The Ngangari Codex

The Ngangari Codex is a small book that was written by the Barlovian amateur archaeologist Lady Natalie Begley after a safari through the Sabo Jungles where she claimed to have discovered monolithic ruins in the dense Gilwârgebob Forest. Later, on a return trip, Lady Begley made a number of charcoal rubbings of the many strange inscriptions she discovered in a vast, underground chamber. On that ill-fated trip, every member of her party, with the exception of Lady Begley herself, died in various fashions before the journey concluded. Lady Begley was later found wandering along the banks of the Swakut River near Kulndu, suffering from heatstroke, tropical illnesses, and numerous cuts and abrasions.
During and after her recovery, Begley worked at translating her rubbings. She eventually published her findings in 1479 under the title The Ngangari Codex in relation to one of the chants she had copied. Unfortunately, professional archaeologists all but dismissed Begley's work and she was either shunned or scoffed at by the greats she wished to impress. A short time after publication, Lady Begley either fell, jumped, or was pushed in front of a moving train at The Spire, Norrilund's busiest metropolitan rail station.
This book deals with the living dead in various forms, but focuses on the control and destruction of such entities. Much of its material closely resembles darker aspects of Aceran Maguera practices, especially the rites dealing with zombies. The book mentions something called "the Ngangari Code" as being a powerful thaumaturgical rune or inscription that should be written on a wall in blue and green chalk, but the details of the rite are never fully discussed or detailed.
A copy of the codex can be found at the Bureford Library in Kealings City, where Hallandic researchers have been transcribing its pages, searching for a method to quell the rising zombie hoards currently plaguing Hallandy.
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