== TOME: The Deathless Art Vol: 1 Process Transformation== by Valkin Mulgin.

Process The First,

-(1st)Ritual One requires the ground up dust from a leg bone,
an arm bone, a skull, and a rib. This bones condition is critical and thus one must
ensure they locate a corpse that is not been dead too long, avoiding unnecessary
deterioration of the bone. For the best results one must locate a undead, preferably a skeletal type.

Control this undead by mundane or magical means such as control undead or shackles.
Once this is done use negative energy ray to heal the damaged undead to ensure the
bones are in excellent condition. Ensure you use a keen saw or blade to minimize cracking
or damage during the extraction process.

Now taking the bones you must soak them overnight in a mixture of embalming fluid an your
own blood. this will help to ensure your body will no reject the grafting process. Now take each
individual bone break them apart into small chips an grind them in the mortar an pestle, collect
the dust an place such in individual containers for later use.

Now you must obtain a keen ritual knife of fair quality, this will be required for all rituals an thus
is something that should be kept safe at all times after the first ritual is completed. Using a
different blade will severely hinder the potency of the rituals. Then take said blade an carve
the arcane runes that correspond to the spell Stone bones into your flesh.

Now Take the dust samples placing them onto the respective parts of the body,
and then the words "Klarnes Achetus" spoken afterward. The will dust works itself
into the skin, hardening it artificially, and beginning a process that brings the skin
close to a bone like material. If the process is done correctly the pain should not render you unconscious.

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-(4th)Ritual Two requires the ground up dust from bones of the same variety,
however this time they must come from a Mohrg who has slain a person within the last week.
Naturally the best way to attain this is to feed the Mohrg yourself, and then dismantle the undead.
These are then placed onto the body identically as before, and the same words spoken.
At this point if you desire to for fill another grafting process later on you may wish to take
the tongue of the Mohrg and cast preserve organ upon it to sustain it for a later grafting.

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-(8th) Ritual Three requires only one bone, but it must be in the best condition you
can find it. One preserved skull of a Mystic Theurge, one capable of casting both Arcane and
Divine spells. It is ground up, sprinkled along the body, and the Ritual proceeds as before.
This process can also be simulated by obtaining a skull from a wizard of mystra an a cleric
of mystra, these are then combined and applied as noted in ritual one.

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- (12th)Ritual Four requires 6 bones. For the island of amia, the most suitable bones
are the bones of the Barrow Wights in Brogendenstein. As always, they are ground into
powder, spread along the body, and then the Words of Power spoke. However, one can
also strengthen this by taking the ground bone from the bone golem known as Maximus
an add it to this mix. By now, the skin is probably flaking off in parts, and entirely bone-like
in appearance, probably able to deflect a longsword in full strike.

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-(16th)Ritual Five Requires the bones of three bodies once inhabited by
a Lich's spirit. They can all come from the same Lich, though research suggests that 3
different liches give better results. However it is also possible to use the single skull of a
Demi Lich. always keep in mind that you need not "Take" said bones by force, an that sometimes
a bargain might be struck for said components, that is if you can not locate them yourself.

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- (18+)Ritual Six involves creating a set of bone mail that is grafted
permanently to your flesh. You will need the bones of a dracolich, blood of a Vampire
and the flames of the burning dead. You will require many of the bones from a
dracholich to complete this rituals an enough vampires blood to fill a reasonable size
bucket as well as a modified forge.

Firstly you must acquire a forge an modify it so its belly can contain the animated
corpses of the burning dead such as those found in the burning crypts of the amian
coast. These creatures will "fule" the furnace to an extent, however they may need
to be further enchanted an then supplemented with coal an fire.You will then need to
drain the blood of a vampire into a containing big enough to be used to cool the bone
an metal being worked with to forge the bone mail sections.

The process of forging the armour itself is best left to the talented armour smith,
an if you are one then you know what is required. However, the following guidelines
must be followed to complete the bone mail for this graft. Firstly, each of the bones
used must be soaked in a mixture of your own blood an embalming fluid for seven days,
then removed an inscribed with Necromantic Runes of power. Lastly it must not be one
solid piece, but in section that can be placed on to the body gradually.

Once the amours has been forged it should fit around your entire body, encasing you in bone,
you may have it styled to reflect horror an fear or perhaps to be discreetly grafted below
your robes so others can not see.The Process of grafting the Armour to your flesh is somewhat
painful, as you are required to heat the sections of the armor an places them upon your flesh,
the rituals already performed should protect from this to some extent, but the burning an binding
for the flesh is part of the process thus if the amours is not melting to the flesh it should be heated further.

