Tome of Ascendance

The Tome of Ascendance was an artifact spellbook that once belonged to the agents of the Cloaked Ascendancy during their assault on Neverwinter in the late 15 century DR.
==Powers==
When a mage cast spells from the Tome of Ascendance, they were changed and gained additional properties. One of the four changes happened: whatever the spell was, it left behind an area of effect of four types – an aboleth, a fey, a fireforged, or an illusion. When a friendly creature passed through one of these areas, they were consumed by the book's magic, granting the wielder of the Tome of Ascendance a special ability depending on the area that consumed a creature. If the area of effect was an aboleth, all of the wizard's attacks, be they physical or magical, gained the ability to spread plague; if it were fey, the mage received less damage, their movement speed increased, and they healed; if the effect was a fireforged, all creatures around the mage were enveloped in chains and pulled towards them whilst the mage's attacks, both spells and physical, were boosted; and lastly, if the area was an illusion, the caster's speed was boosted and they received the boon of becoming stealthy and hid from their enemies.
==History==
The Tome of Ascendance was recovered from the wreckage of Neverwinter's Blacklake District in the late 15 century DR. It was brought there by one of the wizards of the Cloaked Ascendancy and was believed to hide a number of dangerous and exotic spells.
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Category:Books (in-universe)
Category:Arcane books (in-universe)
Category:Magic items
Category:Artifacts
Category:Spellbooks
Category:Items from Toril
Category:Items from Faerûn
Category:Items from Northwest Faerûn
Category:Items from the Sword Coast
Category:Items from Neverwinter
Category:Year of Machinations