laginate Cabal]] grew its strength from it, though this strength was lessened considerably when Lambrecht arrived in Malosia and began using his half.<ref>BC p. 238, 243-244</ref>

==History==
The Grimoire was [[ancient]] even by the time of the ancient [[Greek]]s that venerated the [[:category:Olympian Pantheon|Olympian Pantheon]]. The last known copy to exist (at least on Earth) was [[destroyed]] when [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_I_Cerularius Michael Cerularius]] ordered the [[burning]] of all such books in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantinople Constantinople] in 1059 AD. However, the Romans had stored a partial copy away with other esoteric materials beneath Jerusalem for safe keeping, though knowledge of their existence was lost when the Muslims took over Jerusalem. In 1099 when the Crusaders breached Jerusalem's walls, Crusaders began massacring Jerusalem's inhabitants. It is under this backdrop that the starting events of ''Black Crusade'' take place, for the chaos and disruption caused the Laginate Grimoire to reawaken. This awakening caused the Laginate Grimoire to begin leaking its power in the form of a madness the above mentioned madness.

Father Lambrecht Raes [[murdered]] and [[manipulated]] to get to the Grimoire, enlisting the aid of Sir Diederic but then leaving him to die among the other afflicted. Diederic regained enough sense to defeat the priest, collect the pieces of grimoire, and present them to the religious authorities. Lambrecht was [[convicted]] of [[heresy]] and murder. He was to be [[hanged]] while the Grimoire burned. However, [[the Mists]] seeped from the bonfire and claimed both Lambrecht and the Grimoire. Diederic jumped in the Mists after them, but he was delivered to a far away spot in Malosia.

After arriving on the cold peaks near Firalene Down, Father Lambrecht was soon reunited with the Grimoire after murdering the [[shepherd]] that found it. Using its knowledge with his chicanery, he earned a place as a top [[witch hunter]] and [[advisor]] to the [[Pontiff Cornelis]] against witchcraft.

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