As the armor is places on the words "Klarnes Achetus" should be spoken, as such is done
they should graft tot he flesh slowly an somewhat painfully your flesh taking on the characteristics
of the bone mail crafted. Once this is complete your flesh or shall we say exoskeleton will protect you
from all but the most powerful melee attacks.

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There are four process i have discovered, however as most sentient lifeforms only have
two the palemaster must make his or her own choice as to what grafts to select for this
part of the transformation.

Which requires a Black faceted Gemstone worth no less than one thousand Gold Pieces,
to be faceted into the shape of an eye. IT also requires the Eye of a Ghoul, the Eye
of a Zombie, The Eye of a Mummy a complete skull, and the Essence of a Wraith.

Firstly the Skull must be prepared, an thus you must use the ritual knife that has been
used thus far to carve the runes for the spell Ultravision as well as the words
"Corana Michthanis, Sytana Moranis". Once this is done place one eye into each socket,
the third eye into the empty nose-hole, an seal the eyes in place with the wax of a candle.
Then flip the skull over an fill it with the distilled an purified Wraith essence and the Black faceted gemstone.

Now you must find a location that you will not be disturbed in for the rest of the
rituals completion, hear you will carve or draw a pentagram cornered with five runes
of power, you may chose your own from the above chart already listed. Then place the
skull in the center an speak with words "Corana Michthanis, Sytana Moranis".

At this point the powers from the eyes an essence will be contained within the
skull, an the ritual will force them to fuse with the gemstone within. This gemstone
will be imbued with the sight beyond sight, a form of darkvision that will allow you
to discern the living from the dead, an see in the pitch of night perfectly.

Then, ritualistically, with the ritual dagger, heated by a fire made from a
burning corpse, plucks out his own eye, and severs the optic nerve. He then replaces
it with the stone, which will cement itself within the eye socket and begin working as
a normal eye, excepting the fact that the mundane dark will no longer hamper your vision.

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Eye of Flame: This ritual is similar to the above in that you must
acquire a skull, an eyes the above process is followed the same except for the below modifications.
You will require the eye of a burning dead, The eye of a red dragon (young or old) and a fire
beetle belly. These are placed into the skull of in the pre-mentioned fashion the runes this time
are those pertaining to that of the spell Fire Ball.

Once the above ritual has been completed an your eye removed from its socket take
the eye of the burning dead now imbued with the power of the fire ball, place it into
your open socket and recite the words again, this will graft the eye to you. The eye will
beginning working as a normal eye, except now you can focus your eye on a target an
cause them to combust in a fireball like explosion.

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- (16th)Ritual Three Bodak’s Eye: This ritual is similar to the first, were as you
will require a skull an eye's, However this time you will require the skull of a man killed by a
bodak, an the eye of the bodak that killed the man. You will also require the ectoplasm of a
night walker and a black facets gemstone as mentioned in the first ritual.

As with the first ritual the bodak eye is placed on one eye socket of the mans skull then
the gem is inserted into the second socket, the ectoplasm is placed in the skull an the
openings sealed with was as before. The skull should be carved with the ruins of figure of death.
then the entire skull should be left to soak for one hour when the moon is full ans highest int he sky.

The ritual is then completed as in the first process an the masters eye is replaced
with this gem.Now you can use the same gaze of death that teh bodak once used on
its prey,this ability however will only work when not in direct sunlight.

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"Process The Third,
In Which The Master Takes On the Vigorous Stamina of Death"

(5th) A single Ritual. It requires the preserved wrappings of a mummy.
The higher station in life the mummy attained, the better their wrappings are for this Ritual. These should
then be inscribed with your own blood so that the entirety of the wrappings are covered in the runes for
the spells Bulls Strength and Endurance spells.

The Master should lay the wrappings in the center of a pentagram surrounded by five runes
of power of the castes choice, and then step within the circle. Then speak the words
"Printhus Sinthus, Malaturus", upon which the wrappings will rise up, encase the Master,
and then dissolve after imparting their under worldly strength into the receiver. You will find
that you are far harder to subdue with this in effect.

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- (6th) Ritual One. firstly the arm of undeath need be acquired, it needn't matter
from what creature of undeath the arm did come however the arm of a skeleton is ultimately
easier to work with due to its lack of unnecessary flesh and contamination, tho the more
powerful the undead the more powerful the arms abilities may become. If you are a resident
of Tarkuul there is a Pale Master known as Naar Ling who can supply said arm.

Then you must acquire adamantite thread or another strong binding thread to bind the
joints of the bones together solidifying its structure so it holds shape before you imbue it
with the negative energy's that will sustain it, then coat the bone with a mixture of diamond
dust, tho i have found that wraith essence can also increase the yield of the arm if it can be
mixed in equip parts of wight teeth.

