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'''Title: Pagan Magicks'''

'''Author: Prennis of Yew'''

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Seldom do rumors hold 
the truth.  In one 
recent case, however, 
that which is seldom 
occured: the rumors of 
pagan magicks be true! 
I served as to a mage 
of black 
use of powers that 
must be disclosed. 
In spite of the 
dangers to my 
soul, I write this 
treatise that  partially
explicates the 
intricacies of pagan 
magick in the 
following order: (1) 
Reagents; (2) Words 
of Power; and (3) 
The effects of 
pagan magick. The 
Reagents necessary to 
release mana under 
pagan magick differs 
from traditional 
arcane reagents since 
the pagan reagents 
must share an 
affinity to an, as yet, 
unknown source of 
power.  The dangers 
associated with 
channeling that power 
are also unknown.  
Some known Reagents 
include Dead Wood 
(used frequently 
when creating 
structure from the 
ether),  Bone (used 
frequently for 
necromancy and 
summoning of skeletal 
and undead entities), 
Bloodspawn (similar to 
Mandrake Root, this 
Reagent augments the 
power of an arcane 
invocation), Eye of the 
Newt (used for 
personal charms and 
voodoo),  Obsidian (like 
the Black Pearl, this 
Reagent holds and 
focuses mana for a 
furious, splintering, 
discharge),  Blood of 
Wyrm (this Reagents 
use is contingent on 
the age of the wyrm),  
Serpents Scales (used 
frequently for 
summoning all 
manner of denizens.  
Other Reagents exist, 
to be sure, but their 
identity is, much like 
the source of the 
pagan powers, 
unknown.

Words of Power.  
The words of power 
in pagan magick are 
few compared to those 
used in traditional 
sorcery.  The first is 
... God's Wounds!
Beware reader. I 
cannot write them.  I 
sense a presence.  I 
must hasten to 
complete this work.
The effects of pagan 
magick are many and 
powerful to the 
learned.  Of central 
importance is the 
animation, control, and 
communication with 
the dead.  The pagan 
mage also summons 
creatures of shadow 
and evil.  Further, 
the destruction of 
nature and the body is 
possible through all 
manner of foul 
methods.

The most enigmatic 
power of all is the 
channeling of the 
pagan source itself.  
The results are 
purportedly 
unpredictable.  The 
degree of danger 
associated with this 
act is more 
predictable.  I should 
not need to explain it to 
thee.

That is my warning in 
general.  After but a 
brief delving into the 
pagan magick out of 
curiousity, I fear for 
my soul and advise 
any ambitious mage 
presented with access 
to that power to 
consider carefully 
their choice.  I fear 
my own is 
irrevocable.

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