Dark Magic is destruction incarnate - even its most basic precepts are corrosive to the mind, body and soul. Few tomes containing its secrets therefore exist, for mere paper and papyrus smoulder to naught within decades of being inked with such sigils. The Tome of Furion is a rare exception to this rule. Its page are flayed Orc-hide, but the book endures its burdens thanks only to the carefully layered enchantments Furion bound into its covers. The letters inscribed within writhe and shift like living creatures, and the pages are warm to the touch even in the dead of winter.[1a]