Enchiridion Valentia

The Enchiridion Valentia was the cornerstone document and archive of knowldge of Faendryl demon summoning.

The Enchiridion Valentia was first conceived by Abdullahi Hazalred Faendryl, who had become dismayed at the injuries and deaths that the unorganized demon summoning research was inflicting upon Faendryl summoners. Thus, he began a centuries long project of organizing notes and information to create a practical and reliable base of information for other Faendryl. This was in the time before Despana and the Undead War, and approximately before some 20,000 years ago.

However, the Enchiridion Valentia project did not gain momentum until the decree by the twentieth Patriarch, Eidiol Jivanatha Faendryl, that all further research on demon summoning be deposited with the project. In essence, Patriarch Eidiol Jivanatha had decreed the Enchiridion Valentia as the core repository of all Faendryl knowledge on demon summoning. Furthermore, the decree contained the requirement that all valence traveling summoners must first consult the Enchiridion Valentia before departing, and submit a full report upon returning from their particular valence. After a number of centuries, this requirement was dropped, as the prestige of contributing to the repository grew to a high honor.

The Enchiridion Valentia was composed of a repository and of a single volume. The repository was overseen by three scholars, known as "Scholar of the Valences," and were appointed by the Patriarch for lifetime seats. The scholars were placed in charge of taxonomy and organization of all knowledge and discoveries. A secondary purpose of the repository was the production of copies of the knowledge, which were then placed in secret locations as a security matter. The scholars were also placed in charge of printing bound copies of the information, which often was established centuries before without change.

Usage

Guild Purchased Volumes

Point

Point the volume at any demon and it will flip to the page pertaining info on that specific demon. If you see a funny-looking demon, be sure to do this -- you could've stumbled on a new archetype of demon and thus become a part of history as the first one who summoned it!

Runestone identification

If you're just too lazy to look it up or have an inclination to be flashy, drop a demonic runestone on the volume and it'll give you some info on it.

Locking and Unlocking

If it's not already locked, you can LOCK the volume so that only you can UNLOCK it. When unlocked, any other sorcerer can lock it. While locked, no one else can pick it up save for the original sorcerer who locked it.

Demon Log

When you wave the volume at a demon you've summoned, the volume will record its short (15/15/15) description on the thirteenth page so you can show it off to your colleagues. You can record up to 10 demons, and can signify which slot you'd like them to go in by NUDGEing the volume.

Bookmarking

Tap the volume to bookmark the current page you're on. When opening the book again, it'll open to that page. Tap it again to unbookmark it.

10th Anniversary Volumes

In addition to the above commands, if you touch the book while it is open to a specific demon's page, it will display an image of it.

Special scripts

Kastrel begins to trace his fingers in a slow, circular spiral around the dark leather enchiridion, and its surface comes alive with frenetic slivers of dark crimson energy. After a moment, a miasma of shadow rises up from its cover and disperses into the air.

Kastrel opens his dark leather enchiridion, its pages crisply falling against one another.

Kastrel turns to the next page of his dark leather enchiridion.

Kastrel idly runs a finger along the enchiridion, and a faint sigil at the edge of the page pulses briefly with a hazy black glow.

External Link

• Official documentation on the Enchiridion Valentia