Pnakotic Manuscripts

The Pnakotic Manuscripts (or Pnakotic Fragments) is a fictional grimoire from the Cthulhu Mythos, which first appeared in H. P. Lovecraft's short story "Polaris". It was extensively expanded upon by Lin Carter, who wrote a couple of "chapters" from the work; Chaosium has also added data.
==Background==
The Pnkakotic Manuscripts were written by the Great Race of Yith and kept in their library-city of Pnakotus before being moved to frozen Lomar and the Dreamlands.
==Contents==
The ~1,011 (MXI) Pnakotic Fragments make up several books that include:
*The "pre-Pleistocene" records of the Great Race, they were later added to by the prehuman worshippers of Tsathoggua (the Voormis) and then by the Pnakotic Brotherhood, right up to the flight from Lomar, when copies were carried into the Dreamland, among other places. Each generation of the Brothers added to the text.
*The eighth fragment deals with Rhan-Tegoth. (: "The Horror in the Museum") In the 15th Century the one public translation (into English) was made by an unknown author. This "pirate" version is known only as five bound manuscripts held by major libraries in Europe and America.
*The story of Sansu who climbed the mountain Hatheg-Kla when the world was young but found nothing (: "The Other Gods").
*An Untranslatable section containing the symbol found carved atop Hatheg-Kla after the disappearance of Barzai the Wise (: "The Other Gods").
==In Other Media==
*The Doctor Who novel Millennial Rites features a copy of the Pnakotic Manuscripts in the collection of the Library of St John the Beheaded.
*The Pnakotic Manuscripts appears in the Demonbane visual novels and anime, taking the form of a human girl named Etheldreda. She is the grimoire of Master Therion, who uses her to pilot Liber Legis. When the Black Lodge was unable to obtain Al Azif for the C Project, Etheldreda was used as a substitute during their ritual to summon Cthulhu. Shortly afterwards, both Master Therion and Etheldreda were seemingly killed by the Anticross. However, they eventually return in the final battle where they reveal that the true intentions of the C Project was to sacrifice Cthulhu, in order to summon Yog-Sothoth and open a portal for the Outer Gods to consume all reality. Master Therion and Etheldreda are ultimately defeated by Daijūji Kurou with the Shining Trapezohedron attack. 
*The Pnakotic Manuscripts appears as a Grimoire Princess in the trading card game Z/X Zillions of enemy X.
==Gallery==
Etheldreda (Demonbane).jpg|Etheldreda (Demonbane)
White Grimoire Princess, Pnakotic.jpg|Pnakotic Manuscripts (Z/X Zillions of enemy X)
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Category:Mythos Books (fictional)
Category:Artefacts Originating From Lovecraft Circle Works