Book of Amon (Magic Book)

This relic has no known origin. It has existed since the days of the Nithian Empire on the surface world. It is a large volume weighing nearly 80 pounds, bound in what appears to be red dragon hide with raised, unreadable glyphs on the cover. Raised areas, like veins under skin radiate out from the glyphs. Sixteen eyes of precious gemstone stare endlessly out from the cover of the book. To the casual observer, it appears to breathe. It is rumored that only the Pharaoh, or the Pharaoh's high priest, is able to read it freely. If anyone else tries, they must save vs. spell or go mad (Intelligence permanently drops to 1). Those who keep their sanity see only blank pages.
According to legend, each page bears the name of an ancient Nithian colony, far away from the Known World. If the Pharaoh wishes to visit one of these places, he or she need simply open the book, and read the name written there. The book then becomes a gate to that particular place, and the Pharaoh may travel freely to it. However, due to the spell of preservation, no gates can be opened to the surface; and if more than an hour elapses, the user is automatically returned to Nithia. Since this is a Nithian artifact, the book itself is constrained to stay within the country's borders, and therefore teleports itself back to its resting place if taken out of the country.
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