The Keen Edge of Truth: Recollections and Admonitions of an Inquisitor of Asmodeus |
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| This book grants a +1 competence bonus on saving throws against swarms. |
The Keen Edge of Truth: Recollections and Admonitions of an Inquisitor of Asmodeus is a Miscellaneous Item in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous.
The Keen Edge of Truth: Recollections and Admonitions of an Inquisitor of Asmodeus Information
This book grants a +1 competence bonus on saving throws against swarms.
"The demon lords whose names are known to mortals number no more than a few dozen. Far more numerous are those who aspire to that rank and their own Abyssal realm, but who as yet are unable to make a bid for such power. There are hundreds, possibly thousands, of such demons, but their names are known only to experienced demonologists, and to those unhappy fools who decide to sell their souls to the Abyss and fail even to find a worthy patron for their trouble. Time and time again, one of these weaker demons will secure a resounding victory, scale the heights (or should that be "sink to the depths"?) of the demon hierarchy, already fancying themselves a demon lord, when they soon make a misstep and die an inglorious death. The fate of such a demon could serve as a lesson to the rest — but if demons possessed the capacity to learn from their own (or others') mistakes, would they even be demons? No. A stubborn refusal to learn is one of the major flaws that distinguish the bedlam of the Abyss from the well-ordered hierarchy of Hell.
The demoness Izyagna, She of the Sevenfold Swarm, serves as an example of such a fall from (dis)grace. One of the many daughters of Lamashtu, she possessed seven bodies — seven mortal women of the various races of Golarion, each with an ant's head, controlled by one hive mind. She commanded various insects — swarming, crawling creatures, with ants her especial preference. The author of these words witnessed the oath of obedience sworn by cultists of Izyagna with his own eyes — the witless initiate was forced to meditate while sitting atop an anthill! However, the human sacrifices being carried out by this fool's brethren around the little town I was serving in at the time were far from amusing — it required no small effort to destroy the cultists, who had been summoning ravenous swarms and spreading madness in the name of their mistress.
So what became of her? What fate befell Izyagna? The particulars are unknown, but consensus holds that the mistress of the crawling swarm ran afoul of the master of the flying swarm, the far more powerful demon lord Deskari. Only Lamashtu's intercession saved her daughter from death — but not from abasement and the loss of her powers. Consequently, most of her followers forsook for the cult of the Mother of Beasts. Today Izyagna is worshiped by a handful of individuals who possess a stubborn predilection for sitting on anthills — and even to them she can grant only minor spells."
- Cost: 10
- Weight:
2 lbs
The Keen Edge of Truth: Recollections and Admonitions of an Inquisitor of Asmodeus Notes & Tips
- The Keen Edge of Truth: Recollections and Admonitions of an Inquisitor of Asmodeus can be found in the Blackwing Library.
- This item's bonus is obtained by reading it.
- Only the player character can gain the benefit of this item.
- You do not lose this item's bonus if you respec your character.
