The Codicil of White The Codicil of White was a magical book containing basic rites , rituals , services , and major ceremonies of Auril ' s faith . The book also had several pages devoted to the goddess ' favorite arcane magic . Description . " The Codicil of White " was described as a tall , thin book bound between two planks of seasoned white pine with a spine of leather . The cover of the front , back , and spine was a single piece of white ermine fur sewn onto the pine boards which showed signs of wear around the edges . The book had a tarnished silver clasp and lock which required a key , but the key was missing and the lock was broken . The " Codicil " contained forty pages , thirty - eight of which were vellum with silver - painted borders , sewn into the spine with laces of sinew . The text was written in dark blue ink . The last two pages were penned by a different hand , did not have the argent edges , and appeared to have been added after the book was created . The book radiated a faint abjuration aura . Powers . The book granted cold resistance ( as a " ring of minor energy resistance " ) to anyone carrying it on their person and was completely waterproof . Contents . The first page declares the book ' s title and contains the holy symbol of Auril — a six - pointed snowflake outlined in white on a gray lozenge . The next thirteen pages describe basic rites , rituals , and services of the church of Auril , most of which , good - aligned individuals would find abhorrent . Here was also found the proper phrases to use when summoning a para - elemental from the Plane of Ice . The following thirteen pages dealt with major ceremonies of Auril ' s faith , including dedication of holy sites , ordination of priests , burial rites , a coming of age ceremony , investiture and transfer of authority , and ceremonial vows for services and contracts . The remainder of the pages were all devoted to arcane spellcasters and could be used as a spellbook for learning the following spells : The last two pages of this tome described how to widen the effect of the " frost fingers " spell . History . The author of " The Codicil of White " remains unknown , but he or she was likely a priest of Auril as well as an accomplished wizard . Knowledge of the book comes from the sage Erpalio of Neverwinter who purchased the tome from the Company of Seven Stars late in the Year of the Spur , 1348 DR . They had recovered it as spoils from foiling a bandit attack on a caravan to Neverwinter they were guarding . Erpalio published the only known description of the book ( outside the church of Auril ) and this apparently brought his doom upon him — he was found frozen to death later that winter in his heated home and the tome was missing . The " Codicil " was eventually sent to the House of Auril ' s Breath in Glister where it remained for a number of years . In the Year of the Unstrung Harp , 1371 DR , the high priestess of an isolated town requested the book be loaned to her for the ordination ceremony of her son , Tamall Horndusk , and the request was granted when an air elemental arrived and delivered the book to her . The ceremony was to take place on the next new moon , but on the last night of the preceding full moon a horde of werewolves , followers of Malar the Beastlord , sacked the town . In the mayhem and confusion , a disgruntled priestess of Auril , Cefra Windrivver , removed the book from the high priestess ' home and absconded into the night . After weeks of wandering , Cefra made careful contact with a tribe of bugbear s and , through bribes and helpful applications of her magic , wheedled her way into the tribe , made a pact with the chief , and became their priestess . She converted the tribe to the worship of Auril , setting up an organization following her ideas of how things should be conducted . The last known possible sighting of the book was on 13 Hammer , 1372 DR , by a survivor of a bugbear attack in the hills north of the Cold Wood in Luruar , north Faerûn . He reported seeing a woman in the distance holding a rectangular piece of white fur above her head as she shouted at the bugbears .