Manual of Merging

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Manual of Merging This ancient book is a relic of ancient times. Some legends claim it even predates the Mnoren. No one knows very much about the contents and there are few historical accounts regarding it. The most common thread to all these stories is that the Manual of Merging contains instructions and incantations to merge two wizards staffs into one, creating a new magical staff, that, in defiance of all that is currently known, is not bound to a specific wizard, but can be bent to the will of anyone with the courage to grasp it. One wizard, Garahn al Majeres of Ardonirane claimed to have found the book and used it to merge his staff with the staff of his greatest rival, creating a staff that had the Mana of the greater, and all of the enchantments and the ability to combine its eldritch strikes making them even more deadly. He wrote in his account, that he placed both staffs in the center of a pentagram and recited the incantations in the book and stated that he knew he had succeeded as the book vanished with the last invocation. A second account, from the wizard Grimm Mar told of another wizard of his acquaintance who had come into possession of the book. Stealing the staff of his master, (by unknown means), he intended to use the book to merge his staff with that one and seize control of the local guild and then make himself lord over the surrounding area. Unfortunately for him, he lacked the ability to match his ambition. Having placed the staffs into the pentagram, he began the rites, but foolishly, he did not check the pentagram, which was faulty. In mid rite, a greater demon appeared and seized both staffs and the head of the unfortunate wizard, promptly vanishing. Only the head, the rest of the body remained. At that instant, the book vanished as well. Other accounts recite similar details, none of which can be verified. If the Manual of Merging exists, it is believed to be hidden in one of the largest and most deadly dungeons of Cidri. The Wizards Guild states that the book does not and has never existed, but inevitably investigate, with great thoroughness, any reported sightings and go out of their way to obtain any original documents describing it. They pay exorbitant amounts without question to obtain these sources. No one seems to know more.