Book of Shadows/Lore

The Black Grimoire (also known as the Book of Shadows) is a massive arcane grimoire written by Demnok Lannik.

Description
The weird Book of Shadows is said to be an impossible tome with pages filled with unreadable prose of unknowable thoughts. Filled to the brim with arcane knowledge accumulated throughout the years of Demnok's zealous thirst for lore, the book appears to be big and heavy relative to its author's size. The book is meant to preserve and instruct its info.

Contents
Arcane knowledge derived from recovering countless spellbooks are enwritten in its pages. Wukong and Hoodwink imply the Black Grimoire contains pages on demonology.

Those who are slain by its author will have their names catalogued in its pages. Compared to the grimoire's vast knowledge, its necrology is minuscule and insignificant.

The book is also a record of its author's life. Demnok embarking on a new feat becomes a new chapter in his book, and him succeeding in it becomes a story for his book.

Assuming that the grimoire is written by hand and not through writing machines or magical methods, the Black Grimoire probably contains Demnok's poor penmanship.

Author
owns and wrote the Black Grimoire. It seems he carries it all the time (perhaps on his shoulder bag) since others talk about it as if it's on his person.

As one may tell from what is said about the book, the Book of Shadows is a reflection of Demnok's obsession to accumulate every last bit of arcane mystery.

The grimoire is his metaphor for his life. A new life after death is like turning a new page, but death is a page torn. Expanding it is a metaphor of him gaining knowledge.

With all the arcane knowledge preserved in it, Demnok intends for his Book of Shadows to last throughout the ages so that it may teach others who look upon its vast pages.

Following his times of failure, Demnok takes some time to step back and consult the Black Grimoire to heed its advice and wisdom for future problems.

Contributors
agrees to cooperate with Demnok to contribute to his Black Grimoire by directing him to the old piles of abandoned spellbooks in the dangerous Tomo'kan.

Coveters
A fellow Oglodi intellectual, is curious about the contents of the Black Grimoire. After killing its author, he plans to add it to his knowledge repository.

calls dibs on the Black Grimoire after he slays its sole owner Demnok Lannik.

Critics
has read some of Demnok's work (perhaps including the Black Grimoire) and expressed his opinion on them to him, saying that they are so-so.

's surprisingly vast knowledge undermines the hard work Demnok poured into the Black Grimoire. It believes that the book may be full of wrong information.

states that the Black Grimoire is not well received with its terrible reviews.

Many Heroes find the Black Grimoire uninteresting, such as the, , and or.

Destroyers
plans to incinerate the Black Grimoire, destroying all the foul magic accumulated in it, after she kills its author Demnok.

Readers
Since the enjoys good stories about demons, he may ask Demnok if he could borrow his grimoire for reading.

mentions the Black Grimoire when prophesying about Demnok. He recalls that he dreamt of reading the grimoire's obituary of Demnok's foes, which he says is popular.

It seems that is also one of the many people who want to read from the Black Grimoire. She merely intends to do some leisure reading with such an eldritch book.

may ask Demnok if his grimoire can be consulted for the future of the battle of the Ancients.

Others
Well aware of Demnok's prying curiosity, hopes that he will not reveal any of her mysteries in his Black Grimoire.