Book of Lies, The

Wondrous Item, artifact

This book contains every untruth ever uttered by any being, be they mortal or god. To access the book, the reader needs simply open it and announce the being or creature whose lies they wish to view. But the book is an evil thing, its very nature is to lie and when read, often those words are distortions of the lies themselves so that even the truth of the untruth is not wholly known. Only the very powerful can master this book, and even they accept its revelations with caution.

Those reading the book must make a successful Intelligence save (DC 28) and a successful Charisma save (DC 23) in order to read the lie in its pure form; otherwise, the lie may or may not be the actual untruth. Whether the saves are failed or successful, the reader will always fully believe they have correctly read the tome. There is only one of these books in existence, but the great scholars value it above many tomes, for if mastered, it might reveal the many deceits of their enemies.