Once your arm has been bound and strengthen you need place it in a boiling cauldron
the waters mixed with the blood shed by your hand, the blood of the unwilling and the
blood given freely, all this blood must be split with your ritual dagger used in previous
rituals. It must remain in the cauldron for no less than two days at which time it should be
removed from the boiling water while still hot with the arm that you intend to replace.

Now Place the arm unto a place of focus such as an alter to your chosen deity or in
a place imbued with negative energy's such as a negative energy phisher, now cut
yourself and bleed into a well so that you might take quill and write with you own
blood upon the bone. You must inscribe the bone arm with all the arcane words for
the spells, Everation, Ghouls Touch, Control undead, energy Drain, contagion and Bestow Curse.

Once this has been completed you need hold the arm in the hand of the arm you will
replace and speak the words " Amptus Negatus Protius" combined with the incantation
for negative energy ray, such will inflict a great deal of pain into the user and weaken
the arm further, while imbuing the arm with negative energy, this process should be repeated
till the arm can hold no more or the Pale master can no longer stand the pain inflected, tho if
the arm is no fully imbued it shall never reach it's full potential.

After the arm is prepared you need amputate your own arm an replace it with your
graft, this process is difficult to do alone an often requires the use of undead servants to
complete. Summon an undead of your choice, giving it the ritual blade you have so used
thus far an order it to sever your arm from your flesh with the blade, tho before such is
done i suggest you have subtitle medical supplies at hand.

Once the arm has been severed from your body you must hold your new graft to your
bloodied flesh and speak the words "Amptus, Teeus Mortis Bindious" chanting this word
will educe the arm to take hold and graft to your flesh, this if the process can not be completed
quickly enough or the pale master has not completed the rite of stamina the subject may
die before the graft takes hold.nNow the grafted arm should work as effectively as its old one
however now stronger an imbued with the ability yo weaken your enemy's or drain them of
life completely, as well as the ability to control undead simply by pointing at them.

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- Ritual Two. Mummified Hand: This process involves grafting a hand of a greater
mummy to your arm in place of your own. firstly you will require a mummy, the stronger in power the more
potent the disease an power of the hand. Once said hand has been located it should be soaked in a
mixture of embalming fluid an your own blood for seven days.

Now taking a leather belt tie it around your arm above were you will be making the
incision to remove you hand to slow the blood flow. Then take your keen ritual dagger
yourself or have another remove the hand just above the wrist. Immediately apply pressure
with gauze to the wound.

Now taking the prepared mummified hand you places it in line with your stump,
you may at this point sew this mummified hand into your own flesh or have another
perform such if you are incapable. Once this is complete you must mutters
the words "mummifias grafisas transmutis".

You should feel a warm feeling gradually build up to a dull throbbing as the hand
an your arm graft with one another, after about a week the mummified hand should
work as well as your old, however it will fester with the disease known as mummy rot
an enable to your infact said disease upon others with a touch.

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"Process The Fifth, The Master Gains The Resistance Of The Incorporeal"

[b]"Process The Sixth,

-An incredibly lengthy Ritual. First, it requires the same ceremonial dagger that the Master
plucked out his own eye with. Second, it requires the ash of a skull of a Demilich, ground to
dust, and then burned in a Calcinator for 3 days and 3 nights. As well as the Runes of Power
shown previously in this book.

As well as the above mentioned you will require a passage from a book said passage
known as the "right of Undeath" can be located in Kraven's Tome or the fragment of the
necranomicon located in amia.

You will again need a private location were you can perform the ritual
once the above components have been acquired. Hear you will carve the design
into the floor with your ritual dagger as shown hear.

Each of the corners of the pyramid must be marked with the light spell, and then
sprinkle the Demi-Lich ash along the designs boarders.

Then, center yourself within the design in between the three circles and cut a single
gash in your remaining living arm with the very same dagger. As the blood flows into
the creases, begin reading the passage from Kraven's Tome. You will notice the blood
filling the crevices as it should not rightfully be able to, and smoke will begin to trace marks
in the air and fill the room with a haze.

At this point you should enter a trance, during this trace you will infact "imbue"
yourself with a great deal of negative energy this will now sustain your existence more
so than your blood or organs ever will again, thus normally fatal blows are but simple
damage that can be repaired.

"Process The Seventh,

Some secrets you will not find in a book, an thus you will find throught this tome
various important factors left out from the rituals, an thus it is left to you to devise
research and find your path towards mastery of the deathless art.

Remember.

So say Lord of the Forsaken Crypt.