Chronicle of the RighteousSource Chronicle of the Righteous pg. 52
Aura overwhelming (all schools) [good] CL 25th
Slot none; Price —; Weight 12 lbs.DescriptionThe Chronicle of the Righteous
is the collected records of the
good Outer Planes as written by
the exiled angel Tabris, who was
ordered to catalog the lore of all
the multiverse but was cast out
of Heaven for his findings. The
pages pertaining to the good
Outer Planes lie within covers of
beaten precious metals, bedecked with jewels of every color
and inscribed with celestial iconography. Only a truly reverent
individual, completely devoted to good, can open the Chronicle
of the Righteous without an effort of will; for others, a successful
DC 12 Will save is required to open the book. On a failed save,
the individual decides she is unworthy of beholding the Chronicle
and cannot attempt to open the book again for 24 hours.
The Chronicle of the Righteous is written in Celestial. It
details the geography of the good-aligned planes, the gods,
empyreal lords, and celestial creatures who live there, and the
unadulterated truths of these beings and their acts—truths that
are sometimes heartening and at other times unsettling. Any
evil-aligned creature who touches the Chronicle of the Righteous
gains 1 negative level. This level cannot be restored until the
character has remained more than 10 feet away from the book
for 24 hours. Nongood creatures attempting to read the book
must succeed at a DC 15 Will save or have their alignment
permanently take one step toward good.
A reader who spends 30 days (not necessarily consecutively)
studying the book receives several benefits. The book contains
copies of every conjuration (healing) spell and every spell with
the good descriptor. The user gains a +4 bonus on all Knowledge
(planes) checks if she uses the book as a resource (consulting it
for at least 1 hour regarding a question), and its descriptions of
the good-aligned planes are so accurate that any teleportation
travel to or within those planes always brings the caster to the
exact location desired.
As long as the book is carried, the user is immediately
aware of any action that might cause an alignment shift or a
loss of standing with her deity, as if she wore a phylactery of
faithfulness. The Chronicle of the Righteous is also surrounded
by a permanent zone of truth, and creatures must succeed at
a DC 15 Will save to tell a lie within 20 feet of the book. The
bearer of the book casts all good spells as if she were 2 caster
levels higher and gains a +2 bonus on all Charisma checks
and Charisma-based skill checks when interacting with good
creatures. Three times per day, the book can be used to cast
one of the following spells: banishment, consecrate, greater
planar binding, holy smite, holy word, sanctify weapons, and
summon monster VII. Each time the Chronicle of the Righteous
is referenced or used to cast a spell, there is a 10% chance that
any empyreal lords on the same plane as the user instantly
become aware of the book’s precise location.DestructionThe Chronicle of the Righteous can be destroyed by first bathing
it in the blood of a fallen empyreal lord who has killed at least
100 good mortals and then burning it in a pit of hellfire.
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