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|[[A Marvelous Historie of Eevil|A Marvelous Historie of Eevil; Being a warninge to Man Kind on the Abuses of Sorcerie and the Seduction of the Daemon]]
|Pre-Imperial [[Humanity]] ([[Interex]])
|treatise warning against the seduction of [[Chaos]] and sorcery
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|[[Book of Empty Promises]]
|[[Chaos]] ([[Pilgrims of Hayte]])
|used by the cult [[Pilgrims of Hayte]], sometimes styled to look like an imperial prayer-book; contains valuable information on [[daemon]]ology and the Pilgrims of Hayte, as well as several rituals for the summoning and binding of daemons; has a strong psychic corrupting influence on the mind of the reader
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|[[Book of Lorgar]]
|[[Chaos]] ([[Word Bearers]])
|contains knowledge on the nature of the universe, as dictated to [[Lorgar]] by the [[Chaos-Gods]]; the Book of Lorgar has at least 9752 volumes and is continually being expanded and copied
|{{Fn|13a}}
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|[[Book of Magnus]]
|[[Chaos]] ([[Thousand Sons]])
|contains every single thought and deed of Magnus during the Great Crusade
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|[[Codex Atrox]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Inquisition]]?)
|esoteric topics, including a woodcut-image and a description of a [[Propylaeum Tripartite]]; access to this book is restricted
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|[[Eris Transform]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Heretic]]s)
|describes the ritual of the imperial philosophy of [[Ateanism]] to unveil an artwork's inner beauty, in truth the ritual is a dangerous ritual of Slaanesh
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|[[Folio Diabolicus]]
|[[Chaos]]
|on the summoning of and dealing with daemons, procedures for creating a daemonhost, many sorcerous spells; has a strong psychic corrupting influence on the mind of the reader
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|[[Grimoire of True Names]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Ordo Malleus]])
|accounts of the true names and activities of daemons in the [[Calixis-Sector]]; the text is convoluted and the reports are hard to decipher
|{{Fn|16}}
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|[[Hurian's Third Text]]
|[[Chaos]]?, [[Inquisition]]?
|detailed description of a ritual to summon a [[Flamer of Tzeentch]]
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|[[Libellus Appello]]
|[[Chaos]] (various [[Cult]]s)
|on the concept of the true name of daemons as well as how to find these names via astrology; written in an obscure tongue and difficult to translate; as of 815.M41 confiscated by the Inquisition<!--815.M41 is the year in which the Dark Heresy RPG is set-->
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|[[Liber Pestilentia]]
|[[Chaos]]
|on the topic of [[Nurgle]] and his daemons
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|[[Malus Codicium]]
|[[Chaos]]
|contains several spells and rituals, images of powerful runes, how to summon a daemon, how to create a daemonhost; has a strong but subtle psychic corrupting influence on the mind of the reader
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|[[Necroteuch]]
|[[Chaos]]
|rumor has it that the content is incredibly powerful knowledge; the book has an extremely strong corrupting aura, affecting everything around it
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|[[Occultus ad Oculos]]
|[[Chaos]]
|detailed description on the nature of the warp, warp-creatures and mutation; detailed procedures how to create a daemonhost; has a strong psychic corrupting influence on the mind of the reader
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|[[On the Confinement of Aetheric Forces]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Inquisition]])
|how to imprison daemons
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|[[The Ochre Book]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Inquisition]]?)
|esoteric topics, including a description of a [[Propylaeum Tripartite]]; access to this book is restricted
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|[[Tome of Ammicus Tole]]
|[[Chaos]] ([[Heretek]]s)
|contains mostly heretical ramblings, though hidden in the text are instructions for sorcerous rituals and schematics for several heretic tech-devices
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|[[Ur-Saker]]
|[[Imperium]] ([[Heretic]]s, [[Cult]]s)
|explains how to enhance your mind via methodical use of psychotropic drugs, e.g. the drug [[Yellode]]; the book is proscribed by the inquisition
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