Black Volume of the Dead

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The Black Volume of the Dead, also known as the Dark Artifices, is a powerful spell book containing dark magic.
== Description ==
The Black Volume of the Dead contains such dark magic, including necromancy, that all warlocks are forbidden from owning it.
== History ==
In the 1800s, the tome was kept in the Cornwall Institute. At one point, Malcolm Fade and Annabel Blackthorn stole it, but it was retrieved shortly after and returned to the Institute.
When Andrew Blackthorn moved to Los Angeles to run the Institute there, he took the book with him. During the Dark War, in December 2007, Malcolm once again stole the book, and this time, the theft went unnoticed for five years. In 2012, he used a spell within the book to resurrect Annabel Blackthorn, and she had since taken hold of the book.
The Unseelie King wanted the book for spells to empower Ash Morgenstern and used the Seelie Queen to gain possession of it. He tried to welcome Annabel into his Court, but the woman wouldn't give up the book. Julian procured a photocopied binding of the book for the Queen that was later destroyed by Ethna. Annabel brought the real book with her to Thule and used it to open a Portal for Julian Blackthorn and Emma Carstairs to return to their dimension before her own death.
Meanwhile, Ty had photos of pages of the Black Volume, synced from Julian's phone. Ty used the pages to cast a spell that would bring Livvy back from the dead and succeeded only partially due to a corrupted catalyst. Ty threw the phone into the ocean afterwards.
== Known Contents ==
* Several resurrection rituals, including one that requires sacrifice and one that could work without the person's body.
* Spells to imbue a person - ideally a young child - with extraordinary powers.
== Trivia ==
* It is the black book referred to in the faerie rhyme relating to the Lady Midnight.
* It's whereabouts are currently unknown.
Category:Artifacts