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== Description ==
== Description ==
{{quote|Allows to learn some Pyromantic abilities.}}
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==Effect==
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Teaches :
Teaches :


*[[Magma Rain]]
*{{cl|Active|Melting Ray}}
*[[Incineration]]
*{{cl|Active|Incineration}}
*[[Safe Distance]]
*{{cl|Orange|Safe Distance}}


==Acquired From==
==Acquired From==
Sometimes sold by [[Gerlot]], merchant in [[Mannshire]].
* Always sold by [[L'Owcrey]], occultist in [[Rotten Willow Tavern]].
 
Sometimes sold by [[Bert]], merchant in [[Osbrook]].
 


==Book content==
==Book content==
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...They surrounded me, and, for a brief moment, I was fearful that I was to share the fate of the poor sod, whose charred remains we had stumbled upon at the crossroads. However, they seemed friendly, even if their pagan masks unnerved me greatly.
 
 
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After we finished our food, the priest - I could only assume he was a priest - gestured for us to leave the tent. Weighed down by the heavy meal, we reluctantly followed him outside. To our astonishment there was a huge crowd, even though just a couple hours ago there was hardly more than a few dozen elves in the entire camp. The blinding light of hundreds of flames now chased off the pitch-black darkness of the night. The moon, as if terrified of the competition, hid behind the clouds, which had gathered all of a sudden. Wasting no time the priest marched onwards, confidently pushing the crowd out of our way...
 
 
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The song cut short abruptly, leaving us face to face with thick, oppressive silence. For a few minutes we just stayed there, exchanging confused looks when suddenly the skies opened up, raining fire and flames on the people sitting in the middle of the circle. The crowd roared then burst into wild dance, utterly enraptured. The burning dervishes were still sitting in their place, completely unperturbed. I believe I even spotted a faint smile on one of the faces. Terrified, we attempted to flee, vainly trying to get through rows of spinning nomads as they drew closer and closer...
==See also==
*[[Treatises]]
*[[Pyromantic Treatise I]]
*[[Pyromantic Treatise II]]
*[[Pyromantic Treatise IV]]




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Latest revision as of 16:45, 21 June 2023

Pyromantic Treatise III
Written by Nirman of Maen
"The Mystery of Fire Essence, Also Known as Phlogiston to Pundits"

Allows you to learn the following Pyromancy abilities:

Melting Ray
Incineration
Safe Distance

Reading this book grants some Experience.
This tome is filled to the brim with complex alchemy formulas. An educated pyromancer can learn a great deal from it.
Price900

Pyromantic Treatise III

Description

This tome is filled to the brim with complex alchemy formulas. An educated pyromancer can learn a great deal from it.

Effect

Teaches :

Acquired From

Book content

...Either way, that's enough of me listing my accomplishments. If you read this tome, then you are most likely a man of science as well, already closely familiar with my research. Let's get down to it then.

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...The aforementioned experiments demonstrate that a major part of the entirety of all existing matter contains an intangible, volatile substance called phlogiston. Exposing matter to fire provokes a complex alchemical reaction that results in the release of phlogiston, the very substance fueling the flames. For instance, wood is nothing but a mix of ashes and phlogiston, metal is a combination of phlogiston and calx, and stone doesn't contain any phlogiston at all. Living creatures consist of blood and phlogiston, the latter is actually present in large quantities - that's why fire is so harmful to all things living. But there is a silver lining: it would probably be impossible for us to perform pyromancy if that wasn't the case.

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...As for the practical application, I've discovered a way of using the released phlogiston to empower magic flames. In fact, my discovery was so successful that my hapless neighbors ended up calling the city guard on me, suspecting that I wanted to burn the city to the ground, but what else can you expect from illiterate simpletons?

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All the formulas I discovered are listed below along with step by step instructions. But I implore you, if you decide to repeat my experiments, then by the Host, exercise extreme caution...


See also